Acting General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has stated that the national council of the party has passed a resolution to extend the mandate of all serving officers of the party by three months.

He said following the expiration of the four-year mandate of the party officers, the national council resolved that the executives at all levels of the party maintain their position in order to pave way for primaries to be conducted.

“National Council passed a resolution to extend the mandate of all serving officers of the party at each level by three months following the expiration of their four-year mandate to allow for primaries to be conducted,” he said.

At a media briefing today, the acting general secretary stated that the national council of the party also adopted the reports of the ad hoc committee set out to review and streamline the proposals for amendments to the constitution of the party.

He said the proposals of the ad hoc committee is subject to adoption by the national conference of the party which is slated for Sunday, December 17, 2017, in Kumasi.