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NPP begins vetting of candidates in Eastern Region
Koforidua, April 13, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr
Lord Commey, National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),
says it is the National Executive Council (NEC) that
determines who should contest the parliamentary seats on the
ticket of the Party.
He stressed that, the right of every party member who
satisfied the conditions of the Party's constitution to
contest a parliamentary seat would not be infringed upon
"but the determination of suitability remained the
prerogative of the NEC".
The National Organizer was briefing the press at Koforidua
on Sunday, prior to the commencement of vetting of
parliamentary aspirants in the Eastern Region.
He said in as much as the Party promised to be fair to all
aspirants, it would not compromise its firm stand and
declared that the vetting exercise for this year would be
more vigorous and intense than the previous ones to ensure
that suitable candidates were selected.
"Our Party has suffered in some situations that if we had
done further checks on the background of the candidature of
some parliamentary aspirants some of those difficulties
could have been averted. We have learnt lessons from those
mistakes," he said.
Mr Commey said whoever sought to become a parliamentarian on
the ticket of the NPP must satisfy the requirement of the
national constitution and then the NPP's rules and
regulations in addition.
He explained that the Party's internal democracy was so firm
and beautiful that, "anyone who wants to contest on our
ticket must satisfy our standards and must respect the right
of the NEC in determining the suitable candidate for
parliament".
The Eastern Regional Chairman of NPP, Mr Yaw Gyekye Amoabeng
said 10 constituencies would be vetted on the first day
while the remaining 12 would take their turn on Monday.
He said a team made up of National, Regional and
Constituency Executives would vet all the 65 aspirants
including sitting Members of Parliament in the Region.
GNA
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