The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, says COVID-19 has had an unfavorable impact on NPP entering into the 2020 elections.
Freddi Blay thinks that due to the restriction on public events and the concentration on suppressing the spread of the infection, the party would not be able to drum home their achievements to Ghanaians and that would be a big blow to them.
Due to the restriction on public gathering, political parties have actually not had the ability to start their campaign ahead of the 2020 elections.
Meanwhile, the New Patriotic Celebration (NPP) is considering electronic voting for its parliamentary primaries in the 168 constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament (MPs).
Parliamentary primaries: Must the decision be backed by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, there would be an online/offline ballot for all delegates.
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The Director of Research and Elections of the NPP, Evans Nimako, told the Daily Graphic that the party was thinking about various choices to ensure that the parliamentary primaries occurred without a hitch.
He explained that in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the issue of physical and social distancing, the electronic ballot had actually come up highly.
He stated with e-voting, there would not be the requirement for delegates to converge on ballot centers as they could easily vote from their phones in the comfort of their homes or at the constituency secretariat.
