NPP regional elections underway

NPP regional elections underway

- The governing NPP elects Regional Officers to running the party's affairs for the next four years

- The regional elections are expected to end on Tuesday, April 24

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are currently voting across the 10 regions of Ghana to elect executives who will lead the party for the next four years.

The elections are expected to continue till Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Over 700 delegates are expected to converge at the Trade Fair Centre, La to decide who lead the party. There about 54 persons contesting various positions in the party in the region.

NPP regional elections underway
Photos from some of the centres of the NPP regional elections

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In the Eastern region, 644 delegates expected to cast their votes.

In the Ashanti Region, 40 candidates are vying for various positions with 909 delegates expected to cast their votes.

NPP regional elections underway
NPP regional elections underway . Photo Credit: Citinewsroom

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The contest in the Ashanti Region promises to a hot one, hence the deployment of 200 uniformed and plain-clothed officers to maintain order at the event grounds.

YEN.com.gh’s checks from the remain regions indicate a peaceful and calm electoral process.

NPP regional elections underway
Massive police presence in the Ashanti Region. Credit: Citinewsroom.com.

The regional elections will pave way for the national election of the party’s national officers ahead of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.

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K. Effah Evans Effah is a holder of a BA Diploma in Psychology and Linguistics from BA, Psychology and Linguistics. He’s a former Yen.com.gh editor who covered current affairs news and stories about Ghana. Before Yen, he worked for Citi FM and Ringier Ghana.