Senior political science professor Professor Ransford Gyampo has urged the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to adhere to guidelines drawn up for their presidential primaries later this month. .
Professor Gyampo praised the NPP for setting a roadmap for holding presidential primaries, but said it wouldn't make any sense if the very people who created it started looking down on it.
He said the guidelines, when carried out letter to letter without threats or threats of victimization, would level the playing field for the long-awaited competition and create a winner. win is accepted by all.
Some important directives issued by the party include no uniformed and armed security personnel of government officials and deputies, and prohibition of active government officials and deputies from acting as representatives. voting, do not use electronic devices or phones in polling booths, do not speak or campaign. votes in vote centers, among other things.
Professor Gyampo called on those in a trusted position of the party to monitor the strict implementation of these guidelines, adding that "doing so is in their own interest". The Special Delegate Conference is scheduled for August 26, 2023 while the National Confrontation is scheduled for November 4, 2023.