The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has directed all members of the party engaged in parliamentary campaign activities, whether directly or indirectly, to stop with immediate effect.
“Members are accordingly cautioned against organising or participating in meetings, engagements, tours, donations, public appearances or any other activities intended or reasonably perceived to promote or advance a parliamentary candidature ahead of the official opening of nominations,” it said.
A statement issued in Accra and signed by the party’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, said the directive followed deliberations by the Party’s Functional Executive Committee (FEC) on what it described as activities by some members with apparent parliamentary ambitions in various constituencies.
Disruptive
It said the party considered such premature activities inappropriate and potentially disruptive to its unity, cohesion and orderly functioning,
“Any member who disregards this directive shall be subject to disciplinary action and severe sanctions in accordance with the party's constitution, rules and regulations.
The statement asked regional, constituency, branch and other party officers to ensure compliance with the directive.
Guidelines
It said the party remained committed to a transparent, orderly and credible process for selecting its parliamentary candidates.
“The party will, at the appropriate time, officially communicate the opening of nominations and the applicable guidelines,” it said.
The statement urged all members to respect the party's established processes and remain disciplined in the interest of party unity.
Roadmap
Per its schedule, the party opened nominations for constituency executive elections on Tuesday, September 15 and is expected to close today (September 17, 2026) with the filing of nominations from September 23 to September 24, 2026.
The vetting of candidates would take place between September 25 and September 27, 2026; the appeals committee would sit from September 29, 2026, to October 1, 2026, and the constituency elections would take place between October 24 and October 25, 2026.
Regions
For the regional executive elections, nominations will open from October 6 to October 7, 2026, while the filing of nominations would take place on October 14 and 15, 2026, while vetting would take place on October 16 and October 17, 2026.
It said the appeals committee would sit from October 19 to 20, 2026, with regional youth and women conferences scheduled for November 13, 2026 and the regional executive elections due for November 14 and 15, 2026.
National elections
The opening of nominations for National Executive positions would take place from October 20 to 21, 2026.
It said filing of nominations is scheduled for November 7 to November 9, 2026, with the vetting of national applicants fixed for November 12 to 13, 2026.
It said the appeals process had been scheduled from November 15 to November 16, while the youth and women conference would take place on December 12, 2026, and the national congress on December 19, 2026.
Presidential and parliamentary
The party is yet to announce the timetable for nominations and the subsequent presidential and parliamentary primaries.
