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Guidelines for the conduct of the approaching parliamentary primaries in seats with party Members of Parliament (MP) have been announced by the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Council.
The rules were decided upon at a meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Additionally, the recommendations made by the party’s vetting committee clearing all 10 prospective presidential candidates to run in the electoral college were “approved” at the same meeting.
Despite a proposal for it to be held in one region with each delegate having one vote that can be cast by secret ballot for only one candidate, the electoral college will be held in the regional capital of all 16 regions across the nation.
A committee has also been formed to oversee the special electoral college and the national congress, respectively.
The National Council of the party additionally advised all candidates and their supporters to adhere to the code of conduct for parliamentary and presidential elections and refrain from unwholesome statements and comments that are bad for the party’s cohesiveness and unity.
“Regional and Constituency Party executives who wish to contest in the primaries in Constituencies with sitting Members of Parliament shall resign from their respective positions not later than September 2023,” according to the guidelines.
While “Metropolitan, Municipal District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Constituences where the party has sitting Members of Parliament are not eligible to contest in the parliamentary primaries for those Constituencies.”
Read the details in a statement below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
