Engineer Samuel Antwi Eyes Manhyia South NPP Chair to “Reset, Rebuild, and Reconnect” the Base

Engineer Samuel Antwi has picked nomination forms to contest the NPP Manhyia South Constituency Chairmanship, with a campaign built on one message: unite the party, fix the cracks, and win back lost ground ahead of 2028.

Speaking after filing his forms, Antwi said the 2024 election exposed a coordination gap in the constituency that cost the NPP votes. He pointed to a disconnect between the constituency executives and the MP, Hon. Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, which saw both camps running parallel campaigns instead of one united front.

“At a point, our MP was campaigning in one area while executives were elsewhere. That lack of alignment hurt us. We can’t go into 2028 divided like that,” he told journalists.

Antwi argues that leadership change at the top is necessary to stop the drift. He says internal wrangling has pushed many young supporters out of the party — some into the NDC — and that fixing it starts with reconciliation and real grassroots work.

“If delegates give me the mandate, I will make youth engagement my first priority. We will go after every aggrieved member and bring them back. The goal is simple: rebuild the base and return the Elephant Party to power,” he stated.

He also threw a direct warning to delegates against “cash-for-votes” politics. According to him, Manhyia South needs a chairman who will be present after elections, not one who disappears after delegates take money.

“Vote for competence, commitment, and accessibility. Not for who shared the most money. The party needs leaders who will be on the ground, door-to-door, every day,” he cautioned.

The engineer is pitching himself as the “energetic, grassroots” option — someone ready to lead extensive community outreach and mobilization. He says younger leadership is better placed to do the hard work of reconnecting with the base.

Antwi further called on the Electoral Commission and NPP regional executives to stay neutral and deliver a transparent contest. He also urged his fellow aspirants to keep it issue-based.

“We are one family. No insults, no attacks. After the contest, we must all come together for the party,” he said.

He believes that with discipline, unity, and a stronger connection to the grassroots, Manhyia South can be repositioned as a solid NPP stronghold.