{"id":91606,"date":"2025-08-27T17:40:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91606"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:40:37","slug":"addai-nimoh-withdraws-from-npp-2026-presidential-primary-cites-bias-and-unhealthy-monetisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91606","title":{"rendered":"Addai-Nimoh withdraws from NPP 2026 presidential primary, cites bias and \u2018unhealthy monetisation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 3 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Senior New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Francis Addai-Nimoh has announced that he will not participate in the party\u2019s 2026 Presidential Primary, scheduled for January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 27, 2025, Addai-Nimoh said his decision followed extensive consultations, advice from his team, and careful reflection on the state of the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing broad consultations, advice from my team members and careful reflections on the current circumstances of the party, I have decided not to contest the NPP Presidential Primary,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>He cited \u201cinappropriate political timing,\u201d a \u201ctop-down approach\u201d to internal contests, and what he described as a \u201cseeming bias of party executives towards one candidate\u201d as key reasons for his withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>Addai-Nimoh also expressed concern over what he termed the \u201cunreasonable and unhealthy monetisation\u201d of the party\u2019s internal politics, pointing to the GHC 4.6 million fee required of each aspirant as an example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese factors undermine the foundations of our internal democratic culture and place unethical emphasis on money rather than competence and winnability,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his withdrawal, Addai-Nimoh wished the remaining aspirants success in their campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNevertheless, I wish all the aspirants well in their campaigns,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ING.-FRANCIS-ADDAI-NIMOH-STATEMENT-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:940px\" aria-label=\"Embed of ING. 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