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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Elections Committee has disqualified 23 aspirants seeking various national executive positions after vetting 121 candidates ahead of the party’s upcoming national elections.
Spokesperson for the committee, Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor, said the affected candidates failed to meet the eligibility criteria stipulated in the party’s constitution and electoral guidelines.
Speaking to the media after the vetting exercise, Dr Otokunor disclosed that 122 individuals had submitted nominations to contest the various positions. However, one aspirant failed to appear for vetting, leaving 121 candidates to undergo the screening process.
Out of the 121 aspirants vetted, 98 were cleared to contest, while 23 were disqualified for failing to satisfy the required conditions.
He explained that the majority of the disqualifications stemmed from a specific constitutional provision outlining the prerequisites for individuals seeking national executive positions.
According to him, the committee based its decisions on the party’s electoral guidelines, which provide further clarification on the constitutional requirements.
“122 individuals filed, and one was absent for the vetting, so it means that 121 undertook the vetting. Out of that, we had 23 disqualified. So if 23 were disqualified, then it means that we have about 98 people cleared to contest,” he said.
Dr Otokunor added that almost all the affected aspirants failed to meet a particular constitutional requirement governing eligibility for national executive positions.
“Almost all of them were disqualified on a clause that provides a prerequisite for individuals who contest for national executive positions. And they didn’t meet that clause, that requirement, and so they had to be disqualified,” he stated.
The NDC is scheduled to hold its 9th National Delegates Congress on Saturday, December 19, 2026, where party members will elect new national executives as part of its reorganisation efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.