The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) goes to the polls today to elect executives to steer the affairs of the party ahead of the 2020 elections, amidst allegations of massive vote-buying.
Sixty-five aspirants are vying for various positions in a contest that has become nasty. Some contestants are at each other’s throats.
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Maximum security would be required at today’s event to avert skirmishes.
About 8,500 delegates across the country are expected to converge on the Trade Fair Centre in Accra, to as it were, empanel a formidable Functional Executive Committee (FEC) to ensure victory.
Positions such as national chairman, vice chairmen, general secretary, deputy general secretaries, national organiser, deputy national organisers, communications officer, deputy communications officers, national executive committee members and the Zongo Caucus coordinator are up for grabs.
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General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, also known as ‘General Mosquito,’ who helped the party capture power from the NPP in 2008, would face an uphill task in maintaining his position.
In recent times, some stalwarts of the party have ganged up to boot him out of office.