News:
August 9, 2011
With barely a week to go for the opening of nominations for the ruling NDC parliamentary primaries in constituencies which do not have sitting NDC Members of Parliament (orphan constituencies) on 16th August 2011, names of big guns in the party have come up as competitors in the New Juabeng North constituency.
The contest in that constituency promises to be one that will be keenly contested with personalities such as Edward Omane Boamah, Deputy Minister of Environment Science and Technology, Samuel Nuamah Donkor, a former Minister of State under the Rawlings regime, and Mr Antwi Boasiako Sekyere, a Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, all coming up as probable contestants.
The New Juabeng North seat, has been a safe seat for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) since 1996 and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is committed to wrestle the seat.
Mr Nuamah Donkor has been out of public glare and active politics since the Rawlings Administration exited power and it’s thought that the he’s launching a comeback by running for the parliamentary seat.
Hon. Omane Boamah who is one of the young and vocal deputy ministerswho enjoys a lot of public appeal is expected to test his popularity in the constituency during the primaries.
The month long exercise is being held early ahead of the 2012 general elections to afford the NDC party the opportunity of electing strong candidates who have the capacity to unseat NPP members of parliament in the “orphan constituencies’’.
Aspirants will have to pay GHC 2,000 for the nomination but female contestants have been given a rebate and are to pay half of the fee.
Eligible candidates who can run on the party’s ticket must be card bearing and active members of the NDC party for the past two years.
Story : Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh