Peacefmonline.com can confirm that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has settled on the wife of the murdered Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Ophelia Hayford, as the deceased's successor in the constituency.
Reports received indicates that the ruling party, on Monday, sent a letter to the Electoral Commission (EC) invoking Section 13 (4) of CI 127 to allow a 10day extension of the nomiation period within which the party will file her name.
This was affirmed by the leadership of the NPP on Asempa FM's Ekosisen programme.
Section 4 of the Public Elections Regulations 2020, C.I. 127, states that: “Where at the close of nominations, but before the election, one of the candidates dies, a further period of 10 days shall be allowed for nominations."
Madam Hayford is said to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).
Peacefmonline is also reliably informed that the nominee has already written to the hierarchy of the Ghana Police Service communicating her decision to resign.
The life of Mr Ekow Kwansah Hayford, hitherto, the NPP's Parliamentary cndidate for Election 2020, was snuffed out rather gruesomely last Friday, while returning from a campaign trip in Abeadze Dominase.
The MP was shot dead by suspected highway robbers.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/GHANA
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What a nut! Wasn’t Mahama selected through the ballot? Well, when the head is spoilt the followers are the same.
@Fii you are right if a whole party can conveniently select John Mahama with an unprecedented record of incompetence and corruption as their presidential candidate then everyone is capable of assuming any role
This is a clear case that Ghana is being ruled by use.less group of people. The don't look for competence and experience, they look at convenience. Look at what serem alhassan is doing walking Wellington boots on top of kaba and sleet in the midst of flood. You cannot use sympathy to appoint people to assume the role they need experience for.