NPP issues guidelines for parliamentary primaries

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued guidelines for its upcoming parliamentary primaries.

A statement signed by the party's General Secretary, Mr Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, last Tuesday, called on party communicators, national, regional and constituency officers to desist from openly declaring support for their candidates.

Aspirants were also cautioned to desist from using "intemperate language and attacking each other in the national media".

The party reminded all party executives, officers and communicators that the guidelines governing the conduct of the upcoming parliamentary primaries were in force and must be complied with.

The guidelines included national, regional and constituency officers of the party refraining from openly declaring support or campaigning for any individual aspirant.

Similarly, all party communicators shall desist from openly campaigning or declaring support for any parliamentary aspirant through the various media outlets.

Parliamentary hopefuls were also notified that they only officially became aspirants after they had been cleared through vetting.

Moreover, it shall be the obligation of all aspirants to protect and promote the good name of the party during their campaigns.

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“Please be advised that the upcoming primaries are localised internal elections. Therefore aspirants are cautioned to refrain from the use of intemperate language and personal attacks on each other in the national media,” the statement added.

It, therefore, called on all aspirants, officers and communicators of the party to conduct themselves above reproach and adhere to all stated rules and regulations governing the elections.

The statement concluded that any conduct which has the effect of maligning others or bringing the party’s name into disrepute shall amount to misconduct and shall attract sanctions.

The NPP has set June 13, 2015 for its parliamentary primaries and already a good number of people have announced their intentions to contest the party elections.