{"id":93235,"date":"2025-09-08T19:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93235"},"modified":"2025-09-08T19:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:28:06","slug":"npp-flagbearer-race-vetting-to-decide-disqualification-not-development-fee-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=93235","title":{"rendered":"NPP flagbearer race: Vetting to decide disqualification, not Development Fee \u2013 Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 26 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has clarified that the payment of the GH\u00a24 million \u201cdevelopment fee\u201d will not, on its own, lead to the outright disqualification of a presidential aspirant.<\/p>\n<p>His clarification follows revelations by former flagbearer aspirant Francis Addai-Nimoh, who claimed that failure to pay the fee could cost aspirants their eligibility to contest in the party\u2019s upcoming presidential primaries.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: NPP\u2019s flagbearer race hit by controversy over \u2018silent\u2019 GH\u00a24m \u2018Dev\u2019t Fee\u2019, Addai Nimo raises questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on <strong>Joy FM<\/strong>\u2018s Top Story on Monday, September 8, Mr. Mohammed explained that while payment of the fee is a requirement, the final decision on whether an aspirant qualifies or not rests with the vetting process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is a deadline for something to be paid and somebody did not pay after the deadline, obviously, the person did not pay. But there will be vetting of all documents, including those filed by aspirants. Until vetting is done and the report is submitted to the National Council, I cannot say what will happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that neither the party\u2019s constitution nor the guidelines released on July 29, 2025, explicitly state that non-payment of the development fee results in automatic disqualification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have in my hand the memo opening nominations and the guidelines released the same day. 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