Five Incumbent New Patriotic Party Members of Parliament in the Eastern Region were not contested at the end of the nomination process Friday 21, 2020 ahead of the Parliamentary primaries.
The MP are Bryan Acheampong (Abetifi), George Kwame Aboagye (Asene-Manso-Akroso), Dan Botwe (Okere), Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (Ofoase-Ayirebi), and Joseph Tetteh (Upper Manya Krobo).
The Eastern Regional Secretary of the NPP Jeffery Konadu explained to the media that “83 people picked nomination forms but 79 filed across 27 constituencies which we have sitting Members of Parliament in the region”.
He added further that “out of these, five MPs went unopposed. Apart from that, two constituencies had two persons filed each, constituencies where three persons filed were five (5), and constituencies where four persons filed were six. Whilst constituencies, where five aspirants filed, were three (3) and finally, one constituency had six persons filed their nomination forms”.
The Regional Secretary said vetting will start from February 28, 2020, while the constituency annual delegate conference for the election of Parliamentary Candidates comes off April 25, 2020.
He commended the constituency parliamentary Committees for good work done ensuring peaceful process in the region and “urged them to remain neutral and create a level playing field for all aspirants to campaign for the delegates to decide whom they prefer to be a parliamentary candidate”
According to the guidelines for the primaries aspiring Parliamentary candidates, paid a non-refundable filing fee of GH¢20,000 and a GH¢2,000 application fee.
Meanwhile, all Aspiring Parliamentary Candidates other than the sitting Members of Parliament were directed to pay a Party Development Fee of GH¢30,000.
However, Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) enjoyed a rebate of 50% on the filing fees and Development Levy. By this, they were required to pay a non-refundable fee of GH¢27,000.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
