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The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Mrs. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has for the first time reacted to calls by some NPP members for her to be the running mate to the yet-to-be-elected flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

She sounded not interested in the position after thanking those projecting her for the post.

“Any name that comes up as a running mate disregard it, rather let’s lift him first as flag bearer. I have not heard of any name for the running mate position.

“Wherever you’ve heard that I am the running mate, I thank them. But I’ve not heard that yet.

“If you don’t have a flag bearer, you don’t have a running mate. My focus is to get a good flag bearer who will ‘break the 8’. The will of God will manifest,” Madam Osei-Opare told journalists at the NPP Headquarters.

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) today, November 4, 2023, is electing a Presidential candidate to lead the party in the 2024 general election.

The primary is being held at all the constituencies across the country.

Contestants in the high-stakes election include Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong, former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto and former Member of Parliament for Mampong, Addai Francis Nimoh.

In all 204,144 delegates are expected to cast their votes which consist of polling station executives in 38,622 polling stations among others.

A total of 6,272 Electoral A Coordinators will also vote in the election, while 12 persons from each of the 27 branches of external branches will also cast their ballot.