Speaking at a press conference on Thursday to outline the party’s roadmap towards the 2028 general elections, Mr Kwetey said the directive is intended to ensure fairness and integrity in the internal electoral process. According to him, any official within these categories who intends to contest must vacate their position before filing to participate in the party’s elections. “The affected offices under paragraph one include, but are not limited to, ministers and deputy ministers; chief executive officers, managing directors and their deputies or analogous officers; and metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives,” he explained. The announcement forms part of broad measures by the NDC to reorganise its structures and strengthen internal democracy as it prepares for the next general elections. Meanwhile, “Chairpersons or members of boards or persons in an analogous position are exempt from this restriction.