[ 2015-03-30 ]

Pro-women fiat: NPP could suspend parliamentary nominations
The opening of nominations for the New Patriotic
Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary primaries scheduled
for today, Monday March 30, is likely to be put on
hold, Starr News has gathered.

This is due to the protests that have greeted the
new directives given by the National Executive
Committee of the party regarding the primaries.

The party has directed that its 16 female MPs
should not be contested by male candidates in
their respective constituencies.

It also directed that certain constituencies in
the Greater Accra Region should only be contested
by Ga indigenes except in exceptional
circumstances.

However, the National Council of the party is
meeting today over the wave of protests that have
welcomed the directives.

Speaking to Starr News, the Vice Chairman of the
party’s Election Committee O.B. Amoah said the
affirmative policy being introduced by the party
cannot be thrown away completely.

“We thought it was a good idea, the challenge we
have now is that; it hasn’t gone down well with
the people.

“In some constituencies, people have
personalised it and they feel we are imposing
certain candidates on them.

"If national council meets, or even general
council meets and it becomes an issue, we chart
the way forward but as for the policy it should
not be thrown away. We need to put out so much
education so that every member comes to understand
the benefit of such an idea,” he stated.

Source - Starrfmonline

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