{"id":99753,"date":"2025-10-22T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99753"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:52:23","slug":"ntim-fordjour-commends-akufo-addo-for-uniting-npp-flagbearer-aspirants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99753","title":{"rendered":"Ntim Fordjour commends Akufo-Addo for uniting NPP flagbearer aspirants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Assin South Member of Parliament (MP), Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has praised former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his efforts in fostering unity among the five aspirants who are contesting in the New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) upcoming presidential primary.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, the former president hosted a breakfast meeting with the aspirants at his private residence in Nima, Accra.<\/p>\n

The meeting, according to a statement from his office , was aimed at fostering unity and camaraderie among the aspirants as the party prepares the primary, slated for January 31, 2026.<\/p>\n

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The former president and the aspirants during the breakfast meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking in a one-on-one interview on JoyNews<\/strong> on Wednesday, Rev. Ntim Fordjour described the former president\u2019s decision to bring the aspirants together before the primary as a commendable step towards strengthening the NPP. He said Mr. Akufo-Addo has showed leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to commend former president Akufo-Addo for the leadership he has demonstrated. It was a very beautiful engagement, anyone that has any contrarily view about the unity within the NPP, if you were there yesterday to witness what went on in the residence with all the five aspirants, you will revise your note,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe continue to urge them and encourage them to conduct their campaign in a way that could keep the unity of the party,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Read also: Akufo-Addo meets NPP presidential aspirants, calls for unity ahead of 2026 primaries<\/p>\n

The MP said Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s call for unity was timely and essential for maintaining the party\u2019s internal harmony.<\/p>\n

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The five aspirants, Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong (from left), Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Bryan Acheampong and Ken Ohene Agyapong at the residence of the former president at Nima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He urged all factions to adhere to the former president\u2019s advice and put aside personal interests and rally behind the party\u2019s leadership to ensure a strong, united front going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe all aspirants will heed to these advice in good faith and keep the unity of our party, together with their supporters to ensure that their messages and campaign utterances are measured and ones that will not plug us into further difficulties.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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