The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will next month hold a Special Delegates Congress to cut down the number of flagbearer aspirants from the current Ten(10) to Five (5). According to Article 13 (9) of the party’s constitution, a Special Electoral College will play a pivotal role in this process. The Electoral College will comprise the National Council, National Executive Committee, Regional Executive Committees, National Council of Elders, Members of Parliament from the NPP, representatives from special party organs, past national officers, representatives from external branches, founding members who registered the party, and party card-bearing Ministers.

Meanwhile, in November 4, 2023 contest, 208,342 delegates are eligible to elect a presidential candidate for the party.

These delegates are drawn from the elaborate structure of the NPP; they come from the basic unit of the party, the electoral area to the national level and overseas structures of the party as well Members of Parliament (MPs) and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives(MMDCEs).

Below is a breakdown of persons qualified to vote as delegates in the upcoming primaries:

MPs/MMDCEs – 398

Ministers/Deputy Ministers – 28

Founding Members – 50

National Council – 61

Patrons & Council of Elders – 30

Regional Officers – 17 x 16 – 272

Constituency Officers – 275 x17 = 4,675

Constituency Patrons – 275 x 5 = 1,375

Constituency Council of Elders – 275 x5 = 1,375

Electoral Area Coordinators – 6,272

Polling Station Executives – 38,622 x 5 = 193,110

Overseas Branches – 27 x15 = 405

TESCON – 291

Total – 208,342.