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One year is enough to replace delegates system with one-member-one-vote – Asiedu Nketia
NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the party can implement a one-member-one-vote system for its internal elections within the one-year timeline set by the Supreme Court, arguing that a credible membership register is already in place.
In a 5-2 majority decision, the Court directed all political parties to replace the delegate system with a "one member, one vote" model within one year.
The court has given the state and political parties one year to implement the directive The judgment held that restricting internal elections to a select group of delegates disenfranchises ordinary party members and violates the democratic principles enshrined in the 1992 Constitution The court gave the state one year to implement the directive.
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