The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured that it is fully prepared for its presidential primaries scheduled for January 31, 2026, assuring party members and the public of a credible, transparent, and well-secured process.

A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to vote at 333 polling centres across the country’s 276 constituencies, with polls opening at 0700 hours and closing at 1400 hours.

According to him, the date should serve as a moment for sober reflection on presidential leadership and the values required to govern Ghana, rather than internal alignments.

The five aspirants contesting the January 31 NPP presidential primaries are Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Dr Bryan Acheampong and Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

“January 31 should remind us of leadership and readiness to govern Ghana — not camps.”

Mr Andah emphasised that strong political parties are built on shared values, discipline, and unity of purpose, not factional loyalty. He expressed confidence in the ability of the NPP to approach this moment with wisdom and maturity.

Acknowledging those who have stepped forward to offer themselves for leadership, he commended their courage, while stressing that unity must remain the guiding principle.

“To those who have stepped forward to serve, I respect your courage. To our party, I call for unity. To Ghana, I stand for leadership.”

He concluded by noting that only a united and disciplined party can credibly present leadership worthy of the trust of the Ghanaian people.

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According to him, road users should “go the extra mile and be responsible on our roads, respecting other users, respecting regulations, etc. in order to reduce the accidents on our roads.”

He said this in remembrance of a near-fatal accident he was involved in exactly three years ago on the Awutu-Buduburam road.

Mr Andah, who was in the vehicle with three others, was involved in a head-on collision while returning from a funeral.

He and his companions sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to the 37 Military Airport for emergency care.

“Today three years down the line, and after three surgeries, His faithfulness continues to be great,” he posted on his Facebook wall on November 3.

“I continue to give thanks to God and all who played various roles outside the norm to support, from prayers, facilitating airlifting, performing the procedures, post-surgery management, visits, phone calls, messages, etc. to save us,” he added.

According to him, the fact that road accidents in Ghana continue to take more lives than Covid-19 is a matter of serious concern for all and called for road users to have a sense of responsibility when using the road.

“Road safety and accident reports indicate that year to date, road accidents have claimed more lives in Ghana than Covid-19. Lives matter, let’s make our road travel experiences in Ghana better for all,” he concluded.

Mr Musah, who disclosed that he had been in the business for over 10 years, suffered degrees of burns on both legs and hands.

He told Adom News’ Seth Kofi Adjei that he was asked by one of his clients to work on a small kitchen gas cylinder.

During the repair work, he said he discovered a hole but ignored and continued to work as the gas leaks.

Unbeknownst, fire had been set by a neighbour, which lit him up in flames.

The fire was soon quenched out and he was transferred to the hospital for treatment of his burns.

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Meanwhile, former Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya West Constituency, Nenyi George Andah, has visited him and paid his medical bills.

Describing Zongo as his base, Mr Andah reiterated that he has his people at heart though not being in power, his reason for visiting the injured.

He urged the constituents to observe safety and COVID-19 protocols.

The former Deputy Communications Minister whose installation took place on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, will serve under the stool name, Nenyi Kobena Andakwei VI.

“To the greater glory of God, on Tuesday 8th of June 2021, at a solemn ceremony in line with tradition and custom, I had the honour of being sworn in to serve as the Acting Akyempim Odefey of the Senya Beraku Traditional Area under the stool name Nenyi Kobena Andakwei VI,” he said in a statement.

Mr Andah explained he was nominated after an engagement with the elders of the Royal Akyempim Family House of the Andah/Anderson descendants which began on March 26, 2021.

“I have been praying, consulting family and other stakeholders and asking God why me and why at this time. I am very humbled and have offered myself to serve, and I pray that the good Lord guides me along that path if that is His will,” he added.

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The one-term MP who made a name for himself in the corporate space as an astute marketer, said “leadership should not be  about the position of power of occupancy, but the unflinching desire to cause positive change in the society or wherever I find myself.”

“I feel strongly within me that if it’s the will of God, I should use this huge caretaker responsibility given me, to try one more time, now as an insider, to learn the tradition and culture of the people of Senya, try one more time to unite the good people of Senya Beraku by influencing a positive end to the protracted Chieftaincy issues in Senya Beraku, and ultimately stay together and work for the betterment of Senya and the entire Awutu Senya West,“ he urged.

He further expressed his most sincere appreciation to the Andah / Anderson / Hagan and Barning Family for the prayers, support and confidence reposed in him to perform the task ahead.

The former Deputy Communications Minister has provided a potable source of water for the people of Senya Kyenkyenso.

