News:
November 25, 2011
The Communication Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and MP for Okaikoi South, Nana Akomea has stated that the date for opening of the ruling NDC party’s parliamentary nominations is ill- timed.
According to him, as the year draws to an end especially in the month of December, where people spend lots of monies to prepare for the yuletide, it’s a bit problematic for such a political exercise which also involves a lot of monies changing hands commence around the same time.
The NDC at a press briefing on Thursday announced the opening of nominations for the parliamentary race in all constituencies where they have sitting MPs on. The exercise will be on throughout the month of December 2011.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana show, Nana Akomea was of the view that fixing the date for opening of nominations a bit earlier would have been more appropriate.
“We are entering the yuletide and we all know that many people including politicians spend lots of money, and this is the same time the campaign for parliamentary candidature ship is on, you know that the various aspirants would have to pay some monies to the delegates whenever they want to meet them, which may result in some politicians not having to spend much to celebrate Christmas with their families’’ he said.
The primaries promises to be very interesting and keenly contested as some big names including a deputy Information Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a deputy Transport Minister, Dzifa Ativor, a deputy Finance Minister Fiifi Kwetey amongst others have declared their bids.