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The New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ghana�s biggest opposition party, has rescheduled its impending National Delegates Congress to a later date. The Congress to elect National Executives, was planned to take place on March 1, 2014. But the National Council of the party at a meeting on Tuesday moved the date to April 12. The Council, has also agreed on a centralised Congress to be held in Tamale in the Northern Region. NPP�s National Executives, had indicated that a centralised election would cost the party an amount of 1.2 million Ghana cedis, while a decentralised one would only cost a little over 150,000 Ghana cedis. The executives chose the latter, but was hit by fierce resistance, especially from Members of Parliament (MP). National Chairman, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, explained that the party was not in a sound financial state to organize a centralised election. But the MPs say their checks show that a centralized election will cost 686,000 Ghana cedis for the about 5600 delegates expected to participate in the Congress. Though those pushing for a centralised Congress have their way, it is not clear how much it is going to cost the party, Joy News� Anny Osabutey reported. However, sources say all financial matters concerning the national election have been resolved.