Aspiring presidential candidate hopeful, Agyepong, has described the voice voting method used in approving 54 out of the 56 proposals for amendment at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates conference as unconstitutional.
According to him, the voice vote used in the exercise is not recognized by the party’s constitution.
He explained that the most appropriate way to have dealt with the motions was to allow the constituencies to deliberate on them, vote on them, and then have the General Secretary of the party submit the report before delegates.
He made the remarks on “Frontline” on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM with host Kwabena Agyapong.
He opined that “you cannot make a clear judgment on the voice vote and even determine whether it is two-thirds of those who voted to amend or not amend.”
Kwabena Agyapong stated that the party had a responsibility to allow the various regions to discuss the motions and proposals, but they failed to do that.
“Our constitution is explicit and does not allow voice votes when it comes to an amendment. The constitution states an amendment can take effect with a two-thirds majority, so if you use a voice vote, you will not be able to make that determination. You cannot possibly make that evaluation. 2009 was the first time this voice vote was used, which several party members resisted, but they ignored the concerns of party members and used the voice votes.
I had suggested that the 56 proposals were too many because we had critical issues we had to deal with. In the future, we should not consider more than 3 motions for amendments. However, the majority of the delegates have spoken and we have to accept that,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
