Justin Kodua Frimpong
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the filing fees and nomination dates for parliamentary aspirants ahead of the upcoming 2024 general elections.
According to the party, aspiring parliamentary candidates will be required to pay a non-refundable filing fee of Thirty-Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC35,000).
However, women, persons with disabilities, and youth between the ages of eighteen to forty (18-40) will be granted a fifty percent (50%) rebate on the filing fee.
In addition to the filing fee, aspirants will also need to pay a non-refundable Development Fee of Forty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC40,000) only.
In a statement released by the party and signed by the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said nominations for parliamentary candidates will open on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, and will close on Monday, December 25, 2023.
The party has emphasized that no aspiring candidate shall be denied access to the nomination forms.
In the event that an aspiring candidate is denied access to the nomination forms at the constituency level, they can purchase the forms at the regional secretariat.
If denied at the regional level as well, the forms may be downloaded from the party’s website (www.newpatrioticparty.org).
Forms that are printed from the party’s website must be submitted to the General Secretary at the National Secretariat of the Party.
Aspiring candidates who downloaded nomination forms from the website must provide proof that they were denied an opportunity to purchase the forms at both the constituency and regional levels.
The Extraordinary Constituency Delegates’ Conference for the election of parliamentary candidates is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Nomination forms will be sold at Three Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH3,000) only.
The NPP has reiterated its commitment to conducting free, fair, and transparent parliamentary primaries. The party counts on the support of all stakeholders as it moves forward with the nomination process.
By Vincent Kubi