A two-term former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzoh, has been disqualified from contesting the position of Western Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the party’s upcoming Regional Delegates Conference.
The decision was announced by the Western Regional NPP Vetting Committee after completing the vetting of aspirants seeking various regional executive positions.
Explaining the decision, Chairman of the Western Regional NPP Elections Committee, Ernest Nkrumah Taylor, said Mr Bonzoh was among 30 aspirants who appeared before the committee but failed to meet the minimum academic qualification required for the position.
According to Mr Taylor, the NPP’s guidelines require candidates contesting for the position of Regional Secretary to possess at least a first degree, a requirement Mr Bonzoh did not satisfy.
He said this formed the basis for the aspirant’s disqualification by the vetting committee, chaired by former Western Regional Minister and former Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Gifty Kusi.
The NPP’s regional vetting exercise is currently taking place across the country as the party assesses the competence, qualifications and eligibility of aspirants ahead of its Regional Delegates Conference.
