The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to conduct a verification exercise of constituency albums across the country in preparation for the 2024 general elections. This move was instigated by a directive from the National Council of the party to ensure that the primaries are conducted in a free, fair, and transparent manner.
According to a statement released by the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the party leadership will coordinate with all Constituency Executive Committees through the Regional Executive Committees to streamline the verification process for each constituency album. The General Secretary will make available to each constituency, its album with an attached document for the verification process.
A Verification Exercise Committee will be constituted to supervise the process in each constituency, and the Committee will be made up of the Chairperson of the Constituency Council of Elders, the Constituency Chairperson, the Member of Parliament for the Constituency if any/Representative Constituency Secretary, Organiser, Constituency Information Technology Coordinator/Officer. The Committee is instructed to meticulously scrutinise the album to ensure transparency for this all-important exercise.
The verification exercise is aimed at ensuring that all names on the constituency albums are genuine and meet the requirements of the party’s constitution. The exercise will be conducted by a team of officials appointed by the Regional Executive Committees in collaboration with the Constituency Executive Committees.
For the most part, the NPP has urged all members of the party to cooperate with the verification team to ensure a smooth exercise. The party has also assured its members that the exercise would be conducted in accordance with the party’s constitution and the laws of the land.
The NPP is preparing for its primaries ahead of the 2024 general elections, and the verification exercise is expected to help the party to weed out any ineligible voters and ensure that only genuine members of the party participate in the primaries. The Committee has until May 26, 2023, to complete the verification process and submit it to the Regional Executive Committee by May 31, 2023. The Regional Executive Committees are to submit the albums and their findings to the office of the General Secretary by June 23, 2023.
In a nutshell, the NPP is committed to conducting a transparent and fair primary election, and the verification exercise is a step towards achieving this goal. The party’s decision to weed out ineligible voters and ensure that only genuine members of the party participate in the primaries is a step towards promoting transparency and accountability within the party. It is hoped that this exercise will serve as a model for other political parties in the country to follow.