The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah says any of the ten aspirants who emerges as flagbearer of the party in the upcoming presidential primaries will be a better leader as compared to the opposition.

According to him, each of the flagbearer hopefuls is qualified and has the requisite experience to lead the country when compared to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile he said, “One thing I know is that any one of these ten individuals will be better than the NDC’s alternative."

He explained that over the years, delegates have always made the right choice when it comes to electing leaders, therefore he was optimistic about the outcome of the primaries.

“Even in that limited space the number that is going to vote will still exercise democracy, it’s a choice and they have the responsibility to reflect the spirit of the party. We want this candidate or that candidate.

“I believe truly and honestly that our party has the spirit and that spirit will always determine the right candidate to come forth to lead or party,” he told host, Samson Lardy Anyenini.

His comments were a rebuttal to the former Deputy Minister of Communication in the Mahama-led administration, Felix Kwakye Ofosu's claims that the process of electing a flagbearer for the party was complicated.

According to the NPP, the names of the qualified aspirants will be published by July 21 followed by balloting on July 24, 2023.

The first notice of poll will be July 25. If the qualified candidates exceed five, a special electoral college will be held on August 26, 2023 to reduce the number to five.

The first balloting of the final five qualified candidates will take place on August 28 with the final notice of poll on August 31 and the national congress will elect a flagbearer on November 4, in the event of a run-off, it will be held on November 11, 2023.

This process, Mr Ofosu said could have been simplified.

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However, Richard Ahiagba believes the process is clear and devoid of biases since each representative has equal opportunities to convince the delegates on why they should represent the party in the national elections, come 2024.

“The process of opening it up, I think it is fair, that an incident of democracy we should do that but the present scenario, what we have is what we are working with so the electoral college will decide and prune it down and we go further

“And so the conversation we are having is trying to position our party for success in 2024. We are determined to win the 2024 elections," he added.