The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued a directive mandating all its parliamentary candidates to spend a “minimum of four days per week” in their respective constituencies.

The party says this is to strengthen their campaign efforts ahead of the upcoming December 7 general elections.

The party’s general secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said the party has observed that some parliamentary candidates are not consistently present in their constituencies.

According to him, the lack of engagement raises concerns about the potential impact on the party’s performance in both presidential and parliamentary elections.

“You should know that this lack of engagement would significantly affect our electoral fortunes in both presidential and parliamentary elections,” part of the statement read.

The statement noted that the NPP expects all parliamentary candidates to dedicate sufficient time to engage with constituents.

Meanwhile, the party has also instructed the regional campaign teams to monitor the activities of the candidates and report on them.

“The regional campaign teams are hereby directed to submit weekly reports of the activities of their parliamentary candidates to the National Secretariat. We trust your usual attention and cooperation in this matter.’’