Audio By Carbonatix Three members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have petitioned the party’s leadership to reverse a directive barring government appointees from contesting constituency, regional and national executive positions in the party’s 2026 internal elections. The petition, addressed to the party’s General Secretary and copied to the Functional Executive Committee (FEC), National Executive Committee (NEC) and the Director of Legal Affairs, argued that the restriction violates the constitutional rights of affected members. The petitioners, Sinare Toufique Sinare, Ibrahim Tuzee Abdul-Raheem and Mohammed Amin Adam, challenged a communiqué issued on April 27, 2026, which disqualified ministers, deputy ministers, chief executive officers, managing directors and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) from picking nomination forms. They contended that the move amounted to “the suppression of lawful political activity and participation of party persons.” “We hereby submit that, to the extent that an attempt is being made at stopping such persons with particular government designations from picking nominations to contest positions within the party, these attempts constitute an act of suppressing the lawful political activity and participation of such persons,” portions of the petition stated. The petitioners further argued that the restriction breached Article 12(1) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, which guarantees fundamental human rights and freedoms, including political participation. The group also cited provisions of the NDC constitution, particularly Article 40(2), which requires aspirants for National Executive Committee positions to have previously held executive office either within the party or government. According to them, the party could not “approbate and reprobate” by demanding government experience as a qualification while simultaneously compelling office holders to resign before contesting party positions. They consequently urged the party leadership to investigate the matter and uphold the rights of all members to participate fully in the party’s internal democratic processes. DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Tags: Elections Fifi Kwetey Government NDC DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Related to this story Be patient, your turn will come – John Jinapor to Savannah region Don’t expect solutions from Bawumia – Asiedu Nketiah tells NDC supporters John Jinapor urges NDC supporters to remain patient as government rolls out interventions Government targets 70% 5G coverage by 2027 Give NDPC full authority status to drive Ghana’s long-term development – Expert to gov’t Bono Regional Minister calls for arrest of persons using names of gov’t appointees for galamsey One million coders programme: Can government achieve its target? Development of Savannah Region is government’s priority list – Asiedu Nketiah Success of Mahama’s government is a collective responsibility — Asiedu Nketia rallies NDC supporters during regional tour Asiedu Nketiah urges NDC supporters to rally behind Mahama government Latest Stories Three NDC members petition party over ban on gov’t appointees contesting internal elections1 minute FDA seizes 140 boxes of banned alcoholic energy drinks in Upper East Region4 minutes GNFS begins investigation after Monte Carlo fire disaster at Tema7 minutes Institute for Energy Policies and Research accuses government of breaching ESLA reporting law31 minutes Ghanaian nationals indicted in U.S. over alleged romance fraud schemes targeting elderly victims41 minutes Be patient, your turn will come – John Jinapor to Savannah region1 hour Gender Ministry calls for stronger families to improve child well-being1 hour Neglect of sustainable agriculture could trigger food crises in Ghana – UN warns 2 hours NHIA pays over GH¢157m in claims to health facilities2 hours GES assures placement for all qualified 2026 BECE candidates2 hours UPSA partners Multimedia Group to promote student entrepreneurship and business leadership2 hours New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo3 hours Three foreign nationals arrested over illegal mining on Tano River3 hours 2026 FAIC Conference adopts 3 strategic resolutions to boost built environment3 hours US law enforcement agencies tight-lipped on offences behind Asante Akim North MP’s detention3 hours