The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, open nominations for parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the party has no Parliamentary representation.
As the party gears up towards the 2024 general elections with the aim of “breaking the 8”, the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council took the decision on Monday, April 3, 2023.
In a press statement issued by the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, nomination forms could be obtained at a non-refundable application fee of GH₵ 3,000.00 in a Bankers Draft payable to the party’s National headquarters in Accra.
The statement further mentioned that detailed rules and regulations have been formulated to govern the conduct of the parliamentary primaries elections and would be made available to stakeholders.
“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, http://www.newpatrioticparty.org at a fee”.
Again, to successfully file a nomination, an Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate must submit a non-refundable filing fee of Thirty-five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵ 35,000.00) in a Bankers Draft payable to the party’s national headquarters.
Meanwhile, “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 (GH₵ 17,500.00)’, the statement emphasized
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
