The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has confirmed the disqualification of Ghana Digital Centres Limited Chief Executive Officer Dzifa Gunu from contesting the party’s Secretary position in the La Dadekotopon Constituency.
The party’s Acting Director of Elections and IT, Mahdi Gibril, said the regional elections committee had written to Gunu to formally communicate the decision.
Gibril said Gunu failed to meet the requirement to resign from his position six months before filing his nomination, as stipulated in the NDC’s election guidelines.
He said the issue arose after a petition was filed during the vetting process, indicating that Gunu had not resigned by the time he submitted his nomination.
Gibril said Gunu told the vetting committee that his appointment was made by the appointing authority and that he had submitted his resignation to the authority.
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He was subsequently given time to provide evidence of the resignation, but instead wrote to seek clarification on his status without attaching supporting documents, Gibril said.
The NDC official said candidates who fail to meet the party’s requirements are disqualified but have the right to appeal.
Gunu has appealed the decision and is seeking to have the disqualification overturned.
The NDC will also open its online portal for the collection of nomination forms for the constituency elections from Tuesday, October 6 to Thursday, October 8.
