The People’s National Convention (PNC) has announced it will hold its Presidential primaries on March 24, 2024.
Announcing the party’s plans to elect regional and national executives, the General Secretary of the PNC, Ms Janet Asana Nabla in a memo to all aspirants revealed that the regional executive elections are scheduled to take place from January 15 to January 31, 2024, followed by the national elections on March 2, 2024, and the presidential candidate election on March 24, 2024.
According to her, the Party had put measures in place to ensure the smooth conduct of the elections and prepare adequately for the 2024 general elections in December.
“We are the only political party that can bring solution to Ghanaians, therefore we want all our members to exercise decorum in going through the electoral process. We are a very peaceful political party and we don’t want anyone to go out there to do things that will destroy the good image of our Party.” Ms Nabla.
Revealing guidelines and approved costs by the National Executive Committee, Ms Nabla mentioned that aspirants are required to pay GH¢200 for the regional elections, GH¢500 for the national elections and GH¢2000 for the presidential candidate election.
Additionally, presidential aspirants are expected to pay a fee of GH¢100, 000 while persons vying for the national chairperson position will pay GH¢35, 000.
The vice chairperson and general secretary aspirants will each pay GH¢25, 000 while the national organizer aspirants will pay GH¢15, 000.
The national women’s organizer, national treasurer and national youth organizer aspirants will each pay GH¢10,000 while deputy position aspirants in the national elections will pay GH¢5,000 each.
For the regional elections, the regional chairperson aspirants, will pay GH¢3, 000 and the vice chairperson and regional secretary aspirants will pay GH¢2, 000.
Regional organizer, regional women organizer, regional youth organiser, and regional treasurer aspirants will pay GH¢1,500 whiles deputy aspirants will pay GH¢500.
Meanwhile Ms Nabla stressed that, women contestants in all positions will pay half of the specified amount for their respective positions.
