The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially commenced the verification process for its 276 parliamentary aspirants ahead of the 2024 elections.

The verification exercise, taking place from August 12 to August 16, 2024, is being conducted at the Agyemin-Boateng Conference Room in Kokomlemle.

A nine-member Parliamentary Verification Committee, chaired by Frank Davies, has been set up by the party to ensure that the documentation of all aspirants is thoroughly scrutinized.

The committee, which includes notable members such as Gary Nimako, Ben Abdallah, and O.B. Amoah, will work daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Evans Nimako, Director of Research and Elections, serving as the committee’s secretary.

The verification process is organized regionally, beginning with aspirants from 53 constituencies in the Ashanti and Ahafo regions on the first day. It will continue with aspirants from the Eastern and Central regions on August 13, covering 56 constituencies.

The Greater Accra and Volta regions follow on August 14, involving 52 constituencies, and the Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper East, and Upper West regions will be attended to on August 15, covering 57 constituencies. The process concludes on August 16 with aspirants from the Oti, Western, Western North, Bono, and Bono East regions.

Speaking to Daily Graphic, Mr. Nimako outlined the committee’s primary objective of ensuring that all candidates meet the constitutional requirements as stipulated in Article 94 of the 1992 Constitution.

He emphasized that the committee would meticulously verify that each document aligns with the regulations of the Electoral Commission (EC) and would compile a comprehensive report on each candidate's compliance status. Candidates will be notified of any issues identified during the screening process.

“As it is the responsibility of the Committee to recommend to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party on the suitability of a candidate, the Committee still bears that onerous burden of seeing to it that all available and useful information is relied upon as the basis for their recommendations,” Mr. Nimako explained.