The Convention People’s Party(CPP) has begun the process of organising internal elections to elect new officers for its constituency, regional and national offices.
This is to position the party firmly on the group and make it more attractive and visible to the Ghanaian electorate as the 2020 polls inch closer.
According to the guidelines for the 2019 constituency election for party officers signed by Acting General Secretary Kwabena Bomfeh, picking and submission of nomination forms for the consituency elections had already been completed, with the elections scheduled to be completed by the end of February.
The guidelines stated that nominees for the constituency chairmanship paid a fee of GH500 while those contesting the Vice Chair and Secretary Positions paid GH400.
All other positions, including women and youth organisers, Education Secretary and Treasurer, according to the guidelines, paid GH300 each.
Explaining further, the guidlines stated that nomination fees were to be utilised by the region for electoral and administration expenses.
It stated that constituency polls would also be supervised and endorsed by the Electoral Commission.
