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NPP delegates maintain youth age limit at 40

By Edward Acquah

Accra, July 19, GNA – Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have rejected a proposed amendment of the Party’s Constitution to cut the youth age limit at 35.

The rejection means that that the age limit for a person to contest the NPP youth organiser position will be maintained at 40.

The proposal was roundly rejected by delegates at the Party’s National Delegates Conference in Accra.

The Conference is the highest decision-making body of the Party.

More than 5,500 delegates met to deliberate on 56 constitutional reform proposals submitted by the Constitutional Amendment Committee.

Earlier, the delegates rejected a proposed amendment to allow constituencies to be directly involved in the compilation of albums for polling station elections.

The delegates also accepted the proposal to expand the base of delegates who elect the party’s presidential candidate by 40 per cent.

The reform will lead to the abolishment of Article 13(1)(9) of the NPP constitution which established the Special Electoral College.

The new structure would include members of the National Council, National Executive Committee, Regional and Constituency Executive Committees, Electoral Area Coordinators, Polling Station Executives, National Council of Elders, National Patrons, all past National Directors, sitting and past MPs, and TESCON representatives from each recognised tertiary institution.

The rest are all card-bearing ministers and deputy ministers, MMDCEs, 15 delegates from every external branch, founder members, and three representatives each from special organs of the party.

Proponent of the reform had argued that the existing elctoral college structure was not representative.

The Conference, on the theme: “Rebuilding Together with our Values,” seeks to promote unity and harmony within the party and work together recapture power in 2028.

GNA

Edited by Samuel Osei-Frempong

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