NPP postpones constituency elections to April 28

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has postponed its constituency executive elections to April 28, 2022, and the elections are expected to be completed across the country on May 2, 2022.

The party had initially set April 24 to April 28, 2022 to hold the elections, but due to the series of conflicts that characterised the polling station elections, the National Executives had to reschedule the elections.

According to the party’s General Secretary, John Boadu, the dates for the other elections however remain unchanged. He says May 20 to May 22, 2022 remain dates to elect regional executives, while July 14 to July 16, 2022 still remain the period for the election of national executives.

“The National Executive Committee initially decided that the constituency elections would be held between April 24, and April 28, 2022, but it has been postponed,” he disclosed in a statement.

He explained that nominations would be opened and closed between April 19 and April 20, and vetting of prospective aspirants will be done between April 21 and April 22.

The NPP General Secretary, however, said if there were any issues, they would be redressed between April 23 and April 24.

Committee

Mr John Boadu last month inaugurated the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Legal Support Committee to address issues and complaints that had arisen out of the party’s just-ended polling stations executives and electoral area coordinators’ elections.

The committee is also tasked to address any future issues that may arise out of the upcoming constituency, regional and national elections.

Inaugurating the committee at the party’s headquarters, he implored the members to work hard to ensure continuous peace and stability in the party vindication of the confidence reposed in them.

The committee, chaired by the Water and Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, is mandated to, among other things, to consider or make appropriate recommendations and to resolve petitions received from members of the party in the ongoing internal elections.

Other members of the committee include O. B. Amoah, Gary Nimako-Marfo, Emmanuel Darkwa, Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Budu, Sophia Korkor, Dr Glover Quartey, Bright Okyere-Adjekum and Evans Nimako.