Presidential aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joe Ghartey has picked his forms to contest the party’s upcoming presidential primary slated for November.
He was accompanied by several constituency executives who have joined his camp to ensure he wins the primary as they expect him to give the party a new direction and provide opportunities for everyone, especially young people across Ghana.
Mr. Ghartey is seeking to become President in a bid to tackle poverty and unite the NPP and Ghanaians from all walks of life.
For him, it is time for Ghanaians to “fight poverty” rather than fight against one another.
And the several Constituency executives and chairmen who have joined Hon. Ghartey’s camp say they 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.
Mr. 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 the 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.
And several of the executives and party members supporting his vision of a just, equal society, a country and party of opportunity for all, are highly educated, vibrant young men and women from across Ghana.
Addressing NPP executives at the Osu Ebenezer Presbyterian Church after Mr. Oti Akenteng handed his nomination forms to him, Joe Ghartey said he was not seeking to become the presidential candidate of the NPP or the president of Ghana for personal gains.
He said he wants to serve the party and the country, to bring about prosperity and provide opportunities for all Ghanaians, saying that “politics is hard work.”
The ex-Minister of Railways Development and former Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, recounted how he has been standing with the NPP through difficult times since the 1990s, saying “We have worked tirelessly for this party.”
According to him, the NPP needs an experienced person who can unite its members and Ghanaians, adding that it’s about time politicians stopped 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 stressed that the youth of the NPP from across the country were solidly behind Mr. Ghartey.
He said Mr. Ghartey is a competent and visionary leader who will lead Ghana to prosperity when elected President.
According to him, Mr. Ghartey is a grassroots man and a transformational leader.