Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodio constituency, Honorable Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has decided to bow out of Parliament after 2024. He will not be contesting in the party’ primaries.
The NDC is currently in the process of selecting a new parliamentary candidate for the Odododiodio constituency.
According to report, three candidates have so far submitted their forms to contest and fill the slot.
The NDC has slated 31st October, 2023 as the date for the election. Before this date, party executives will vet the three aspirants.
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Nii Lantey Vanderpuye was elected as MP during the 2012 elections, where he faced off against Victor Okaikoi of the New Patriotic Party. Vanderpuye was quite confident about his chances of winning, famously stating in November 2012 that if he got less than 65% of the vote, he would concede the seat to Okaikoi.
Nii Lantey Vanderpuye Bows Out Of Parliament After 2024
In the end, Vanderpuye won by a smaller landslide than expected, with 45,967 votes (63%) against 26,269 (36%) for Okaikoi and 745 (1%) for Emmanuel Odoi of the Convention People’s Party.
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In December 2016 he was retained as the member of Parliament for the Odododiodio Constituency with 36,606 votes representing 57.04% against his closest contender the New Patriotic Party whose candidate, had 26,671 votes representing 41.56%. He serves in Parliament as the ranking member on Local Government and Rural Development Committee and as member on the Privileges committee and Appointments committee.
Nii Lantey Vanderpuye Bows Out Of Parliament After 2024
In March 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry under the John Mahama government. He served in that role until 2014 when he was moved to serve as Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development where he served until 2015. After a ministerial reshuffle in 2015, Vanderpuye was named by John Dramani Mahama as Minister of Youth and Sports to replace Dr. Mustapha Ahmed.