The opposition New Patriotic Party is disappointed over a GH¢30,000 price tag quoted by the National Sports Council for the party’s use of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
The party has chosen to hold its National Delegates Conference in the Ashanti Region, and hopes to converge at the 50,000 capacity stadium but the regional chairman of the party, Frederick Fredua Anto told Love FM’s Elton John Brobbey that the price they have to pay for the use of the facility is too exorbitant.
“The price, the levy is too high for us,” Mr Anto lamented to Luv News in an interview on Monday.
Over 120,000 delegates are expected to elect new party officers to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Fliers, banners and posters of some of the aspirants for national positions are finding their way to the venue for the conference.
Five party bigwigs, Felix Owusu Agyapong, Sammy Crabbe, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, Charles Wereko-Brobby and Stephen Ntim are vying for the national chairmanship position.
Eight others are also vying for vice chairmanship position, with another five seeking election for the general secretary position.
The theme for the conference is “Reflect, Rebuild, Recapture in Unity.”
Explaining the rationale behind the theme, Mr. Anto said the conference will enable party stakeholders to reflect on the party’s defeat in the 2008 General elections as well as offer the platform to rebuild the party with the sole aim of recapturing power from the ruling NDC in the 2012 general elections.
Mr Anto intimated that the conference will be a one-day event to reduce the cost of accommodation for the delegates.
The national delegates conference has been postponed on a couple of occasions due to protracted litigation in the Ashanti regional elections.
