Addressing a press conference on Thursday, January 19, Mr Kwetey said the move is intended to eliminate practices that have become common in many political parties, including intimidation and other rough tactics. He said the party now requires all constituency executives to publicly announce and publish the official venues and times for branch meetings across their constituencies. “For clarity, branch elections shall be conducted at the same approved venues and at the same scheduled times as the regular branch meetings,” Mr Kwetey stated. Mr Kwetey stressed that the exercise is not routine, but a deliberate, strategic and consequential intervention aimed at protecting the integrity of the party’s internal democratic structures. The NDC said the measures form part of broader efforts to strengthen internal democracy and prevent manipulation and intimidation during branch-level activities.