By Philip Tengzu
Wa, (UW/R), Aug. 16, GNA – Some elected executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nandom Constituency, have called for the immediate removal of the names of eight disputed constituency appointees from the Party’s electoral register.
The call follows an eligibility dispute over the eight appointed Nandom Constituency officers’ participation in the NPP Upper West Regional Delegates Conference.
They also called on the Party’s national and regional leadership to explain why the disputed appointees were included in the Party’s voters’ register despite an earlier petition against their appointment ahead of the conference.
The concerned elected executives made the call in Wa during a press conference held on Saturday, August 15, 2026, on the sidelines of the Conference.
Mr Edmund Bangnia Aayel, Nandom Constituency Secretary of the NPP, who addressed the press, insisted that the appointment of the disputed officers be suspended pending a transparent determination of the matter to ensure all parties were treated equally.
According to the statement, Article 7(11) of the NPP’s Constitution required the elected Constituency Executives and the Member of Parliament, in consultation with the Regional Executive Committee, to appoint the officers within 14 days of the executives’ election.
Mr Aayel, however, alleged that Mr Patrick Nakpenaa, Nandom Constituency Chairman of the Party, submitted a list of nominees without a meeting of the Constituency Executive Committee to deliberate on and approve the list.
He maintained that a “constitutionally” constituted quorum of the Constituency Executive Committee subsequently met and proceeded with the appointments.
He said the concerned executives subsequently petitioned the Party’s national leadership to recognise the appointments made by the “properly” constituted meeting and disregard the alternative list submitted by the Constituency Chairman.
Mr Aayel therefore said they suspected foul play in the circumstances that led to the inclusion of the names of the disputed appointees in the voters’ register.
He stressed that their concern was not based solely on the conduct of individuals but on the need for any committee determining a politically sensitive constitutional dispute to conduct itself in a manner that inspired confidence in its impartiality.
They therefore demanded the preservation of all relevant election records, including registers, declaration forms, appointment forms, reports and communications relating to the dispute.
The concerned executives further urged the Party to take all lawful measures necessary to restore confidence in the electoral process if its integrity had been materially compromised.
They also appealed to the Party’s national leadership to intervene decisively, saying: “The Nandom dispute presents the Party with an opportunity to demonstrate that the NPP is governed by rules and institutions rather than personalities.”
They said a constitutionally sound, transparently communicated and fairly implemented decision on the matter would strengthen the Party’s internal democracy.
Mr Aayel said they had chosen to pursue the matter through constitutional channels, dialogue and due process rather than confrontation and called for a transparent and constitutionally grounded resolution of the appointment dispute.
GNA
Edited by Audrey Dekalu
Reporter: Philip Tengzu, GNA
Email: [email protected]