Elections in Ghana: NPP Parliamentary Primaries set for June 20

NPP has scheduled June 20 for Parliamentary Primaries in 168 constituencies. This was communicated via a tweet on the official twitter handle of the New Patriotic Party. NPP Parliamentary Primaries set for June 20 was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. 

It said, “The Party has scheduled June 20, 2020, to hold its Parliamentary Primaries in the 168 Constituencies where the Party has sitting MPs to elect its Parliamentary Candidates for the 2020 General Elections.”

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“The Party has also resolved to acclaim the sole candidate who had filed his nomination to contest in the Presidential Primaries, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as the Party’s 2020 Presidential Candidate.”

“These critical decisions were taken by the party at a National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Council meetings jointly held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.”

‘The acclamation of the Presidential Candidate and his Running Mate will soon be communicated to the general public. Equally, the Party will soon issue guidelines for the conduct of the Parliamentary Primaries.”

NPP Parliamentary Primaries set for June 20 will help elect parliamentary candidates for the party for the 2020 general election.

The elections will be held on December 7th and the ruling NPP must go through the primaries to elect and put forth its Parliamentary Candidates.

However, the official acclamation of the current President Nana Akuffo Addo and his vice head of filling of nominations at the EC is expected soon.