The National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is in power, has been urged by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to settle all of its differences before their May 13 presidential primary elections.
According to Justin Frimpong Kodua, the General Secretary of the NPP, the concerns raised by one of the flagbearer aspirants, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor should be addressed.
He warned that if the issues weren’t resolved, there might be violence during the primaries.
“We have also seen the injunction filed by Dr. Duffuor, we are urging the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to have a critical look at it. As a government, we are more committed towards having a peaceful atmosphere in the country, and we will not let people take the laws into their hands. We want successful primaries, we don’t want any tension, hooliganism or any form of activities the constitution frowns on. At the end of the day, we want them to have credible primaries,” the General Secretary of the NPP stated.
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Additionally, the former finance minister requests that the party send him the entire voter register at least five weeks prior to the election.
In a related news, the NDC intends to hold presidential and parliamentary primaries, but the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has given notice that it will not oversee those elections.
According to the EC, this is because of the legal problems that have plagued the primaries scheduled for May 13, 2023.
The EC chairperson claims that the decision was made to avoid the commission being found in contempt.
“In order that we are not cited for contempt, the Commission has taken the decision not to supervise the conduct of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections until after the determination of the case by the court,” citinewsroom.com quoted Jean Mensah during a meeting held on Wednesday, May 10.
