NPP Kicks Against Alan Kyerematen Decision To Buy Nomination Forms For Polling Station Executives ...Says Such Financial Support Must Be Channeled Through NPP National Secretariat For Accountability
Following this development, the NPP led its national chairman, Freddie Blay has issued a warning to party stalwarts after Mr. Alan purchased forms for aspiring polling station executives
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater 
The leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has kicked against the current decision taken by the potential flag-bearer of the NPP who doubles as the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen to pay for nomination forms for all aspiring polling stations executives across the country.
Following this development, the NPP led its national chairman, Freddie Blay has issued a warning to party stalwarts after Mr. Alan purchased forms for aspiring polling station executives
According to the NPP, it has taken note of reports that some leading personalities of the party have procured application forms for aspiring polling station executives.
This comes after Trade Minister Mr. Alan Kyerematen has reportedly paid for nomination forms for all aspiring polling station executives across the country.
Mr. Kyeremateng is reported to have funded the entire nomination forms in all 275 constituencies to facilitate the ongoing polling station-level election process within the elephant family.
To lessen the burden on the grassroots leaders, the party stalwart sent out money to the various constituencies to cover the cost which otherwise would have been borne by the very grassroots members of the party.
In the case of orphan constituencies, Mr. Alan Kyerematen paid for both the nomination forms and the cost of the passport pictures of the aspiring polling station executives.
But, at a press conference in Accra on Monday, February 21, the National Chairman of the NPP, Mr. Freddie Blay advised that any such matters relating to financial support in this process must be channeled through the National Party Secretariat for uniformity, fairness, and accountability.
“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,” Mr. Blay said.
According to him, per an earlier released by the General Secretary of the party, the vetting of prospective aspirants will be from Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and ends on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
He noted that after this will be the conduct of the Polling Station Election from Friday, February 25, 2022, and ends on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
According to Mr. Blay, the party has been monitoring this process keenly since it started.
Notwithstanding, he noted that 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.
He asserted that a few are Kade Constituency, Manhyia North, Become Freho, Ninmgo Prampram amongst others.
According to him, 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.
He emphasized 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 themWith immediate effect, he noted that the party has also dispatched officers to reported areas of disturbances for fact-finding and investigations, and where necessary, disciplinary sanctions will be applied," he noted
"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," Mr. Blay stated.
