The Deputy General Secretary for the National Patriotic Party, Nana Obiri Boahen has suggested an online filling of nomination forms due to heckles and complaints from several aspirants.
According to him, to avoid heckles, he will propose to the party to consider an online registration of all types of nomination forms in the foreseeable future.
The Deputy Secretary who has been assigned by the Party to the monitor Southern Zone including Eastern Region visited some areas today.
He told Nkawkaw based Agoo FM that he has been embarking on an unexpected tour to the various constituency offices where he has been assigned to see how the purchase of nomination forms is going.
Speaking to Obaahemaa Yaa Mirekua on the evening news analysis program, Nana Obiri Boahen disclosed that he was in the Eastern Region, Thursday, 30, January 2020 and purchase of the forms were encouraging at the places he visited.
He also stated there was calm and did not record any challenges at all the places he visited in the Eastern Region.
“Apparently, the only place my attention has been drawn to so far is in the Krachi Constituency where I was told the forms have not reached the constituency office. As a political party I think the online forms will help us”. He added
Some other regions including the Ashanti and few others have recorded a shortage of forms. At Ashanti Akim South Monday, Mr Eric Amofa Jnr experience same challenges when party executives present told him the constituency received three forms but have been sold out already.
He says this and others may be the reason to consider the online nomination form.
Nana Obiri Boahen also suggested that in the near future, card bearing members must also be allowed to vote when electing constituency chairmen since it has only been party executives who are given the mandate all the times.