Only three government appointees of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have resigned from their positions ahead of the party’s internal elections, the party’s Acting Director of Elections and IT, Mahdi Jibril, has disclosed.
The resignations follow a directive issued by the NDC leadership requiring all government appointees seeking to contest party positions to step down at least six clear months before the opening of nominations. The deadline for resignations expired in May 2026.
The directive applied to Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Managing Directors and their deputies, as well as Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), among other government appointees.
Mr. Jibril confirmed that only three officials had complied with the directive by resigning from their posts.
The three are Dr. Mark-Oliver Kevor, Director-General of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA); Kojo Danquah, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Student Loan Trust Fund; and Nii Lante Vanderpuye, National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).
“I am aware that these three people have resigned. In fact, whoever is in office after May is not qualified to contest our elections. People have also called to check whether their positions are affected, those ones have been cleared. Any CEO and Managing Director who wants to contest in the election should have resigned by now. There are also National Coordinator positions like MASLOC and School Feeding Programme. If you have not resigned, you cannot contest,” Mr. Jibril stated.
According to him, the party will not entertain requests for extensions or exemptions from appointees who failed to resign before the stipulated deadline.
He stressed that the party’s rules would be applied strictly, adding that eligibility to contest in the upcoming internal elections will be determined by compliance with the resignation requirement.
The NDC is expected to proceed with its internal elections under the existing guidelines, with party officials insisting that the resignation directive is intended to ensure fairness and prevent government office holders from using their positions to gain an undue advantage during the electoral process.
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