NPP begins Election in Orphan constituencies on Sunday.

The governing  new patriotic party (NPP) will kickstart  their  parliamentary primaries,  from  the  orphan constituencies,  referring  to constituencies  where  the party  does not  have  sitting  member  of Parliament (MP) on 10th  September, 2023.

17  out   of 137  constituencies  will  have their  elections,  some  of the regions where  the elections  will be  conducted in their  constituencies ,are  Greater Accra, Upper East, Western North, Oti Volta, Ashanti etc.

Sole  candidates in 17 constituencies  will be acclaimed by the party delegates, where  the elections  will  be  held.

The  director of  Research  and Election for the New  Patriotic Party  Mr Evans Niamako  wished  all the  candidates well in  the  extraordinary  delegates conference.

Mr Niamako  told daily  graphic that the electoral commission will conduct and surpvise the election exercise.

He  added that  constituencies  whereby there is no sole candidates,there will be a consultation with national executives council, regional executives and constituencies executives to determine how the electioneering exercise will be conducted.

He  hinted that it will  be  done in case- by-case means it will be conducted in zonal levels.

The statement  was signed  and  issued by the  general secretary  of the party, lawyer  Justin Frimpong  Kodua on 6th September,2023, constituencies delegates conference to be held,in constituencies  is in  accordance  with the party  constitution  in  article 7(31).

The  vetting  of the candidates, with be held  in 8th  September,2023,in the party’s Regional offices by the Regional election  committee, before the main election comes on 10th September,2023, and to ensured that proper measures are put  in place.

Where  there  is no sole candidates,  will have it’s elections  case-by-case for all parliamentary  aspirants who wants to stand on the  ticket of the party to contest election 2024, parliamentary election.

The party opened  nominations for orphan  constituencies on July 11th and ended on 30th August,2023, their elections will start from September and ended at 2nd December,2023.

Source:Ghana publisher.com