The New Patriotic Party would on Tuesday, September 10, switch to a new membership card which has a security seal and a serial number.
The new card has a blue hard cover with the emblem of the Party, the elephant embossed on it. The First Vice National Chairman, Mr. Stephen Ntim told a press conference that the new card, which would bear the signature of only the General Secretary, Mr Dan Botwe would help the party upgrade its membership drive and collation of reliable data. He said it would enable members to renew their commitment to the party. According to him, the issue of the new cards would start a process of ensuring a sturdy source of income through party dues, registration fee, etc.
Mr Ntim said in the past, they had only the photograph, name and constituency of the member concerned without his or her personal particulars but with the new card, it would not be difficult to trace and have basic information on each member. Mr Ntim said the issuance of the new cards does not affect, in anyway the number of years that the holder had been a party member. He said there is no deadline for the surrender of old cards but they anticipate a situation where the old party card would eventually cease to be valid.
Mr Ntim said the sale of each card at 3,000 cedis would accrue to the party a profit of 1,000 cedis. The Constituency would take 500 cedis, Regional, 300 cedis and National Headquarters would take 200 cedis out of the 1,000 profit.
