Founding members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region are calling for the annulment of the delegates system within the party, as they embark on an introspection exercise to unravel what caused the humiliating defeat in the just ended elections.
In a statement issued in Kumasi, under the signatories of Mr Kofi Obiri Yeboah and Kofi Nsia Amponsah - Chairman and Secretary of the group respectively - they touched on a number of issues which they believe caused the heavy defeat.
According to the group, the delegate system of the party was hampering the fortunes of the NPP, since it breeds bribery and corruption. "The process, where a few members select party leaders for the greater majority, cuts across all party internal elections and has its attendant negative tendencies, including bribery and corruption, leading to monetisation within the party elections," they wrote.
The Founding memebers have, therefore, told party leaders to embark on a massive member registration and, thereby, empowering all card-bearing members in good standing to vote in NPP primary elections.
