The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Eastern Regional Elections Committee says it has received two petitions following the close of nominations for the party’s regional executive elections.
Chairman of the committee, Baba Jamal Konney, disclosed this while addressing the media on Thursday, October 15, after the close of nominations.
He said the petitions would be forwarded to the appropriate committee for consideration, stressing that his committee’s primary responsibility was to organise the elections.
“We have received two petitions, and it is not our responsibility to go into the petitions. We will hand them over to the committee responsible for that,” he said.
Mr. Konney also announced that 52 aspirants picked nomination forms, out of which 49 successfully filed their nominations. Of those who filed, 48 submitted their forms physically, while one filed online.
According to him, two aspirants who picked forms for the Regional Organiser position failed to submit their nominations, either physically or online. One other aspirant who picked a form for the Regional Communications Officer position also failed to file.
The Breakdown of the Nominations
The committee chairman said three aspirants picked and filed nomination forms for the Regional Chairman position, while four each filed for the First Vice Chairman and Deputy Organiser positions.
Six aspirants filed for Regional Secretary, while two filed for Deputy Secretary. For the Regional Organiser position, four aspirants picked forms, but only two filed.
Three aspirants filed for Treasurer, while four out of five who picked forms filed for Deputy Treasurer. Two aspirants each filed for Regional Communications Officer, Women’s Organiser and Zongo Caucus Coordinator.
Six aspirants filed for Deputy Communications Officer out of the seven who picked forms. One aspirant filed for Regional Youth Organiser, while four filed for Deputy Organiser.
For the women’s leadership positions, three aspirants filed for Deputy Women’s Organiser.
Mr. Konney disclosed that Richard Etornam Nyarko was the sole aspirant who picked and filed nomination forms for the Regional Youth Organiser position, putting him on course to retain the position unopposed, subject to the applicable electoral procedures.
Seven women file nominations
On gender representation, Mr. Konney said seven women were among the 49 aspirants who filed their nominations.
Five are contesting for the Regional Women’s Organiser and Deputy Women’s Organiser positions, while one is contesting for Deputy Communications Officer and another for Deputy Organiser.
He assured aspirants that the committee would conduct a free, fair and credible election without bias.
“Our main responsibility is to ensure that we conduct very free and fair elections and make sure that we get credible people to man the affairs of the region and ensure that we win the 2028 national elections,” he said.
Vetting of aspirants takes place on Friday October 16 and 17 while the regional elections are scheduled for November 14 and 15, 2026.
