Ashanti CPP opens nominations for constituency polls

The Ashanti Regional Office of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) is set to open nominations for its constituency elections from tomorrow, August 15,  to 25, 2014.

Zoning of all the 47 constituencies in the Ashanti Region into six zones will follow on  August 30 and 31, 2014 before elections are held for its constituency officers.

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the CPP, Mr Daniel Essien, who confirmed this to the Daily Graphic in Kumasi on Wednesday, said the nomination and filing fees would be GH¢50.00 each.

He emphasised that all party members aspiring to the various positions in the constituency elections would have to be party members in good standing, that is, they must have paid all their monthly dues, and also honoured their obligations.

“The regional executives of the party will not countenance aspirants who   still owe the party in terms of their monthly dues at the time of the opening of nominations. 

We will ensure decorum in a democratic dispensation,” he stated.

He indicated that after the constituency elections, opening of regional nominations would continue from August 25 to September 15, 2014; adding that the cost of nomination forms would be GH¢50.00 and the filing fee; GH¢1,000.00

The expected positions to be contested for, are as follows: chairman, vice chairman (two), secretary, assistant secretary, organiser, assistant organiser, women’s organiser, assistant women’s organiser, youth organiser, youth organiser, treasurer and education secretary.