You’ll be dealt with if you contravene Code of Ethics – NPP National Council warns flag bearer aspirants

The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has warned that any of the 10 presidential aspirants who contravenes the party’s Code of Conduct will be dealt with. Consequently, all the aspirants have been asked to campaign on issues and refrain from levelling unsubstantiated allegations, personal attacks and vilifications against their opponents.

The National Council took the decision at its meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at which it considered the guidelines for the conduct of the party’s presidential and parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the party has no sitting Members of Parliament.

Unhealthy comments

A statement issued by the party and signed by the General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said the National Council took a serious view of some unhealthy comments and utterances from some aspiring presidential candidates and their supporters, which do not augur well for the unity and cohesion of the party.

“Accordingly, the Council, by this statement, reinforces compliance with the Code of Conduct for Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of the Party. “Any aspiring presidential candidate, or his supporters, and party executives at all levels who act in contravention of the Code of Conduct, moving forward, shall be dealt with in accordance with the guidelines thereof and the party constitution “, the statement said.

Guidelines

The statement outlined the relevant portions of the guidelines dealing with the expected standards of conduct.
These include:

a. No aspiring presidential candidate shall undertake any activity that will polarize the party along tribal, religious, and other factional lines.

b. All aspiring presidential candidates shall impress upon their supporters not to engage in any of the activities stated above.

c. An aspiring presidential candidate shall sign an undertaking with the party, committing himself to support whoever is eventually elected/selected as the party’s Presidential Candidate after the election/selection process in the event that he is not elected/selected.

He shall also undertake not to contest as an Independent Presidential Candidate or as a Candidate on the ticket of any other political party, and that, the NPP reserves the right to restrain him should he decide otherwise.