Kwabena Abankwah-Yeboah joins NPP national chairman race

The National Treasurer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Abankwah-Yeboah, has officially declared his intention to run for the national chairmanship position of the party.

He made the declaration during a ceremony attended by the party’s regional and constituency executives in the Eastern Region at Koforidua.

Mr Abankwah-Yeboah explained that he had risen through the ranks of the party, as a founding member in 1992 through to polling station chairman, to parliamentary aspirant, and also served as National Treasurer for eight years.

He said the NPP had demonstrated to Ghanaians that it is the only party that implements pro-poor interventions that improve the lives of the people, citing the National Health Insurance Scheme and the Free Senior High School policy.

He, however, said despite this hallmark of the party, it will not be easy for the eight-year governance cycle to be broken for the NPP to retain power, adding that “the party needs a leader who will unite members and mobilize resources to retain power in the 2024 election”.

Vision

According to him, he will bring everybody onboard at all levels to work together as well as create equal opportunities for all.

“I would be the National Chairman that you can trust to be neutral, unifier, transparent and create opportunity for all,” he said.

Outlining his vision, he disclosed plans of instituting award scheme in the party to honour all hardworking party executives and members yearly.

He further indicated his resolve to empower the grassroots with viable economic skills and initiatives, and create economic opportunities for the youth. He also assured to create effective and efficient welfare scheme to cater for needy party members when given the nod.

Touching on internal disputes, Mr Abankwah-Yeboah said he would adopt alternate dispute resolution mechanisms to swiftly resolve wrangling in the party.

He also assured that the problem of apathy would be dealt with through enhanced transparency, trust and respect for one another.

Speaker after speaker, including Alhaji Bodinga, Eastern Regional First Vice Chairman of the NPP, gave positive testimonies about Mr Abankwa-Yeboah as the best man for the national chairman position of the part.

Profile

Mr Kwabena Abankwah-Yeboah hails from Kwahu-Mpraeso in the Eastern Region. He attended the Achimota Secondary School, and holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Masters in Business Administration (Finance option) and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Ghana-Legon.

Aside that, he has served on boards, councils and committees of the Accra Technical University, Koforidua Technical University, Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG), Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Gulf Consolidated Limited, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, among others.

He is the Director of United Perfumery and Pharmaceuticals Company Limited and the Chief Executive Officer of Sharp Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Mr Kwabena Abankwah-Yeboah has served as a member of the Greater Accra Regional Finance Committee, the Greater Accra Regional Treasurer and the Deputy Director of Campaign and Fundraising in 2016. Currently, he is the patron of Patriotic Volunteers and the Women’s Wing of the Asylum Down Electoral area and the National Treasurer of the party.