The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its parliamentary primaries across the country today, Saturday, August 24, 2019.
The primaries is to afford the party the opportunity to elect suitable candidates for the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, in a statement released on the eve of the primaries, “this election is
being conducted not in all the 275 constituencies, as in some, candidates who filed, stand unopposed, and in
others preparations are ongoing to get them ready to decide on their candidates on a date yet to be
determined.”
He stated that “when day breaks tomorrow, it is the delegates and they alone, who have the exclusive authority under our party’s Constitution to decide who represents us in the Parliamentary elections of 2020.”
According to him, “it is both in our party’s interest and the interest of Ghana that delegates vote for persons in whom they have absolute confidence: persons who can represent their interests adequately in Parliament, protect the fortunes of our party, and more importantly, win their respective seats so that the NDC can win the majority of seats in the next
Parliament.”
He urged that “at this time when all campaigning is over, and the expectations of all the aspirants are left in the hands of the delegates, I call on all members of the party to remember that it is only in unity and peace that we can fight next year’s elections to attain victory.
BY Melvin Tarlue