Ashanti NPP elections: 35 aspirants file nominations; vetting set for July 20

A total of 35 aspirants have filed nominations to contest various executive positions in the Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the party begins the process of electing a new regional leadership ahead of the 2028 general elections.

Mr Atta Sarpong disclosed that seven women were among the 35 aspirants seeking various regional executive positions, describing their participation as a positive sign of the increasing involvement of women in the party’s leadership structures.

The Ashanti Regional executive elections form part of the NPP’s nationwide reorganisation exercise aimed at electing competent regional executives to provide strategic leadership and strengthen the party’s structures in preparation for the next general election.