The mechanised polytanks with an automated reverse osmosis treatment system was over the weekend handed over to the people.

With this, the community can now heave a sigh of relief as it goes a long way to deal with the drudgery of getting clean water.

The former MP also donated television sets to some renovated  sheds within the Senya Community.

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Mr Andah, who believes leadership transcends position, said he will not relent in his commitment to transforming the lives of the people though he lost his seat. 

He also took the opportunity to advice the people to adhere to the covid-19 protocols because Ghana needs them alive.

George Andah was the incumbent after snatching the seat from Hannah Tetteh in 2016.

He served only one term.

According to the provisional results, Gizella Tetteh polled 32,708 while George Andah polled 29,832.

Ahead of the polls, the NPP MP had made a passionate appeal to supporters to change the Awutu Senya West narrative of a one-term MP by giving him another four more years in order not to truncate the gains made during his tenure and that of President Akufo-Addo.

He said the Awutu Senya West constituency is not ready to turn back the clock of development and expressed confidence of a peaceful win come December 7.

Meanwhile, the Awutu Senya West constituency forms part of 36 NPP held constituencies that have been flipped by the NDC in this year’s general elections

The defectors say they were defecting over what they say is a quest for a party with better policies.

In an interview with Adom News, Mr Duodu said the NDC party has never implemented a single social intervention programme to help ease unemployment rate since independence.

But, unlike every party in Ghana, NPP has made it a priority to implement policies that help ordinary citizens through their Members of Parliament.

He outlined the tarring of roads, free education, tiling of markets, among others as the reason the NPP should reign in the constituency.

Comparing the achievements of former NDC MP and Minister to incumbent MP and Deputy Minister, the executives believe the latter is worth applauding.

Also, a former assemblyman and Area Council chairman of the NDC, Kwabena Ofori appealed to all NDC members in the Awutu Senya West Constituency to ‘see the light’ and join them to call for development.

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He asked for an end to the one-term syndrome, saying any vote in opposition to incumbent MP, Nenyi George Andah will “retrogress the progress of Awutu Senya”.

Mr Andah himself urged the defected NDC members to work hard to retain the seat for “the winning team”.

TSA described the MP as “an illustrious citizen, an astute politician and a man who is ever ready to keep to his words”. 

The Association in a press statement said Mr Andah has helped many climb the academic ladder to the tertiary level over the past 3 years when he was voted to power.

Through the help of George Andah, over 270 students in this constituency have gained scholarship opportunities to study in tertiary schools both in Ghana and abroad.

The statement continued the MP introduced The Best Teacher Award; this is serving as a major external motivating factor for teachers in the constituency and has also helped in improving the performance of basic school pupil.

Schools also benefiting from School Feeding Programme, under the MP’s watch skyrocketed from 6 to 56.

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“Most schools in the constituency didn’t have computers to run official duties and keep proper records not to talk of ICT lab, our MP donated 200Desktop Computers to schools in the constituency to salvage the situation. Senya Senior High School had its ICT centre refurbished to state of the arts computer lab. Knowledge on cybersecurity reigns now.”

In a statement on the floor of parliament, Mr Andah said the role of the Multimedia Group has significantly reduced the number of road accidents in Ghana since the beginning of the year.

“As a supporter of Multimedia’s Arrive Alive road safety campaign, I want to urge all road safety users to comply with road safety regulations. I will like to commend the Multimedia Group as well as others who have been educating as well as sharing experience to make our roads and travel experiences in Ghana safer.

He said road accident has claimed over 222 lives in the country in January 2020 alone, a figure he said even though relatively better, needs critical attention of stakeholders.

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Per the statistics from MTTU, the Central Region is leading with 48 deaths in 58 crashes, followed by Ashanti region with 38 deaths in 275 recorded cases.

George Andah who doubles as Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya West urged road users to adhere to traffic regulations in order to reduce accidents.

Contributing to the debate, the first Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, called for installation of more CCTV cameras on Ghana’s roads to monitor and deal with reckless drivers in accordance with law.

He urged the MTTU and the Road Safety Authority to intensify its education.

George Andah donated some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the constituency in a bid to improve the quality of health delivery and also fight the ravaging force of the coronavirus which has brought the country into a partial lockdown.

The donations, which are expected to go to the various health centres, include hospital beds, fridges, trolleys, wheel chairs, cabinets, gun thermometers, gloves, face masks, alcohol based sanitisers, veronica buckets  and hand washing soaps.

The items were presented at a ceremony held at the forecourt of the district assembly.

