Barbara Quashigah, daughter of the late Major (Rtd) Courage Quashigah, has declared her intention to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
In a post shared on X on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, she announced her decision, expressing her commitment to serving the party and constituents.
“Driven by purpose and guided by service, I hereby declare my intention to contest the NPP Parliamentary Candidacy for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency,” she stated.
Her declaration positions her as a potential contender for the NPP ticket in the constituency ahead of the 2028 general elections.
The Ayawaso West Wuogon seat is among the constituencies where the NPP will be seeking to select a parliamentary candidate to represent the party in the next general election.
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The late Major (Rtd) Courage Emmanuel K Quashigah died on January 5, 2010.
He was a Ghanaian soldier who served as an intelligence officer at the Headquarters of the Second Infantry Brigade of the Ghana Army based in Kumasi, and also a politician.
He later became a National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 1998 and helped the party to win power in 2000.
He was then appointed as Minister for Agriculture and later Minister of Health in the NPP government of former President John Agyekum Kufuor between 2001 and 2009.
See the post below
Driven by purpose and guided by service, I hereby declare my intention to contest the NPP Parliamentary Candidacy for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. #TheLioness #BarbaraQuashigah #BQ4AWW28 https://t.co/l56PzVf5zi
— Barbara Quashigah (@barbaraquashiga) November 11, 2026 MRA/BAI Who Is Responsible for Stray-Bullet Injuries and Deaths? Source: www.ghanaweb.com