The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it will hold internal elections after completing the distribution of electronic identification cards to its members as part of efforts to digitize the party’s membership records.
The party has directed its members to replace their old ID cards by May 15, 2022, in order to allow for the registration of new members prior to internal elections.
The NDC’s leadership will hold a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday, May 9, 2022, to discuss the next steps.
Mr. Peter Boamah Otukunor, Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, told the Ghana News Agency that the party would hold branch elections “very soon,” adding that the records of 4.5 million members had already been digitized.
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He said the old ID cards were obsolete and explained that the new cards would be the only recognised identification card for the party’s internal elections.
He said the digitisation process would help the party to track and strengthen its management systems at all levels and help to strategise for future elections.
“Previously, we had manual registers that were kept only at the branches and do not interconnect and communicate with other areas, which make it very difficult in preparing strategies because when you need information you have to struggle. With the current system that we have developed, it is very convenient. You can know what is happening in every polling station, and constituency at the same time, and that makes the work more efficient,” he said.
Mr. Otukonor said the party is confident that by fixing its management systems and the problems identified in the 2020 elections, it will have a better chance of securing victory in the 2024 presidential election.
He said the party would announce the date for the registration of new members after the replacement of ID cards for old members had been completed.
He urged members of the party to visit their respective branches to replace their old ID cards to ensure a smooth electoral process.
“The old ID is obsolete now, so all members should make the effort to get the new cards and that will be the formal proper identification for them as members of the NDC,” he said.
