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Henry Quartey has cautioned the youth against engaging in violent activities in the Greater Accra Region.

The Regional Minister advised them to maintain peace and unity, particularly now that both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) are gearing up to hold their primaries to elect Presidential and Parliamentary candidates into the 2024 general elections.

Mr. Quartey asked the youth not to "take the law into their hands", warning that "we don't want any violence in Accra. That we will see people wielding machetes and so forth because we will let the security intelligence agencies do their work without fear or favour".

"We need our peace and security in Greater Accra and as the Chairman of the Regional Security Council, I make a passionate appeal to the youth that we should calm down," he stressed while speaking in an interview on Peace FM's morning show "Kokrokoo".



NDC Primaries

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its presidential primaries on Saturday, May 6, 2023 to elect a flagbearer for the party to contest the 2024 general elections.

The party will open nominations from Monday, February 22 to Wednesday, February 24, 2023.

Deadline for the submission and filing of forms is Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

A filing fee of GH¢ 500000 has been proposed with a nomination fee of GH¢ 30000 for the Presidential aspirants.

Names of three personalities - the former President, John Dramani Mahama; a former Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, and a former Metropolitan Chief Executive of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, have come up for the presidential contest.

NPP Primaries

Names of candidates vying for the NPP Presidential slot that have cropped up include Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen; the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Osei; former Agriculture Minister, Dr. Afriyie Akoto; former Railways and Development Minister, Joe Ghartey among others.

Date for the NPP primaries is inconclusive but the leadership of the party has assured the members and delegates of free, fair and transparent elections.