Nine out of the ten presidential aspirants vying to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 election have jointly requested the party leadership to centralize the special delegates’ congress slated for August 26th.
The nine candidates, in expressing their opposition to the idea of conducting the election on a regional level, stated that it is not favorable for the party.
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is the sole candidate who does not endorse the proposal.
They contend that distributing the election among a mere 900 voters would not be a prudent choice.
They are therefore urging the party to allow all 900 delegates to converge at one venue for the polls.
The NPP will on August 26th cut down the list of its presidential aspirants from 10 to five as stipulated in its constitution.
Meanwhile, the NPP says it is compiling a new register for its August 26th special delegates’ congress.
The party says a new register will be needed for the register since some of the delegates had passed.
General Secretary of the party, Justin Kodua Frimpong Koduah says a new register will be out by the end of the week.
“We are in the final stage of doing the compilation. Basically, we are not going to exceed 1000 so between 900 and 1000 delegates will form the special electoral college.”
“Some of the founding members have died, so we have to take their names out. We also have to look at past national officers. I am sure before the week ends we should have the final list for the special delegates’ election,” he stated.