The Curious Case of Gagging NPP Delegates

Are NPP delegates meant to be free agents or delegates with pledged votes? On August 31, 2014, some 828 delegates of the Special Electoral College of Ghana's largest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will gather in 10 regional polling centres to vote. Their job is to shortlist to five the seven candidates vying to be the party's presidential candidate for the 2016 election. Each delegate is entitled to one vote. Read Full Story