NPP elections: I’m the only champion – Sir John

The General Secretary of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as ‘Sir John’, says he cannot be beaten in the party’s forthcoming elections.

He will be battling former Deputy Interior Minister, Nkrabeah Effah Darteh, former Ahafo Ano South Member of Parliament, Stephen Balado Manu, the Party’s Deputy Communications Director Yaw Buaben Asamoah and possible former Presidential Secretary Kwabena Agyapong.


Sir John told XYZ News that although he wouldn’t be complacent about the stakes, he is highly confident that he is the man to beat.


“If there’s anybody to be beaten, it’s me Sir John but I can assure you that there’s only one champion and that is Sir John,” he added.

According to him, “…Ghanaians from all walks of life [and] party people believe in my leadership and they believe that I have worked very hard and that they will renew the mandate. I have no doubt at all about that”.


Effah Darteh, Yaw Buaben Asamboah and Balado Manu have all publicly expressed their interest to contest.


A pressure group has also declared support for Kwabena Agyapong but he has not yet made his intentions public.