Parliamentary Primaries: NPP Opens Nominations For ‘Orphan’ Constituencies

The executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have fixed Tuesday, July 11, 2023 , for the nominations of the party’s parliamentary primaries in the ‘orphan’ constituencies.

The nominations will and end on Thursday, August 10, 2023
Orphan constituencies are those in which the party has no sitting Member of Parliament.

A statement issued by the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said the party national steering committee, at its meeting on Monday, April 3, 2023. , considered and approved the guidelines and modalities.

 

Read the full statement below:

Our Ref. NPP/HQ/PR/2023/07/05

For Immediate Release

July 5, 2023

NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR ORPHAN CONSTITUENCIES PARLIAMENTARY PRIMARIES ELECTIONS

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) announces the opening of nominations for parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the Party has no Parliamentary representations (Orphan Constituencies). This decision was approved during the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council meetings held on Monday, April 3, 2023.

The key timelines for the primaries are as follows:

i. Opening of Nomination – Tuesday, July 11, 2023

ii. Closing of Nomination – Thursday, August 10, 2023

iii. Election – Saturday, September, 23, 2023 – Saturday, December 2, 2023

1. The Party has also formulated detailed Rules and Regulations to govern the conduct of the parliamentary primaries elections, which would be made available to stakeholders.

2. Nomination Forms could be obtained at a non-refundable application fee of GHC 3,000.00 in a Bankers Draft payable to the NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, ACCRA.

3. In the event that an Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate is denied access to the Nomination Form at the Constituency Level, he/she may acquire it from the Regional or National Secretariat through an appeal or download it from the Party’s website, www.newpatrioticparty.org at a fee.

4. To successfully file a nomination, an Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate must submit a non-refundable filing fee of Thirty-five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 35,000.00) in a Bankers Draft payable to the NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, ACCRA.

5. In order to promote increased representation of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in higher political offices, such Aspiring Parliamentary Candidates will enjoy a 50% rebate of the filing fees. This means they will be required to pay a non-refundable filing fee of Seventeen Thousand and Five Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHC 17,500.00).

6. All payments must be made in a Banker’s Draft payable to the NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, ACCRA.

7. The party leadership emphasizes that no aspiring parliamentary candidate will be denied access to purchase nomination forms.
8. Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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