NPP National Elections Committee To Steer Electoral Affairs

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP met on Wednesday, September 24th to deliberate on the road map towards the Presidential Primary to be held on October 18th 2014 and other Party matters. The meeting discussed and approved among other things the Steering Committee's proposals for the setting up of the National Elections Committee to oversee the conduct of the Elections.

Membership of this Committee is as follows;
1. Alhaji Bin Salih - Chairman

2. Hon. O. B. Amoah - Vice Chairman

3. Hon. Mathew Opoku Premprah - Member

4. Hon. Mrs. Ursula Owusu Akuffo - Member

5. Mr. John Boadu - National Organizer

6. Madam Otiko Djaba - National Women Organizer

7. Mr. Edward Tettey - Ag. Dir. of Finance and Admin.

8. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah - Member/Secretary

The following guidelines were also agreed upon for the formation of Regional Election Committees;

1. Chairperson of Regional Council of Elders
2. One (1) Senior Female Member of the Party
3. Regional Research and Elections Officer
4. Representative of Regional Executive Committee

The Constituency Elections Committee shall be made up of;

1. Chairperson of Constituency Council of Elders

2. One (1) Senior Female Member of the Party
3. Constituency Research and Elections Officer
NEC expressed disquiet at the excessive and intemperate language being used on the airwaves by Party Members during this internal contest and advised all to abide by the Guidelines for the Presidential Primary as approved by the National Council. The National Executive Committee urged all to exercise maximum restraint in their utterances in order to preserve the unity and cohesiveness of the Party.

With regards to Dispute Resolution, NEC advised all to abide by the provisions of the Party's Constitution regarding dispute resolution and entreated members to exhaust all internal channels of redress.

KWABENA AGYEI AGYEPONG
GENERAL SECRETARY