NDC Primaries: Dickson blames electoral act for irregularities

A politician has attributed irregularities during the National Convention of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to the recently amended Electoral Act. The statement points to the legal framework governing party primaries as a source of the problems encountered during the convention.

This past year, the National Assembly revised the 2022 Electoral Act. A key change introduced by this amendment was the mandatory requirement for political parties to conduct direct primaries as the sole mode for selecting their candidates. This legislative shift aimed to enhance internal democracy within parties.

The politician's assertion suggests that the implementation of direct primaries, as mandated by the new act, may have inadvertently created conditions for the reported irregularities. The focus now shifts to how the party and electoral bodies will address these concerns within the existing legal structure.