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Sunday, July 28, 2019 Policy
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-07-28
Both did not meet the qualifying criteria for the race
Two people were prevented from participating in the next parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress in the Volta region.
It is Paul Mensah Voegborlo, who wanted to participate in the constituency of Keta and William Mawuli Ahado, who wanted to participate in the riding of North Tongu.
They did not meet the qualifying requirements to participate in the race.
Kafui Agbleze, NTC's Regional Director of Communications for the NDC, explained that "Mr. Voegborlo was in possession of a party card from a region different from that of the Volta, in violation of the party's constitutional regulation ".
In the case of Mr. Ahodo, who was seeking to overthrow the incumbent, Samuel Okujeto Ablakwa, who wished to be re-elected, he had not spent enough time with the party in the North Tongu constituency to meet the criteria. minimum membership required to be able to run for Parliament. the NDC ticket.
Sixty other candidates were, however, allowed to participate in the primaries at the end of the audit at the NDC regional party office in Ho.
Party leaders have not yet signed Rebecca Agbogah's candidacy to Adaklu's constituency to replace outgoing president Kwame Governs Agbodza. Agbleze said that "the party had learned, after Ms. Agbogah's control, that she had challenged the PPP ticket in the 2016 general election, which could result in disqualification".
The party's regional secretary, James Gunu, told Citi News that the party had "asked all candidates to sign pledges not to participate independently in case they were disqualified for any reason".
"In order to consolidate the unity and cohesion of the party in order to win a resounding victory for HE President John Dramani Mahama, as well as for the NDC in the presidential and legislative elections of 2020, aspirants would be invited to sign a form statement of commitment to accept the results of control and primaries without recourse to legal or judicial litigation, "said Mr. Gunu.
74 people initially chose application forms, but not all of them submitted their forms.
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