The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has defended its directive requiring individuals who intend to contest for party positions to resign at least six months before the upcoming National Delegates Conference, scheduled for December 19, 2026.
Speaking with Tutuwaa Danso on StarrToday, Deputy General Secretary Mustapha Gbande said the rule is aimed at ensuring transparency and fairness in the conduct of the party’s internal elections.
“The NDC is an entity governed by rules and is a body that makes its own regulations. These rules do not contravene our national Constitution. As long as they guide us positively, they are good for the organization,” he said.
According to him, the decision is intended to strengthen the party and ensure it remains capable of delivering on its mandate.
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“We cannot have persons who are privileged to assist the President in executing key government functions reneging when party responsibilities call on them. The party’s membership base is broad; some can serve in government while others manage party affairs. That is why we took this decision,” he explained.
Mr. Gbande stressed that the directive is not meant to punish, sideline, or disenfranchise any group.
“It is never a decision to deprive, punish, relegate, or disenfranchise any category of people. The underlying objective is to strengthen the party and ensure that party officers focus on party work, while government officials concentrate on government business; particularly those occupying key positions involving the management of public funds as spending officers.
“You can understand that it is important not to mix politics at that level with such responsibilities,” he added.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh/Benjamin Sackey
