The New Patriotic Party will be holding a regional delegates conference May 4, 2019 to elect executives for the new regions.

“This decision was arrived at by the party’s National Executive
Committee (NEC) at its meeting held on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the
party headquarters,” the ruling party said in a statement.

Below is the full statement:

NPP TO HOLD ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANT REGIONAL EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

The NPP shall, pursuant to Article 18 of the Party’s Constitution and
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, hold an Extraordinary
Regional Annual Delegates Conference on May 4, 2019, to elect officers
to occupy vacant regional executive positions, occasioned by the recent
regional reorganization.

This decision was arrived at by the party’s National Executive
Committee (NEC) at its meeting held on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the
party headquarters, and was subsequently ratified by National Council,
same day. The meeting had in attendance, H.E. President Akufo-Addo, H.E.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the Chief of Staff, the party’s
National Chairman and other NEC members.

NEC has, as part of the Regulations governing the impending
conference, directed that, all persons serving as regional executives
(appointed/elected) in regions that have been split, have the OPTION of
choosing where they want to be, and shall MAINTAIN their current
positions.

If on the other hand, any regional officer is desirous of contesting for a different position, then he/she shall vacate his/her current position, in order to be eligible to contest for the new position. Consequently, the position he/she was occupying shall be declared VACANT for fresh nominations to be filed.

Also, National Council approved the composition of Standing and Adhoc
Committees of the Council comprising Finance Committee, Constitutional
and Legal, Vetting Committee, Organizational Committee, Research
Committee, National Disciplinary Committee, Dispute Resolution
Committee, ICT Committee, Welfare Committee, Elections Committee, Events
Committee, Communications Committee, and also approved additional names
to the party’s National Council of Elders. These committees shall soon
be inaugurated.

Finally, on the impending extraordinary regional delegates’
conference, the Party shall soon come out with guidelines and modalities
for the conduct of the conference in all the affected regions. It is
the expectation of the Party that all stakeholders shall be guided by
these directives.

…Signed…

John Boadu

General Secretary, NPP