 In his routine visit to the constituents, he admonished delegates in the various communities to guard against misguided statements with the potential to generate rancor.

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Additionally, he reiterated the need for clean and unblemished political campaign saying that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries, scheduled for April next month, is only a precursor to the bigger contest in the 2020 elections which should be the major focus.

 He said any behaviour that has a potential of creating schism should be avoided and similar energy must be injected to deliver a big win for the NPP in the December elections.

The MP also took the opportunity to educate constituents on the COVID-19 pandemic and cautioned them to adhere to the measures outlined by the government to stay alive.

The programme, which has been running for years, is to ensure that the people from the constituency enjoy quality health care to help them unleash their full potential for development. 

From dermatological to optometry, dental and general medical checks, constituents over the weekend were screened and catered for.

The event also afforded the opportunity for new entrants into the National Health Insurance Scheme and for many to also have their insurance cards renewed.

Speaking to Adom News, George Andah said he was committed to making sure health care in Awutu Senya West was not compromised.

Quoting the Latin saying, ‘Men sena in corpore sano’ to wit, ‘a sound mind in a sound body’, the MP assured his due diligence in promoting effective healthcare for his constituents.

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George Andah was the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of MTN Ghana at the time when MoMo was launched 10 years ago, and he is credited with leading the marketing team for the success of the campaign to get Ghanaians to embrace the service.

The citation that accompanied the award read it part: “Right from the very beginning when you were CMO at MTN, Mobile Money was your baby. You led the development of our very first Advert ‘Mensaaka’. The slogan really changed the narrative around the service and MoMo became embedded in the minds of our customers.”

It further read, “You positioned the service in the minds of our customers and you ensure that the service delivered what the brand promised.”

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The citation also made a very interesting comment about George Andah’s relationship with brand MTN saying that “it has been whispered in several quarters that the blood that runs through you is Yello. If MoMo were a colour shade we would have said your blood is MoMo Yello.”

A year before the launch of MTN Mobile Money, George Andah received the CIMG Marketing Man of The Year in 2008 and was in the same year recognised by the MTN Group as the Best Chief Marketing Officer within the group, testimony to his mastery in the art of marketing and leadership.

Before becoming CMO of MTN Ghana, George was Marketing Director of Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd, then after MTN, he moved to become Chief Marketing Officer of Bharti Airtel Nigeria and later returned Ghana as Chief Operating Officer (Country Manager) of Glo Mobile Ghana, where he led the Glo Mobile team to deliver a record one million subscribers within the first 100 days of launching.

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George Andah then became the Regional Director, Marketing Promotion for  Globacom (Nigeria, Ghana and Benin), before moving on to establish his own company called, RUDDER Solutions, a Ghanaian based market-development management consultancy service that provides a comprehensive set of integrated professional services for business/ market development, corporate/brand communication, reputation management, direct sales, channel development and leadership coaching.

George Andah is currently the Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya West Constituency and a Deputy Minister for Communications.

The borehole was constructed with funds from Milani Farms for the settler community which has never had a potable water.

The Deputy Communication Minister commissioning the borehole thanked Milani Farms for funding the borehole and was hopeful the provision of the potable water would help end the incidence of water borne diseases in the community.

“First we give thanks to God, and the Community for the opportunity to be used a channels to provide basic amenities and improve the lives of individuals. We are grateful to Milani for this partnership, and we look forward to bringing more development through our network into the Awutu Senya West constituency,” he said.

George Andah further urged the people of Dodokwa to always cultivate a maintenance culture and maintain the borehole so it can serve generations.

“I urge the people of Dodokwa to cultivate a maintenance culture and ensure that this facility would serve the community for generations,” he urged.

According to a statement by the group, George Andah who is now the Parliamentary Candidate for the Awutu Senya West Constituency for the New Patriotic Party and Yofi Grant, have officially resigned from the Executive Council of Occupy Ghana.

The statement said the group officially announced the resignation of the two, adding that the two remain members of the Group despite their decision to step down from the Executive Council

Below is the full statement:

RESIGNATION OF NENYI GEORGE ANDAH AND YOFI GRANT FROM OCCUPYGHANA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

OccupyGhana wishes to formally announce the resignation of Nenyi George Andah and Yofi Grant from its Executive Board.

Nenyi and Yofi however remain members of OccupyGhana and will carry to their respective positions, the core values and ideologies of OCCUPYGHANA, promoting good governance and abhorring corruption.

We thank them for their past and continued dedication to the OCCUPYGHANA cause and wish them very well in their new endeavours.

Yours in service for God and Country

OCCUPYGHANA