General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has revealed that the party’s parliamentary nomination forms have been oversubscribed.
The party on August 27 opened nominations for presidential and parliamentary candidates for the upcoming primaries slated for November 7, 2015.
[contextly_sidebar id=”KlkaDkpW0Dj1RxAnl2EulRR0FiWqsqTx”]With some few weeks into the opening of nominations, reports indicate an increase in the number of aspiring MPs who have picked up nomination forms to contest various seats across the country.
Among the new entrants include Dr. Ezenator Rawlings, Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuye and the PRO of the VRA, Sam Fletcher.
Addressing party supporters on Thursday after the Vice President Amissah Arthur picked nomination forms for President Mahama, Mr. Asiedu Nketia attributed the increased enthusiasm to what he referred to as an indication of the confidence Ghanaians have in the NDC and John Mahama.
“The filing of nominations by various candidates have been going on very enthusiastically,… the indications that we have point to the fact that the party’s candidature at the parliamentary levels have been oversubscribed, …that shows the vibrancy of the party and the confidence Ghanaians have in the government of President Mahama,” he stated.
Meanwhile the national executive body of the NDC has sacked officials who are reported to have issued nomination forms to George Boateng, a potential competitor for President Mahama for the flagbearers’ position.
Justifying the decision to sanction the party’s accountant and administrator, Johnson Asiedu Nketia stated that the two did not follow appropriate procedure in the discharge of their duties.
He added that the forms sold out to George Boateng were a draft copy since the forms could only be sold after it has been embossed with the “party’s official seal” by the General Secretary.
The NDC also recently concluded a biometric registration for members across the country. The registration, forms part of measures to expand the electoral college to allow all registered members of the party to take part in the presidential and parliamentary primaries.
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By: Pius Amihere Eduku/citifmonline.com/Ghana