PNC outdoors delegates congress roadmap

The National Standing Committee (NSC) of the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC) at its meeting held at the Party Headquarters in Accra on March 26, 2015 approved the roadmap leading to the National Delegates’ Congress.

Pursuant to that, NSC opines that the party has come a long way since 1992 and yet to garner sufficient votes to constitute government. Consequently, we have to embark on party organization in order to strengthen ourselves by electing capable executives’ at all levels, Polling Stations, Constituencies, Regional and National. It is against this backdrop that we must go into the 2016 election as very united and purposeful.

We must all be thinking of how we can deliver victory in 2016. That is why as members of the PNC; we owe it a duty to ourselves and to Ghanaians to:

a. Conduct ourselves in a manner to ensure that we do not bring the name of the Party into disrepute in this exercise

b. Be tolerant of each other’s opinion

c. Respect each other

d. Be disciplined in our approach to issues

e. Be each other’s keeper

The reason we are a Political Party is to win Political Power to develop Ghana and improve the lot of our citizens.

We urge the rank and file of our Party to be at peace with each other and regard the various level elections a significant step in our preparations towards victory in 2016 to govern Ghana.

We expect winners to be magnanimous and genuinely reach out to the losers and those who supported them. We call on the unsuccessful ones and their supporters to fully and unconditionally support the winners.

We are all in this struggle together for the redemption of the people of Ghana.

In this regard, we adopt the following as guide for our various level elections. This can be amended as at when new and formidable ways arises

Schedule for Conferences and National Delegates’ Congress:

a. Polling Station Conferences – April, 30th 2015,

b. Constituencies Conferences- May, 30th 2015

c. Regional Conferences – June 30 2015

d. National Congress – August, 14th – 16th 2015

Conferences:

Rules for Constituency Aspirants (nominations forms-April 20-25)

1. Every aspirant shall have paid his/her membership dues for the past three (3) years.

2. Every aspirant shall obtain filling documents at twenty Ghana cedis

3. Aspirants for chairman:

Male-shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of two hundred Ghana cedis

Female-Shall pay no filing fee

4. . Aspirants for Vice Chairman:

Male- shall pay one hundred Ghana cedis nonrefundable fee

Female- shall pay no filing fee

5. Aspirants for Secretary:

Male: Shall pay a nonrefundable fee of one hundred Ghana cedis

Female: Shall pay no filing fee

6. All other aspirants:

Male- shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of fifty Ghana cedis

Female-shall pay no filing fee

The conduct of the constituency elections shall be supervised by the Electoral Commission.

The EC shall be responsible for the elections and declaration of same

Every constituency shall constitute a vetting committee that must include:

1. The Chairman of council of elders

2. A female member that is not contesting

3. A youth that is not contesting

4. Any other member

The constituency shall publish the names of the aspirants through radio stations at least three times before the election date.

REGIONAL RULES ((nominations forms- June 10-15)

Rules for Aspirants

Every aspirant shall have paid his/her membership dues for the past three (3) years.

Every aspirant shall obtain filling documents at fifty Ghana cedis (50)

Aspirants for chairman:

Male-shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of three hundred Ghana cedis (300)

Female-Shall pay no filing fee

7. . Aspirants for Vice Chairman:

Male- shall pay two hundred Ghana cedis (200) nonrefundable fee

Female- shall pay no filing fee

8. Aspirants for Secretary:

Male: Shall pay a nonrefundable fee of two hundred Ghana cedis (200)

Female: Shall pay no filing fee

9. All other aspirants:

Male- shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred Ghana cedis (100)

Female-shall pay no filing fee

The conduct of the Regional elections shall be supervised by the Electoral Commission.

The EC shall be responsible for the elections and declaration of same

Every Region shall constitute a vetting committee that must include:

The Chairman of council of elders

A female member that is not contesting

A youth that is not contesting

Any other member

The Region shall publish the names of the aspirants through radio stations at least three times before the election date.

NATIONAL DELEGATES’ CONGRESS (nominations forms-July 10-15)

Rules for Aspirants

Every aspirant shall have paid his/her membership dues for the past three (3) years.

Every aspirant shall obtain filling documents at two hundred Ghana cedis (200.00)

Aspirants for National Chairman & Leader:

Male-shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of five thousand Ghana cedis (5000)

Female-Shall pay no filing fee

. Aspirants for Vice Chairmen:

Male- shall pay two thousand Ghana cedis (2000.00) nonrefundable fee

Female- shall pay no filing fee

Aspirants for General Secretary:

Male: Shall pay a nonrefundable fee three thousand Ghana cedis (3000)

Female: Shall pay no filing fee

All other aspirants:

Male- shall pay a nonrefundable filing fee of one thousand Ghana cedis (1000)

Female-shall pay no filing fee

Aspirants for Presidential Candidate:

Every aspirant shall have paid his/her membership dues for the past three (3) years.

Every aspirant shall obtain filling documents at five hundred Ghana cedis (500.00)

Male: Shall pay a nonrefundable fee ten thousand Ghana cedis (10,000)

Female: Shall pay no filing fee

The conduct of the National elections shall be supervised by the Electoral Commission.

The EC shall be responsible for the elections and declaration of same

There shall be constituted a National Vetting Committee that must include:

The Hon MP for Builsa South, Alhassan Azong

Member of council of elders

A female member that is not contesting

A youth that is not contesting

Any other member (Hon. Moses Dani Baah)

The Headquarters shall publish the names of the aspirants in the media (print & Electronic) at least three times before the election date.

NSC has recommended that National Delegates’ Congress be held in the Upper West Region to honour the memory of Moro Egala and President Hilla Limann

GENERAL DOS & DON’Ts:

1. Every aspirant shall be limited to pick forms for one position only

2. The use of decent language by candidates is highly entreated.

3. No candidate, their agent(s), assigns should deface or peel of posters or any other campaign paraphernalia of any other candidate.

Signed

Bernard Mornah

General Secretary on this 26 day of March, 2015 AD in Accra