Abolition of delegate system is not a cure for monetisation - Evans Nimako
Evans Nimako, the Director of Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), stated on Adom FM's Dwaso Nsem that the Supreme Court's decision against the use of a delegate system in parliamentary primaries will not necessarily solve the problem of monetisation in Ghana's politics. He said, "We have all not seen the full judgment and so we do not know the actual basis. But what the court is saying is that the decision is to kill monetisation. I am saying this is not the cure."
Nimako believes opening up party primaries to all eligible members may not be the solution and could shift the financial burden of internal elections from individual aspirants to political parties. He explained that if every card-bearing member in good standing is allowed to vote, parties would have to organise large-scale elections involving thousands or even millions of members, citing an example of a membership of eight million. He questioned the cost implications of organising such elections, comparing them to expenses incurred by the Electoral Commission (EC) for national elections.
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Evans Nimako, NPP's Director of Elections, discusses the Supreme Court's ruling against the delegate system in parliamentary primaries. He questions
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