An elder of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Dr Amoako Tuffour has said the party and its potential candidates could be saved from attacks if it holds an early congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt helps, it may not be totally the solution but it is definitely a step in the right direction that an early congress will sort of cut down on animosities and any form of attacks on potential candidates,\u201dsaid Dr. Amoako Tuffour.<\/p>\n
Some people have emphasized the need to hold the NPP congress early beyond the constitutional requirements as this will help address the problems of infighting which comes about as candidates\u00a0travel across\u00a0the country and other parts of the world to canvass for votes.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Eyewitness New<\/strong>s, Mr Tuffour supported the claim and further advised the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party to take that idea into consideration.<\/p>\n In another development, the NEC \u00a0is expected to reconvene another meeting during which the exact date to open nominations and\u00a0 hold congress will be determined.<\/p>\n The NPP earlier held a meeting to draw a timetable for the party\u2019s flagbearer slot and set a date for the party\u2019s nominations.<\/p>\n The Commitee did not however arrive at an exact date at which the party\u2019s nominations will be carried out.<\/p>\n Information reaching Citi News<\/strong> indicates that a date in June is likely\u00a0to be picked\u00a0for the nominations.<\/p>\n In an interview with Citi News<\/strong>, the National Chairman of the party, Paul Afoko said \u201cwe went to NEC and we took a proposal from the steering committee of a suggested timetable but we haven\u2019t firmed it up yet.We will firm it up next week then we can confidently tell you the date we are going to hold our flagbearer contest.<\/p>\n He explained that the party has to constitute the National Council before it can\u00a0proceed with its decision.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a few steps to take and one of the steps that we have to take, is to constitute our national council because outside of congress, the highest decision making body of the party is the national council.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the National council is not in place to give the go ahead then whatever we do can actually be challenged so we need to take very deliberate steps to ensure that whatever we do we are on the right side of the law,\u201d Mr. Afoko explained.<\/p>\n Click on audio to listen to Dr. Amoako Tuffour<\/strong><\/p>\n