The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is expected to vet 10 parliamentary aspirants today in constituencies where primaries were put on hold.
The 10 constituencies are Tano North, Manhyia South, Mampong, Fomena, Adansi-Asokwa, Afram Plains South, Ayensuano, Abuakwa North, Lower West Akim, and Akwatia.
NDC on August 12, 2023, closed nominations for 10 out of the 18 constituencies which could not participate in the May 13, 2023, national parliamentary primaries due to “unresolved issues.”
The party will hold primaries in the aforementioned constituencies on 25th and 26th August 2023.
Mr Daniel Amartey Mensah, the acting Director of Elections of the NDC, told the Ghana News Agency that all was set for the vetting of aspirants for the 10 cleared constituencies on Wednesday.
He said the Party was putting measures in place to resolve outstanding issues to enable the remaining eight constituencies to hold their primaries by next month.
“The Party believes that there are few outstanding issues we need to resolve. It is important for us to resolve those issues before we move on,” Mr Mensah said.
The NDC initially planned to hold parliamentary elections in 276 constituencies, including the Santrokofi-Akpafu-Lolobi-Likpe (SALL) on May 13, 2023, but could not conduct the elections in some of the constituencies due to unresolved grievances among other “internal issues.”
The party last Tuesday gave the green light for ten out of the 18 suspended constituencies to hold their primaries to elect candidates to represent the party in the 2024 general elections.
