Justin Frimpong Kodua boots John Boadu 2,857 : 2,524
Incumbent General Secretary of governing NPP John Boadu has suffered humiliating defeat, losing the chief scribe position to Lawyer Justin Frimpong Kodua, in a crucial National Delegates’ Conference held Saturday in Accra Sports Stadium, after JB was hard-hit by the wind of change blowing in the party.
He lost to Justin Frimpong Koduah, also known as JFK in a high competitive election conducted in Accra-Ghana, characterised by allegations of vote buying.
John Boadu loses NPP General Secretary position to JFK
Mr. Kodua, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), is, therefore, the new General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party.
The Legal practitioner polled 2,857 votes to beat John Boadu who garnered 2,524 votes out of the total 5,556 votes cast.
The other candidates: Iddrisu Musah -104 votes, Ramseyer Ahmed – 8 votes, Charles Bissue – 12 votes and Frederick Ansah – 50 votes.
Mr. Justin Frimpong Kodua will serve as the General Secretary of the party for the next four years.
JFK is the former Deputy Regional Youth Organiser in 2010 and a member of the NPP Ashanti Regional campaign team in 2008. He also served as a member of the National Youth Wing of the party as a Chairman of the Legal Committee of the youth wing.
In 2020, he also served as the Chairman of the Strategic Communications Committee of the NPP in Ashanti Region for the general elections.