A former flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has been given the nod through election to be the flagbearer for the 2020 elections.
This will be the second time Mr. Greenstreet will be leading the party as its flagbearer to take a shot at the presidency.
Mr. Greenstreet at the party’s primaries held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 in the Eastern Region polled 213 votes against Bright Akwetey’s 27 and Divine Ayivor’s 14 votes.
Meanwhile, the party’s national executives’ election saw new leaders taking up the mantle of leadership.
Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Kumakuma, the 2012 running-mate to then flagbearer Dr. Abu-Sakara got the nod to become the CPP National Chairman.
Nana Yaa Akyimpim Jantuah also beat acting General Secretary, James Kwabena Bomfeh popularly known as Kabila to become the substantive General Secretary.
While Nana Yaa Jantuah polled 187 votes, James Kabila Kwabena Bomfeh managed only 67 votes.
Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, a son of the founder of the CPP also lost in his bid to become Vice Chairman of the party after polling 84 as against Emmanuel Ogbojor’s 125.
A third aspirant, John Benjamin Davids, polled 39 votes.
Source: GhanaFeed.com