Ahead of the NPP parliamentary primaries, vetting process has ended in the Eastern Region and some 15 parliamentary aspirants have been disqualified from contesting.
The 15 aspirants who were disqualified during the vetting process in the eastern region are from nine constituencies.
The party in a statement said a “detailed report and reasons for their disqualification will be sent to the National Headquarters for consideration and final approval.”
Sixty-four (64) candidates were passed in all in the eastern region after the vetting. Notable among the candidates who did not pass the vetting process was Philip Addison who had been disqualified from contesting the Akuapem North.
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Philip Addison and one William Adjei Twumasi, a Bursar with the Akuapem Presbyterian College were disqualified for failing to “nurture the constituency.”
The Eastern Regional Secretary of the Party, Jerry Konadu, said aspirants who were unhappy with their disqualification could appeal.
“The national party will take a final decision of the vetting committee’s report and all the proposed disqualified aspirants have the opportunity to propose the national appeals committee for their case to be heard.”
Meanwhile, the incumbent NPP party has formed a three-member committee to be chaired by board chairman of SSNIT, Dr. Kwame Addo Kuffour, Peter Mac Manu and Cecilia Abena Dapaah to address concerns of any aspirant who may have aggrievances when disqualified by the vetting committee.
