{"id":352237,"date":"2017-09-10T17:42:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T17:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=352237"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:59:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:59:22","slug":"pnc-forms-committee-to-restructure-party-ahead-of-2020-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/pnc-forms-committee-to-restructure-party-ahead-of-2020-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"PNC forms committee to restructure party ahead of 2020 polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has set up a three member committee\u00a0to develop an action plan for the reorganization of the party ahead of the 2020 polls.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the committee include; Comrade Emmanuel Wilson Jnr, Comrade Jacob Amoako and David Apasera.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u00a0is also considering an early congress to elect new executives and a\u00a0 flagbearer for the 2020 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>These were captured in a resolution from the party\u2019s standing committee meeting held on Saturday, September 9, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;bacR1wxdrz3iCFS0QMT26K2KVv7fSz7O&#8221;]The Committee in a release copied to <strong>citifmonline.com<\/strong> said separate elections will be held for the National Officers and the flagbearer.<\/p>\n<p>PNC\u2019s flag bearer polled 22,298 votes representing 0.21% of total votes cast in previous elections. This was the worst performance permanence of the party in a presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>It went into the 2016 elections led by <a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/10\/akufo-addo-makes-pncs-edward-mahama-ambassador-at-large\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>Dr. Edward Mahama<\/strong><\/span><\/a> who has now been appointed by the Akufo-Addo government as an Ambassador-at-large.<\/p>\n<p>Following the 2016 elections, the party\u2019s has suffered a deepened internal wrangling which recently resulted in the suspension of its General Secretary, <a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/22\/pnc-suspends-general-secretary-atik-mohammed\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>Atik Mohammed<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mohammed was accused of bringing the image of the party into disrepute. His accusers cited his repeated invectives on the 2016 Presidential Candidate Dr Edward Mahama at NEC meetings.<\/p>\n<p>On the matter of a pick-up vehicle allegedly gifted to the party\u2019s chairman, Mr. Bernard Mornah by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), the PNC\u2019s standing committee said it has referred the matter to the Council of Elders to \u201cgo into it and advise the house at the next meeting on the facts and appropriate action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Standing Committee also resolved that, \u201cAll leaders and party members have been ADMONISHED to respect the decisions of NEC, particularly in acknowledging and refraining from acts that have the tendencies of bringing the authority of NEC into disrepute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParty leadership must act always in ways that portray PNC as a disciplined party poised and ready to form a ruling government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has set up a three member committee\u00a0to develop an action plan for the reorganization of the party ahead of the 2020 polls. 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