Race to the top

Cash, influence and a few policy debates enliven the selection of next year's presidential contenders

For a day, peace broke out among the governing New Patriotic Party's (NPP's) presidential hopefuls. It happened at a grand rally at Kosua on 2 December: this was an opportunity for President John Agyekum Kufuor to brag about the party's achievements, rally the troops and quieten some of the infighting around the presidential primaries. All 17 would-be presidents addressed the crowd - even the disqualified Nkrabea ('Destiny') Effah-Darteh, who broke into song.

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John Agyekum Kufuor, Nkrabea, Destiny, Effah-Darteh, Alan John Kyerematen, Alan Cash, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, Paul Afoko, Aliu Mahama, KUFUOR'S CALL, Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, United States, Edward Nasigri Mahama, Nii Noi Dowuona, Paa Kwesi Nduom, Ladi Nylander, Emmanuel Erskine, Kwabena Duffour, Kweku Osafu, Kwesi Botchwey, Jeffrey Sachs

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