Asamoah Gyan Appointed to NPP Manifesto Committee
Football legend Asamoah Gyan has been named among the sub-committee chairpersons to draft a manifesto for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2024 General Elections.
The appointment of the retired footballer was announced on February 21 alongside 23 others constituted by Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as his manifesto committee.
He will be aiding the team develop youth and sports-centred and “pragmatic” policies for the 2024 manifesto.
Ahead of his unveiling by the Bawumia campaign, Africa’s all-time top scorer at the FIFA World Cup urged retired Ghanaian footballers to leverage their influence and network to attract investment into the country’s sports sector.
“I believe the time has come for Legends in sports to come together and use their influence, network and resources in attracting investors into our country and make a meaningful impact on our youth in the sports fraternity i.e. football, boxing and other athletics.
“I strongly believe that engaging our youth and grooming them through these avenues can get them to be more focused, make sports more fun and attractive and eventually bring us together once again just as it used to be in past. I have started this journey and I humbly invite all my colleagues to join in this cause in reclaiming our football days,” he posted on X.
Manifesto Committee
The Manifesto Committee of 2024 flagbearer of the NPP is being chaired by Hon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the Member of Parliament for the Suame Constituency and co-chaired by Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency.
Coordinators on the committee are, Prof. Kwaku Appiah Adu and Dr. Isaac Owusu Mensah.
The sub-committee chairpersons include Dr. Assibey Yeboah (Economy), Tony Oteng Gyasi (Trade and Industry), Kwakwo Nsafoah Poku (Energy and Petroleum), William Oppong-Bio (Agriculture), Dr. Augustine Blay (Communication and Digitalization), Dr. Gideon Boako (Lands, Minerals, and Natural Resources), Dr. Emmanuel Marfo (Science, Technology, Innovation, and Environment) and Maxwell Opoku Agyeman (Legal and Governance).
The rest are Justina Marigold (Local Government), Ing. Kwabena Agyapong (Housing and Infrastructure), Hassan Tampuli (Transport), Edward Asomani (Security), Michael Ocquaye Jnr (Foreign Affairs), Asamoah Gyan (Youth and Sports), Juliet Asante (Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts), Ama Serwaa (Gender), Kofi Dzamesi (Chieftaincy, Religious Affairs, and Civil Society), Dr. Ayew Afriyie (Health) and Dr. Prince Hamid Armah (Education).
