Delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will converge at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) on Saturday, December 10, to elect the party’s National Women’s Organiser and Youth Organiser and their deputies to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Information gathered from the UCC campus indicates that the venue for the conferences of the party is been awash with posters of the various aspirants contesting for the positions.
Some of the banners were still being erected and posted when the media visited the venue — the new examinations hall of the University
Campaign banners of Margaret Ansei, who is aspiring for the position of women’s organiser, is also boldly displayed.
The contests for both the Women and Youth Organiser positions are two races between the incumbents and their sole contenders.
The incumbent Women Organiser, Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw, is being challenged by a former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Suhum, Margaret Ansei, while the incumbent Youth Organiser, George Opare Addo, would slug it out with the Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser of the NDC, Brogya Genfi.
The Deputy Women’s Organiser position has four aspirants. They are Abigail Akwabea Elorm Mensah, Felicia Dzifa Tsegah, Jessie Adams and Hajia Alijata Sulemana.
For the position of deputy youth organiser, there are 10 contestants. They are Osman Abdulai Ayariga, Ruth Dela Seddoh, Bright Nudokpo Honu, Sulemana Abdul Karim and Mohammed Abubakari Sadiq Gombilla.
The rest are Kabiru Ahmed, Eric Dadson, Pendilock Owusu Asare, Obed Opintan and Jude Sekley.
About 1,375 delegates are expected to attend the conference from all 275 constituencies across the country.
