The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced July 14 to 16 to hold elections for national executives of the party.
The party has also slated April 22 to 24 for the conduct of constituency executive elections and May 20 to 22 for regional executive elections.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, the General Secretary of the party, John Boadu said the dates and venue for the conduct of the elections were approved by the National Council after a meeting on Thursday.
The venue for the national delegates conference will be in Accra.
According to him, the Council has approved some nomination fees for the various elections.
“Constituency chairpersons will pay GH₵500 as nomination fees and all other nomination fees will be GH₵200. The rules and regulations will also be seen in the application forms that the constituency election committee will send out. For national Chairman position, GH₵20,000, for the Vice-Chairpersons position, GH₵15,000, for General Secretary position, GH₵10,000. All other positions, GH₵8,000 apart from special wings,” he said.
Mr. John Boadu said the elections will be supervised by the National Elections Committee which will comprise three representatives appointed by the National Executive Committee, one of whom shall be the Chairperson of the Committee, the Chairman of the National Council of Elders, the Director of Research and Elections, two elderly women appointed by the National Executive Committee, and the Director of IT.
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