Ghana: Afoko Flouted Constitutional Requirement - NPP

Lawyers for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have accused the embattled National Chairman, Paul Afoko, of flouting a requirement of the party's constitution.

According to the Lead Counsel, Godfred Yeboah Odame, it was a requirement in the party's constitution to have at least two women on the Disciplinary Committee (DC). However, Afoko, in his capacity as the then National Chairman, submitted names of only men and one woman to the National Council (NC) for the DC, which was contrary to the constitutional requirement.

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