600 pick up nomination forms for NPP primaries

At the close of nomination on Sunday March 6, about six hundred (600) applicants picked up nomination forms to commence the process of contesting the April 30 NPP primaries.

The leadership has officially welcomed all into the contest, and urged all to be circumspect and engage in responsible campaigning.

“Aspirants shall make it a duty amongst others to ensure that his/her agent or him/herself shall not issue or cause to be issued directly or indirectly, text messages and/or other electronic means casting innuendos and/or aspersions on the character of other aspiring candidates”.

Also to ensure his/her agent him/herself shall not engage in any acts of intimidation, violence etc during the period of campaigning.

It must also be noted that the rule and regulations therein prescribed for the primary shall be strictly adhered to by all. In the case of a breach, an aspirant will be deemed to have breached Article 4(7) of the Party’s constitution and will be sanctioned appropriately.

The closing date for filing of forms is the 18th of March 2011 at 5pm at constituency offices to be received by the Parliamentary Elections Committee.

Assessment and certification continues from March 12th -16th for Regional Executive Committees, 21st-24th March for Constituency Executive Committees.
Vetting starts the 26th and ends on the 29th of March, and campaign period ends at 6pm 29th of April.

Parliamentary primaries will take place on April 30 2011.

We wish all aspirants well and will endeavour to administer a healthy free and fair election.

SOURCE: NPP Communications Directorate