The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued a code of conduct to oversee the conduct of the party members in both the presidential and parliamentary primaries ahead of the 2024 elections.
According to the party, this will prevent the reoccurrence of some unpleasant events which have occurred in the past and inculcate discipline in the party’s administration.
A statement signed by the party’s General secretary, Mr. John Boadu said,
the code of conduct has been formulated in accordance with Article 18 of the New Patriotic Party’s constitution, and it is applicable to party supporters and actors including government Appointees; Ministers; Members of Governing Boards/Councils; Chief Executive Officers of Governmental Institutions; Members of Parliament; Metropolitan. Municipal and District Chief Executives; Aspirants/Potential Candidates; their Supporters and all other Members of the Party.
He went on to say that the code of conduct is applicable during the period preceding the opening of nominations for prospective candidates to contest for the party’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
A National Complaints Committee has been set up to receive complaints of infringements of this code of conduct, through the General Secretary.
The committee is made up of the Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Lawyer Frank Davies, Chairman of the National Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu Agyeman, and the General Secretary of the Party, Mr. John Boadu.
The committee has been tasked to probe each complaint of infringements of the code of conduct to determine whether or not there is a “prima facie case.”
“Where the committee has established a prima facie basis in a particular complaint, it shall make a referral to the National Disciplinary Committee for the necessary disciplinary actions in line with the provisions of the Constitution,” the party instructed.