NPP has elected a convict as 1st Vice Chairman - Akwatia MP

“A member shall be disqualified from holding any office or contesting any election in the party if he or she has been convicted and/or sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction in respect of any offense involving high treason, an offense involving the security of the state, dishonesty, fraud, or moral turpitude, unless a period of 10 years has elapsed serving of the sentence or he or she has been granted a full pardon,” he added.

The first vice-chair is Boadu, and it's been said, and I'm so shocked how NPP got it wrong because if you read Article 3 of the Constitution, it talks about eligibility to hold an office within their party, and it escaped the NPP that this is a convict,” he said.

He said the rule applies to people convicted of offences involving high treason, state security, dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude, unless 10 years have passed since the person served the sentence or the person has received a full pardon.