“All executive members are now acting leaders with the exception of the General Secretary and the Leader/Founder of the party.

[contextly_sidebar id=”b9yh31yw4LakdD0Be9oMlj3tfXGtJ29K”]At a Press Conference in Accra, Mr. Hassan Ayariga, Leader/Founder of the party, said the APC has notified the Electoral Commission to that effect, and that members of the party who are interested in managing the affairs of the party are welcome to begin campaigning for available positions.

He said the APC was formed in an election year, and that many of the positions were not keenly contested by the party members.

Mr. Ayariga said the APC believes in liberal principles, adding that “the APC is the only party that anyone from any party will find principles he supports and I call on people from the various political parties to join us reorganize the APC.”

He said a committee has been established to embark on a nationwide tour from November 15, 2017, to all constituencies, to organize polling station executives and activate party activities across the country.

It shall also issue party membership cards to new and old members as well as capture detailed information of every member in the party’s database.

“Other committees such as the new Council of Elders, Youth Wing, Women Executive Wing and Zongo Wing would be formed during the tour.”

Mr. Ayariga said the committees would prepare the grounds for the election of constituency and regional executives.

“The leadership has declared 2018 as the year for the national delegates’ congress where national executives as well as a Presidential Candidate would be elected. The polling station, constituency, regional and national executives at all levels are encouraged to support in the effort to ensure the success of this important mission,” he said.

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Source: GNA

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The National Executive Committee of APC in a statement issued on Monday October 10, described the EC’s reasons for its disqualification as “bogus”.

The statement signed by the General Secretary, Razak Kojo Opoku, also called on the party’s supporters to remain calm as it works to contest its disqualification of its flagbearer, Hassan Ayariga.

“The National Executive Committee(NEC) of All People’s Congress (APC) wishes to encourage our successfully Filed Parliamentary Candidates and members of our great Party to remain Calm and resolute as the Party leadership seek to use the legal approach to address the disqualification of our Presidential Candidate,” the statement said.

The All People’s Congress’ (APC) aspirant, together with 12 other presidential aspirants, were disqualified from contesting in this year’s presidential elections by the Electoral Commission for failing to meet the electoral requirement of filling their nomination forms.

The EC said it was unable to accept Dr. Ayariga’s nomination because the candidate did not provide evidence on his statutory declaration as to his hometown or residence in the constituency as per the legal requirements.

It also stated that, two subscribers to Dr. Ayariga’s nominations also subscribed for another presidential candidate, an act which is in breach of Regulation 7(4) of CI 94.

The EC also said the APC flagbearer’s forms had forged signatures of other people on it, and hence will be referred to the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution, in line with section 211, 248, 251, 256 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

‘PPP, PNC, others disqualified’

Those disqualified included the People’s National Convention’s (PNC) Dr. Edward Mahama, the Progressive People’s Party’s (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, and Great Consolidated Popular Party’s  (GCPP), Henry Lartey.

The others are the Independent People’s Party’s (IPP) Kofi Akpaloo, Democratic People’s Party’s (DPP) Thomas Ward Brew, Ghana Freedom Party’s (GFP) Akua’s Donkor.

The rest are Akwasi Addai Odike of the United Progressive (UPP), the Reformed Patriotic Democrats’ (RPD) Kwabena Adjei.

The United Front Party’s (UFP) Nana Agyenim Boateng and Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings of the National Democratic Party (NDP), were also disqualified.

An Independent Candidate, Alfred Asiedu Kwame Walker, was also been disqualified.

Different reasons were given for the disqualification each of the candidates.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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