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NPP likely to reschedule national delegates
conference
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, Jan 22, Ghanadot - The National Executive Committee
of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is to meet on Friday,
January 22, to consider, among other things, challenges
confronting the party’s impending national delegates
conference.
Nana Ohene Ntow, General Secretary, gave strong indications
that a new date for the congress could be on the cards when
he spoke on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sεn programme yesterday and
said that the party was still awaiting the completion of the
Ashanti Regional conference to round up pre-conference
activities.
The NPP planned to hold its national delegates conference on
February 6, 2010, after postponing it from December 19, 2009
and January 29, 2010. However, according to Nana Ohene Ntow,
the party’s constitution provides that there must be at
least a one-month time lapse between the last regional
conference of the party and its national delegates
conference.
The chairman of the Asante Akim North constituency, Nana Adu
Asabere, last December obtained a restraining order from the
Kumasi High Court on the regional and national executives of
the party from holding the regional conference, claiming in
his interlocutory injunction application that certain
constituencies in the region had yet to conduct their
congresses and that holding the regional congress would
disenfranchise some delegates.
When the case was last called on Monday, January 11, the
court heard that the issues complained of were still
outstanding and the court therefore refused to lift the
injunction.
Nana Ohene Ntow, on Asempa FM, was hopeful that the
outstanding Ashanti regional conference would be cleared
from court by January 27, the next adjourned date, to enable
the party hold the conference as soon as possible and to
pave the way for the national event.
The party opened nominations for national executive
positions from December 21 to December 28. Positions to be
contested for are National Chairperson, 1st National Vice
Chairperson, 2nd National Vice-Chairperson and 3rd National
Vice-Chairperson. Others are General Secretary, National
Treasurer, National Organizer, National Women's Organizer
and National Youth Organizer.
Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby, Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Mr
Felix Owusu Agyapong and Mr Stephen Ntim are contesting for
the post of National Chairman while Nana Ohene Ntow, Mr Yaw
Buabeng Asamoa, Mr Nkrabeah Effah Darteh and Mr Obeng Busia
and vying for the General Secretary post.
Among candidates for the National Organiser post are Messrs
John Boadu, Isaac Edumadze and Alhaji Moctar Bamba.
The party held a special delegates conference on August 22,
2009, to, among others, amend certain acts of its
constitution which expanded its electoral colleges to
nominate party officers, parliamentary and presidential
candidates.
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