John Boadu
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged its members to demonstrate to the world that their party is the citadel of democracy as they go to polls on Saturday, June 20, 2020 to elect parliamentary candidates.
NPP made the call in a statement issued by its General Secretary, John Boadu.
According to the statement, showing to the world that the party is the citadel of democracy in Africa will only be realized if all the stakeholders adhere strictly to the rules of engagement spelt out by the National Executive Committee including the Covid-19 health protocols for the conduct of the exercise, and accordingly approach same with the necessary finesse and candor that it deserves.
It says the timing of these primaries was very crucial because it is the first democratic exercise involving mass participation that the country is going to experience since Ghana recorded her first two Covid-19 cases and the accompanying restrictions.
NPP indicated that it is important in sending the right signals that the country can equally undertake the other democratic exercises ahead of us including the continuation of the Ghana card registration exercise across the country, the EC’s upcoming new Voter Registration and the conduct of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
NPP lauded all its aspiring Parliamentary Candidates who graciously withdrew from the contest to support other candidates in deference to the interventions made by some Party Elders and the National Executive Committee in the supreme interest of the party.
The party congratulated those who were cleared to participate in the contest and wished them the best of luck in the primaries.
“As the NPP goes to the polls on Saturday, June 20, 2020, to elect its Parliamentary Candidates in the 168 Constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament, the party wishes to first of all commend all individuals who have played diverse roles towards ensuring that the processes leading to the primaries have thus far been smooth,” it said.
“The party is particularly grateful to the aspiring Parliamentary Candidates who graciously decided to withdraw their Nomination from the contest to support other Candidates in deference to the interventions made by some Party Elders and the National Executive Committee (NEC) in the supreme interest of the party.”
“The party is equally thankful to the teeming supporters of all the aspiring Candidates for their cooperation thus far. In respect of aspiring Parliamentary Candidates who have been cleared by NEC to contest in the primaries, the party congratulates them on this feat and wishes them the very best of luck in the primaries.”
By Melvin Tarlue