Tension seems to be mounting in the opposition New Patriot Party (NPP) over the party’s parliamentary primaries.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Citi News<\/strong> understands that there is currently a National Steering Committee meeting underway at the party headquarters without the National Chairman, Paul Afoko and General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”e3WVrAFekcJ0OHm5b2XETzQfVBwtYju8″]Per the NPP constitution, it\u2019s only the National Chairman who can call a Steering Committee meeting.<\/p>\n Sources within the party office tell Citi News<\/strong>, the National Chairman is currently out of the country while the General Secretary is in Kumasi.<\/p>\n Vetting in Greater Accra postponed<\/strong><\/p>\n In a related development, vetting of NPP Parliamentary aspirants of the Greater Accra Region has been postponed to Tuesday.<\/p>\n The Deputy Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the Party, Adams Sabo Abdul Rhaman in an interview with Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0said that the party is hoping to get clearance after two isolated constituency court issues are cleared.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s as a result of some arrangement within the regional executive level; we\u2019re supposed to have done it today. There are some few constituencies that have issues to be ironed out in court, which include Ablekuma West and Krowor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Ablekuma West, we just received the letter a day ago and with that of Krowor, it was there but we thought everything had settled until this \u00a0primary issue came up and they came back again. Beside these two constituencies the others are ready for the exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n He noted that barring any last minute hitches, about 32 constituencies out of the 34 in the Greater Accra region will \u00a0\u201ccontinue with the [vetting] process from Tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Brong Ahafo Region<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Brong Ahafo \u00a0Region, the leadership of the party is hopeful to complete the vetting exercise within three days.<\/p>\n About ninety aspirants are supposed to vetted in the Region.<\/p>\n The party in the region begun the exercise on Monday ahead of the party\u2019s primaries on June 13, 2015.<\/p>\n Eastern Region<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile vetting of aspirants in the Eastern Region will begin on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Regional Youth Organizer Jerry Osei Poku told Citi News<\/strong> the NPP in the Region will use only two days to vet the 89 aspirants.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the Eastern Region we have decided to use two days for our vetting and it will take place at our campaign office in Koforidua. At the close of filing on Thursday, 89 people have filed their nomination out of the 89 we have ten females and we have about 20 youth who have filed their nominations.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEight of the seats are being contested unopposed and these are Akim Swedru, Akim Akyease, Suhum, Okere, Akuapim South, Afram Plains North, Atiwa West and Upper Manya Constituencies. So far everything is on course,\u201d added the regional youth organizer.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n