PPP Opens Nominations For National Executive Positions

Jan 7, 2015, Source - Spy Ghana

The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) has opened nominations for its national officer positions.

In a press release, the Chairman – National Elections Committee, De-Roy Kwesi Andrew said, Interested persons are to pick up their nomination forms, complete them and submit to the Party Head Office within the stated period.

“Available positions to be contested are National Chairman, three Vice Chairpersons, National Secretary and National Treasurer.

Nomination forms can be acquired at a cost of GHC 200 from the Party Head Office in Asylum Down, Accra payable by Cheque in the name of the Progressive Peoples Party.”

According to the release, Filling fees shall be GHC 5,000 for the Position of the National Chairman, GHC 2,000 for any of the 3 vice chairperson positions and GHC 3,000 for the positions of the National Secretary and National Treasurer.

However, any female aspirant for any of the positions shall pay 50% of the approved filing fees.

Candidates are to have their nomination forms endorsed by at least a member from each of the ten regions in Ghana before submission.

In a related agenda, the National Committee has directed all constituencies that have finished their constituency elections to pick up printed copies of nomination forms from their regional offices and open nomination for parliamentary candidate elections with immediate effect. Guidelines for the conduct of parliamentary primaries have been communicated to the regional and constituency executives across the country.