The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced Wednesday, May 31, 2023, as date for the opening of nomination for the upcoming Assin North by-election.
The party in a statement said its decision was taken at a Steering Committee (SC) meeting held on Tuesday, May 30, where the timelines for holding parliamentary primary was announced.
According to the statement signed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua indicated that nominations will be closed on Thursday June 1.
It also noted its primaries to election a candidate for the by-election will take place on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
“The Party has also approved detailed Rules and Regulations to govern the conduct of the parliamentary primary election which would be made available to stakeholders. However, Nomination Forms will be available at the Constituency Party Office for purchase,” the statement asserted.
The announced made by the NPP became imminent after the Clerk to Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah on Tuesday, May 30, wrote to the Electoral Commission (EC) of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Assin North Constituency.
“I, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, Clerk to Parliament do hereby formally notify you of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Assin North Constituency necessitated by the Judgement of the Supreme Court dated 17th May, 2023,” he wrote in a letter to the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC).
By the decision one may thought the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will consider presenting a new candidate for the by-election amidst retaining the seat however the opposition party has decided to maintain the embattled James Gyakye Quayson.
