Vaccination Policy to be instituted at Nat. Delegates Conference- Yaw Buaben Asamoah
Story by: Ishmael Barfi-Accra
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of it’s delegates in its upcoming National Delegates Conference slated for 16-18th December, 2021, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, the governing party of Ghana, the New Patriotic Party, (NPP) has put measures in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus before, during and after the Conference.
According to the Director of Communications for the party,Yaw Buaben Asamoa, the party at its National Steering Committee meeting on Thursday, 9th December, 2021,have decided to enforce all protocols relating to COVID-19.
With regards to response to enhanced protocols due to the fourth wave of Covid-19, he advised delegates to take jabs of vaccine immediately, wherever they may find themselves.
This was contained in a Press Release signed and issued by the Director of Communications, Yaw Buaben Asamoa.
The Release noted that, the upcoming Delegates Conference represents the end of a five-month long, but fruitful process, starting in August 2021 under strict Covid-19 protocols.
Furthermore, 275 Constituency Annual Delegates Conferences and 16 Regional Annual Delegates Conferences been held, bringing together nearly 300,000 people, a feat unequalled in this era of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, he used the Release on behalf of the Party to humbly requested the Ghana Health Service to publish a list of places where shots of vaccine can be received in order for Party members to take jabs before the Conference date”.
Furthermore, there will also be medical personnel at the Conference venue to support compliance with the Protocols and urged All and sundry ro carry their vaccination cards with them.
In other related issue, all political activities related to internal party contests, Parliamentary and Presidential Primaries ahead of it’s National Delegates Conference slated for Sunday, 18th December, 2021 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region has been banned.
The ban comes after a National Steering Committee meeting held on Thursday 9th December 2021, acting under Article 10 (10) (1) of the Constitution of the Party and in furtherance of the Code of Conduct issued under Article 18 to regulate and guide the activities of members
The decision by the National Steering Committee of the party is to ban the display of paraphernalia and advocacy for individual aspirants at the upcoming National Annual Delegates Conference.
In a Press release signed and issued by the Party Director of Communications, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, no billboards and or sign boards, banners or any kind of outdoor signage with the images and or names of individual members, with or without the consent of the individual, shall be acceptable prior to and during the Conference on 18th to 20th December 2021.
This according to the Release applies to the area within the Greater Kumasi Metropolis and all such displays, if put up already, should be removed.
Furthermore, the Release pointed out that, no t-shirts, flyers, brochures, and or souvenirs, branded and or embossed with the portraits and names of individuals, shall be allowed within the precincts of the Conference, including but not limited to places of accommodation for delegates.
“Any person, with or without their consent, whose image is flaunted on any advocacy material and who does not take active steps to desist from any public displays of aspiration for position within the precincts of Greater Kumasi, runs a higher risk of disqualification in the event nominations are declared opened”, it emphasized.
According to the Director of Communications, Yaw Boaben Asamoa, the 2021 National Annual Delegates Conference is a time of renewal for the Party.
Adding that, “though we cherish the Party tradition of democratic competition, we believe well-meaning aspirants will appreciate the need for such measures, which are necessary to enable a clear focus on the aims of the Conference”.
Speaking of the purpose of the Conference, he stated that, the true spirit behind the Conference is to enhance Party unity around the singular effort of working closely with Ghanaians as we recover from Covid-19 and rebuild our economy in new ways to feed into a future of shared growth.
Source: www.thenewindependentonline.com
