Igor greenstreet gets landslide victory to become 2020 CPP flagbearer

 

A former flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has been re-elected to be flagbearer for the 2020 elections.

Mr. Greenstreet at the party’s primaries held on Saturday, August 22, 2020, polled 1,364 votes against Bright Akwetey’s 597 and Divine Ayivor’s 171 votes.

This will be the second time Mr. Greenstreet will be getting the nod to take a shot at the presidency.

In 2016 when he first contested in the presidential polls on the ticket of the CPP, he came fourth out of seven candidates with 25,552 votes representing 0.24% of the valid votes cast.

Meanwhile, the party’s national executives’ election saw new leaders taking up the mantle of leadership.

Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Kumakuma, the 2012 running-mate to then flagbearer Dr. Abu-Sakara got the nod to become the CPP National Chairman.

Nana Yaa Akyimpim Jantuah also beat acting General Secretary, James Kwabena Bomfeh popularly known as Kabila to become the substantive General Secretary.

While Nana Yaa Jantuah polled 1,389 votes, James Kabila Kwabena Bomfeh managed only 752 votes.

Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, a son of the founder of the CPP was also elected as the Vice Chairman of the party after polling 1,013 votes as against Emmanuel Ogbojor’s 720.

A third aspirant, John Benjamin Davids, polled 377 votes.

Flagbearership

Bright Oblitey Akwetey – 597

Divine Ayivor – 171

Ivor Kobina Greenstreet – 1,364

National Executives

Chairman

Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim Haruna – 682

Nana Bright Oduro Kwarteng – 352

Kweku Ankrah Quansah – 154

Nana Akosua Frimpong Sarpong – 952

Vice Chairman

Onsy Kwame Nkrumah – 1,013

Emmanuel Ogbodjor – 720

John Benjamin Daniels – 377

General Secretary

Nana Yaa Akyempim Jantuah – 1,389

James Kwabena Bomfeh – 752

Organizer

Moses Ambing Yirimambo – 1,485

Rashid Alao – 665

Youth Organizer

Osei Kofi Acquah – 1,394

Solomon Duncan Amponsah – 731

Women’s Organizer

Hajia Aisha Sulley Futa – 1,236

Rose Austin Tenadu – 854

Treasurer

Emmanuel Opare Addo – 1488

Edwina Okuadjo Ayorkor – 628