{"id":61296,"date":"2023-12-03T16:53:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T16:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=61296"},"modified":"2023-12-03T15:42:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T15:42:11","slug":"sammi-awuku-elected-npp-pc-for-akuapem-north-pledges-to-be-mp-for-all-if-he-wins-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/sammi-awuku-elected-npp-pc-for-akuapem-north-pledges-to-be-mp-for-all-if-he-wins-in-2024","title":{"rendered":"Sammi Awuku elected NPP PC for Akuapem North; pledges to be MP for all if he wins in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku has been acclaimed as the parliamentary candidate (PC) for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akuapem North constituency.<\/b><\/p>\n

He was unanimously endorsed by the delegates after contesting as the sole contender in the parliamentary primary on December 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a long journey. over ten to eleven years, together with a few friends, we started this. Wonderful people, they rallied behind me. We engaged the party people, and they kept saying that I would be given the opportunity when the time came.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have done an acclamation, and I don’t take this for granted. On any day, whether rain or shine, I will stand by them, and we will develop the constituency together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will ensure that development in the area of roads, health, potable water, electricity. All those who left come home, let’s work together, I will be a candidate for all the people, and I want to be an MP when elected for all. This is a call to service,\u201d he told journalists after the popular acclamation at the Presbyterian College of Education polling centre.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. The Director General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku has been acclaimed as the parliamentary candidate (PC) for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akuapem North constituency. 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