Delegates attending the ongoing National Delegates Conference of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have rejected a proposal to amend Article 7(30) at its Saturday, July 19, 2025, conference.
The amendment, which was approved, would have granted regional executives the authority to appoint individuals other than polling station, electoral area, and constituency officers to oversee polling station and electoral area elections.
However, the delegates initially rejected the amendment through a voice vote, despite the committee overseeing the amendment process admitting that the amendment had been captured and approved.
Following a loud protest from the delegates, the committee retook the vote, resulting in the delegates again rejecting the amendment.
The proposal read, “Amend article 7(30) of the Constitution to provide that the Regional Executive Committee shall appoint persons other than Polling Station. Electoral Area and Constituency Officers, to supervise Polling Station and Electoral Area elections.
The justification provided was that “Constituencies are directly involved in the compilation of the album for organising polling station and constituency elections. It is therefore prudent that supervision of these elections should be taken to the regional level to absolve it from any conflict of interest.”
But the delegates rejected it, making it unsuccessful.
Furthermore, the delegates have approved a proposal to elect their communications director.
Additionally, the delegates have agreed to grant voting rights to the President of TESCON in various universities during the presidential primary to elect the party’s flag bearer.
At the National Executive and Council levels, representatives from their external branches will be permitted to have three to five representatives at each level, respectively.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
