Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto eyes NPP presidential slot in 2024
The Minister is said to have declared his political ambition in a private meeting
Jonas Danquah 
The Minister of Food and Agriculture,Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is reported to have kicked off his 2024 presidential ambition to replace President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) presidential slot.
The Minister is said to have over the weekend initiated a private meeting with some constituency chairmen of the NPP in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Per report by pulsegh, Dr. Akoto is purported to have shared money to the executives amounting to about GH¢500,000 and the money blown is to announce his presidential candidate bid.
According to reports, the minister gave each constituency chairman GH¢1000 as transportation.
All other executives of the party he met, reports stated gave them GH¢500 each as transport fare.
The breakdown was given as 47 constituency chairmen each receiving GH¢1,000 totaling GH¢47,000.
He also gave 752 other executives GH¢500, totaling GH¢376,000.
Thus, the total amount he spent on Saturday alone, sources said, was GH¢423,000.
