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The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations in ten out of the 11 remaining constituencies in the Ashanti Region in the lead-up to the party’s parliamentary primaries.
The functional executive committee of the party suspended the process in these constituencies to resolve all outstanding grievances.
This development brings to 46 the number of constituencies that have been cleared to hold the parliamentary elections in the region.
The regional secretary of the NDC, Frank Amoakohene, who shared the updates with the Ashanti regional correspondent for Asaase News, said the election process for Adansi Asokwa is still on hold.
“They are no more pending,” Amoakohene said. “Ten of them have been released, except Adansi Asokwa. They have already picked their nominations [nomination forms]. They have up to Friday to file same and we will vet them on Monday.”
Amoakohene was signalling that interested applicants are expected to file their nominations by 28 April to make way for vetting on 1 May.
“So, by 13 May, we would have elected parliamentary candidates in all 46 constituencies in the region, with Adansi Asokwa still on hold. We are conducting research in that constituency, and it is not completed, and we will be guided as such.”
On 13 May the NDC will be selecting presidential and parliamentary candidates to stand in the 2024 general election. The party says it will ensure incident-free primaries.
Reporting by Jonathan Ofori in the Ashanti Region
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