The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has settled on November 4, 2023 to hold a presidential primary to elect a flagbearer for the 2024 general elections Graphic Online has gathered from sources within the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before then the party will hold a special conference on August 26, 2023 if the aspirants are more than five. That special conference will reduce the number to a minimum of five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources within the NPP have hinted Graphic Online that these were the outcomes after the party’s National Council meeting in Accra on Monday (April 3, 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday’s council meeting Graphic Online gathers discussed the timetable for the party’s presidential and parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2024 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The council, which is the second highest decision making body of the party after conference, had met on two previous occasions twice without reaching a consensus and called for extensive consultations on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon broader consultations, the National Council finally came out with the dates for the two primaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sources said nominations for the presidential primary would open on May 26, 2023 and close on June 24, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the parliamentary primaries, nominations would open on December 20, 2023 and close on January 4, 2024. The parliamentary primaries would be held on February 24 ,2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sources said nomination forms for the parliamentary primaries would be sold a GHc3,000 and filing fees at GHc35,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the National Chairman of the party, Stephen Ayesu Ntim has scheduled a press conference on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is expected the outcome of Monday’s national council meeting will be announced at the press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
more to follow…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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