NPP Opens Nominations Today For Assin North Constituency By-election

The governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) has opened nominations today for its parliamentary primaries in the Assin North Constituency by-election.

The decision was taken at its Steering Committee (SC) meeting held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Nominations are to close on Thursday, June 1, 2023, while the election has been slated for Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

A statement signed by the General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua said “The Party has also approved detailed Rules and Regulations to govern the conduct of the exercise which would be made available to stakeholders. However, Nomination Forms will be available at the Constituency Party Office for purchase.”

Following the supreme court’s ruling that declared the election of James Gyakye Quayson as Member of Parliament for Assin North as null, void, and unconstitutional, a by-election to elect a new MP has become imminent.

Parliament, through its clerk, wrote to the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Assin North seat vacant. T

In a memo to the Electoral Commission, the clerk stated, “I, CYRIL KWABENA OTENG NSIAH, Clerk to Parliament, do hereby formally notify you of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Assin North Constituency necessitated by the Judgement of the Supreme Court dated 17 May 2023 vide Writ No. J1/11/2022 issued in respect of James Gyakye Quayson in the case of Michael Ankomah Nimfah vs James Gyakye Quayson.”