The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Elections Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has warned that no group will be permitted to congregate at polling centres on voting day during the party’s presidential primary.
He said the directive forms part of measures to ensure a peaceful and orderly election, adding that all rules governing the primary have been communicated to the presidential aspirants and their representatives.
Mr. Osei Owusu noted that all necessary arrangements have also been finalised in collaboration with the Electoral Commission (EC).
Speaking in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, January 27, Mr. Osei Owusu explained that delegates would be required to vote and leave the premises immediately.
“In our party’s rules, one thing we have insisted on is that on that day, we will not expect any group to congregate anywhere. You walk in, vote and leave. We don’t want to see in the constituencies where people gather at one place under a shed or a canopy,” he said.
He also warned against the bussing of delegates, stressing that the practice is prohibited under the party’s rules.
“We discourage that; it’s part of the rules we shared. We don’t want anybody to provide any such,” he cautioned.
The New Patriotic Party is scheduled to elect its presidential candidate on January 31 as part of efforts to reorganise and reposition the party following its defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Aspirants contesting the NPP flagbearer position include Kennedy Agyapong, former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Ing. Kwabena Agyepong, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, and Dr. Bryan Acheampong.
