The Upper Manya Constituency conference of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), scheduled for September 1, did not come off because of the delay in processes concerning both candidates and delegates listed for the event.
According to information obtained by Ghana News Agency (GNA), on the day of the conference, candidates contesting various positions had not been vetted, while the delegates’ list and ballot papers were not ready.
The Constituency Chairman, Reverend Henry Sackitey, said in an interview that the NDC Constitution stipulated that all delegates had to go through a vetting process for a credible voter register to be compiled for the conference.
He said the party was expecting 429 delegates to vote for 40 candidates who were vying for the positions of chairman, vice chairman, organiser, women’s organiser, youth organiser and their deputies.
Rev Sackitey said the constituency executive members had informed the Electoral Commission and the Eastern Regional Head Office of the party in Koforidua of the development.
The Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Mr Jeff Tetteh-Kavianu, said the situation was disturbing and called for the collaboration of all party executive members to work for peace.
He noted that it was the second time the elections had been postponed for “such unacceptable reasons.”
He said per the NDC’s constitution, the constituency chairman was the sole organiser of such elections.
He called on the other executive members who did not want the chairman to conduct smooth, free, fair and transparent elections at the conference to step aside and let the party’s constitution work to protect the peace that had existed in the area over the years.
Mr Tetteh-Kavianu said he was hopeful that by the close of this week, the delegates list for the conference would be ready.
