NPP holds emergency meeting to solve internal elections problems

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has extended the date for the sale of nomination forms for polling station executives and electoral area coordinators elections.

The latest update comes after the exercise which was expected to be peaceful turned into chaos at some constituencies.

Addressing the press at an emergency press conference in Accra Monday evening, the National Chairman of the Party, Freddy Blay said even though the sales of the forms should have ended today but due to the circumstances, the National Executives have decided to extend it to Tuesday,22nd February 2022.

He said, the party has launched an investigation into the chaos that happened in the 23 constituencies, and sanctions will be meted against persons found guilty.

Read Statement from the Emergency Press Conference.

EMERGENCY PRESS STATEMENT BY THE PARTY BY THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN

Good evening ladies and gentlemen of the media. You are once again welcome to the headquarters of the New Patriotic Party.

We invited you here today to speak to some issues in the ongoing Polling Station Executives and Electoral Area Coordinators Elections of our Party.

First and foremost, the process of election of Polling Station Executives commenced from Saturday, February 19, 2022, with the Opening of Nominations and Closing on Monday, February 21, 2022. 

Per an earlier release by the General Secretary, vetting of prospective aspirants will be from Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and ends on Thursday, February 24, 2022. After this will be the conduct of the Polling Station Election from Friday, February 25, 2022, and ends on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

The Party has been monitoring this process keenly since it stated. Notwithstanding all the adequate preparations to ensure a smooth process in this election, there have been reports of pockets of incidence happening in some of the constituencies. A few are Kade Constituency, Manhyia North, Become Freho, Ninmgo Prampram amongst others.

There are also videos of disturbances being circulated on social media platforms as a result of purported instances where party people have been denied access to buying the polling station application forms.

The party wishes to emphasize that it has made available, adequate nominations forms to the Polling Stations/ Electoral Area Elections Committees, which are the mandated Committees for the conduct of the Polling Stations and Electoral Areas Elections in the 38,622 Polling Stations across the country.

The National Leadership of the Party, is per this press conference, directing all Polling Stations/ Electoral Area Elections Committees to make available the application forms to all eligible party members who wish to partake in this polling station elections. It is also assuring all eligible members that the party will take steps to ensure that application forms are made available to them.

With immediate effect, the party is also dispatching officers to reported areas of disturbances for fact-finding and investigations, and where necessary, disciplinary sanctions will be applied. 
Further to this, it is also reported that some leading personalities have procured application forms for aspiring polling station executives. 

The party wishes to advise that any such matters relating to financial support in this process must be channeled through the National Party Secretariat for uniformity, fairness, and accountability.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, on this note, the National Party has decided to extend the sale of the Polling Station Application Forms by one day, that is, tomorrow, Tuesday, February 22, 2022. 

It is also by this press conference directing all Polling Station and Electoral Area Elections Committees to comply with the new extension.

Thank you for your attention. 

Long live the NPP
Long live Mother Ghana 

---Signed---
Hon. Freddie Blay
National Chairman, NPP