The New
Patriotic Party (NPP) will on July 11, 2023, open nominations for parliamentary
primaries in constituencies where the party has no parliamentary representations
(Orphan Constituencies).
General
Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong in a statement issued in Accra on
Wednesday said the decision was approved during the Party’s National Executive
Committee (NEC) and National Council meetings held on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Mr Frimpong said
the nominations will close on Thursday, August 10, 2023, and the elections will
be held from Saturday, September 23, 2023, to Saturday, December 2, 2023.
“Nomination
forms could be obtained at a non-refundable application fee of GH¢3,000.00 in a
bankers draft payable to the NPP national headquarters in Accra,” he added.
Mr Frimpong
indicated that in the event that an aspiring parliamentary candidate is denied
access to the nomination form at the constituency level, he or 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.
“To successfully
file a nomination, an aspiring parliamentary candidate must submit a
non-refundable filing fee of GHS35,000 in a bankers draft payable to the NPP
national headquarters in Accra,” he added.
The NPP General
Secretary also said that 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 GHS17,500.00,” he added.
Mr Frimpong
stressed that the party’s leadership will not deny any parliamentary candidate
access to purchase the nomination forms.
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