The main opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has announced nominations for Parliamentary Primaries in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency of the Greater Accra region, ahead of the by-elections.
A statement issued by the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah said picking of nomination forms starts from today, Monday 17th to 18th December, 2018.
The opening of nomination for the Parliamentary Primaries in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency is in accordance with article 41 of the NDC Constitution, the statement added.
All things being equal, the cost of nominations forms and filing fees has been pegged at GH₵1,000.00 (One Thousand Ghana Cedis) and GH₵10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Ghana Cedis) respectively, with a 50% discount on the Filing fees for females and Persons with Disability.
The Ayawaso West Wuogon seat is up for grabs following the death of Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko who was the MP. He died in November in the United States after an illness.
The past few days have seen jostling for a successor of the MP especially among members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).