NPP flagbearer race: Joe Ghartey picks nomination form; pledges to fight poverty, unite Ghana

Presidential aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joe Ghartey has picked his nomination forms to contest the party's upcoming presidential primaries.

Mr. Ghartey is seeking to become President to tackle poverty and unite the NPP and Ghanaians.

For him, governance is about "fighting poverty" and not against one another.

The several Constituency executives and chairmen who have joined Joe Ghartey's camp are poised to see the ruling New Patriotic Party moving in a new direction, one in which everyone regardless of their economic, social, religious, or ethnic background can have equal opportunity.

Joe Ghartey, an astute politician and former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice had his forms picked by NPP Constituency executives and Chairmen on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the NPP headquarters in Accra.

Leading the NPP executives from all the 16 regions of Ghana to pick the form presented by Evans Nimako, the Director of Elections of the NPP, was the New Juaben North Constituency Chairman, Ernest Oti Akenteng.

The Essikado-Ketan Constituency longest-serving Member of Parliament who introduced the 'Justice For All' programme during former President John Agyekum Kufuor's administration, wants the NPP to be a party, and Ghana a country in which everyone can have equal opportunity.

Mr. Ghartey, an ex-Minister of Railways Development and former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament is seeking to energize the NPP, to make the party more vibrant and give young people and other executives within the NPP opportunities to serve Ghana should he win the primaries and subsequently be elected President in 2024.

Addressing NPP executives at the Osu Ebenezer Presbyterian Church after Mr. Oti Akenteng handed his nomination forms to him, Mr. Ghartey said he is not seeking to become the Presidential candidate of the NPP or the President of Ghana for personal gains.

He said he want to serve the party and the country, to bring about prosperity and provide opportunities for all Ghanaians, saying "politics is hard work."

He recounted how he stood strong with the NPP through difficult times since the 1990s, saying "We have worked tirelessly for this party."

He said the NPP needs an experienced person who can unite its members and Ghanaians, saying it's about time politicians stop fighting against each other.

"We must unify the country and we must unify the party," the veteran politician said.

According to him, politicians must fight for the future of Ghanaian children.

Senior Aide to Joe Ghartey, Adams Abdul Majid, addressing the media at the NPP headquarters said the youth of the NPP from across the country are solidly behind him.

He said the flagbearer aspirant is a competent and visionary leader who will lead Ghana to prosperity when elected President.

According to him, Joe Ghartey is a grassroots man and a transformational leader.