By Edward Acquah
Accra, July 19, GNA – The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is expected to accept or reject 56 constitutional amendment proposals by the close of its National Delegates Congress.
The Frank Davies Constitutional Amendment Committee received over 300 reform proposals, many of which focused expanding the party’s internal electoral college for electing the flagbearer.
Speaking to journalists at the Conference on Saturday, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, a member of the Ammendments Committee, said the major proposal sought to expand the delegate base for electing the next NPP flagbearer by 40 per cent.
He said the plan was to move towards the inclusion of all delegates in the electoral college in future.
Mr Nkrumah added that the success of the work of the committee would be determined the number of proposals accepted by delegates.
Over 5,500 delegates are attending the Conference in Accra to vote on proposed amendments to the party’s constitution.
The conference aims to deliberate on key reforms, including the potential abolition of the Special Electoral College system used to elect the party’s presidential candidate.
Other proposals include restructuring Constituency and Regional Executive Committees and establishing Electoral Area Committees to strengthen the party’s grassroots.
The event, 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