Former Finance Minister Dr Amin Adam has urged delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to consider historical trends when selecting the party’s flagbearer, arguing that repeating a candidate could be key to electoral success. Speaking on the AM show, Dr Adam said the party has a clear pattern: first-time candidates often lose, while those who are repeated tend to win. “In our party, anytime we have put up a candidate for the first time, that candidate lost the election.