Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Hon. Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has gone unopposed in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primary, clearing the path for a smooth bid for a second term in Parliament. Following the close of nominations across the Ashanti Region, Hon. Baffour Awuah attracted no challenger for the party’s ticket ahead of the 2028 general elections. His uncontested victory places him among only three sitting NPP legislators in the Ashanti Region, alongside the incumbents in Juaben and Atwima Kwanwoma, who have avoided internal contests.
A private legal practitioner called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in the United Kingdom and former Senior Partner at Sarkodie Baffour Awuah and Partners, Baffour Awuah first won the Manhyia South seat in December 2024 with about 76.2% of valid votes cast, succeeding former Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh. In the 9th Parliament, he serves as Vice Chairperson of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee and a member of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee. His background in law and his parliamentary work have been cited as key strengths in his first term.
Supporters and party faithful in Manhyia South have described the unopposed endorsement as a vote of confidence in his legislative representation and constituency advocacy. They say it will allow the party machinery in one of its strongest Ashanti strongholds to focus its energy directly on united grassroots mobilisation rather than an internal primary battle.
