NDC chooses the presidential candidate on January 19th

Policy of Thursday, November 29, 2018

Source: Myjoyonline.com

2018-11-29

Except last-minute changes, the National Democratic Congress (NEC) will go to the polls on Saturday, January 19, 2019 to select a candidate for the 2020 elections.

For the first time in the history of the largest opposition party, party leaders at the branch, constituency, regional, and national levels will participate in the process of selecting the party. flag.

Myjoyonline is learning that the National Executive Board (NEC) concluded at its meeting on Wednesday that the application forms should sell for 20 000 GH ¢ while the candidates will have to pay 400 000 GH ¢ as filing fee.

However, female applicants will pay 50% less for filing fees, while female applicants with physical disabilities will receive a further reduction.

The party is expected to hold a press conference on Thursday, 29 November, during which further information on the process should be disseminated.

The elections originally scheduled for December 7, 2018 have been suspended to give newly elected national officers some time to plan the presidential primaries.

A few weeks ago, the NDC went to Congress and elected new national leaders led by President Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, to run its business for the next four years.

The Congress, which began on Saturday, November 17, was completed in the early hours of Monday, becoming the most durable of all time.

More than 9,000 delegates participated in the election, but this number is expected to increase significantly for the presidential primaries, which have been open to all party leaders from branch, constituency, region and country.

A source told Myjoyonline that, in addition to the members of the management, former members appointed to the government, while the NDC was in power and founded the party, also participated in the primaries.

Plot of Mahama

Some 12 aspirants, including former President John Mahama and several of its members, have expressed their intention to challenge the presidential primaries.

At the same time, Ben Ephson, editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper, advised many flag-wannabes who wanted to head the CND in the 2020 elections to merge with former president John Mahama.

This is, in his opinion, the only way to minimize the margin that he considers an obvious victory for Mr. Mahama.

"I think they're getting together, like four or five, they get together and say," We support a person against Mahama ", it will be an interesting race.