Rev. Kotey Nikoi gets nod to contest as NPP parliamentary candidate for La Dadekotopon
 The NationÂal Executive Council (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given the nod to Rev. Solomon Kotey Nikoi to contest as the parliamentary candidate for the La DadekotoponConstituency in the 2024 general elections.
Mr KoteyNikoi is currently the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the La DadekoÂtopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA).
At a meeting held at the partyâs national headquarters in Accra on February 21, 2024, the NEC made the decision known to members of the Constituency Executive ComÂmittee, Constituency Council of Elders and the Greater Accra Regional Executives as well as other opinion leaders of the party.
The decision by NEC was necessitated by the withdrawal from the elections by the preÂviously acclaimed candidate, Dr Gerald Nyanyofio, citing lack of support and family pressure as reasons for his decision.
Dr Nyanyofio, a lecturer at the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), contestÂed the 2020 parliamentary elecÂtions but lost to the incumbent opposition candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rita OdoleySowah.
Rev.Nikoi, who is regardÂed as a formidable candidate has previously held various positions in the constituency as treasurer, 1st vice-chairman and until his appointment as the MCE in 2019, t he constituÂency chairman of the NPP.
Following NECâs decision, Mr Divine Agorhom and Mr Odarlai Parker, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NPP and Regional SecreÂtary respectively, recently took turns to introduce Rev.Nikoi to the Regional Parliamentary caucus of the party as well as other PCs within the region at the regional office in Accra.
When contacted, Mr Nikoi said, he was awaiting the offiÂcial announcement of the deciÂsion to the constituents by the constituency executives before hitting the ground running.
âTime is of essence. But Iâm waiting for the constituÂency executives to officially announce NECâs decision to the constituents before I can hit the ground running,â he stated.
 BY TIMES REPORTER
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