The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that it is prepared to hold its presidential and parliamentary primaries on Saturday, May 13, as scheduled, with or without the assistance of the electoral management body.
The EC initially declined to oversee the election due to an injunction request made by Dr. Kwabena Duffour, one of the candidates for flagbearer, but the lawsuit was later withdrawn.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the NDC, expressed his displeasure with the EC’s decision to charge to supervise internal political party elections on Friday. He asserted that the elections will still take place even if the EC chooses not to get involved.
“We have a contractual agreement with the EC, but if they fail to supervise our primaries, we will use our internal structures to conduct the primaries. They are mandated to supervise our primaries. We had a discussion with the EC this morning to dispatch all materials. We even assured them to fly the materials if they encounter any difficulties. We will take full responsibility for our elections. The elections will surely come on,”
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the NDC will hold its presidential and parliamentary primaries. The voting period will run from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Relatively, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a former finance minister has formally withdrawn from the NDC’s upcoming flagbearer election.
The former governor of the Bank of Ghana said in a press conference on Friday that his decision was based on his complaints about the procedures surrounding the party’s upcoming primaries, particularly the voters register.
He claims that there have been numerous irregularities with the exercise, which the party leadership has not addressed.
As a result, he emphasized that he will no longer run for the NDC’s flagbearer position, adding that he will continue to communicate with the party’s grassroots.
Earlier on, Dr. Duffuor pulled out his lawsuit seeking an injunction against the NDC’s upcoming weekend primary elections.
