The Greater Accra Regional Vetting Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cleared Amos Blessing Amorse to contest the party’s Regional Secretary position despite three petitions challenging his eligibility over an alleged failure to comply with the party’s six-month resignation rule for government appointees.
The committee ruled that there was no evidence that Mr. Amorse continued to hold the disputed government-appointed position or was receiving a salary or other benefits from it.
The vetting committee included Joshua Alabi, the NDC Greater Accra Regional Director of Elections; Bede Ziedeng, Member of Parliament for Lawra; and Comrade Kakra Essamuah, the party’s Director of Communications. Greater Accra Regional Secretary Theophilus Tetteh Chaie signed the decision on behalf of the committee.
In a written decision dated October 17, 2026, titled “VETTING COMMITTEE HEARING AND DECISION,” the committee outlined the petitions, Mr. Amorse’s responses and the reasons for its ruling.
“The vetting committee received three (3) petitions against aspirant for the Regional Secretary Positions, Amos Blessing Amorse. All three (3) petitions have the same ground as confirmed by their agreed spokesperson who is one of the petitioners,” the statement said.
The petitions argued that Mr. Amorse had held a government-appointed position beyond the period and deadline for resignation by appointees intending to contest executive positions in the party.
They also alleged that there was no evidence he had resigned from the position to which he was appointed by the President.
In response, Mr. Amorse told the committee that he had been designated to the position of Deputy Chief Officer for the Electrical and Electronic Waste Management Fund and assumed office in March 2025, subject to approval by the Public Services Commission (PSC).
The statement said Mr. Amorse explained that, upon assuming the role, he was informed that the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer did not exist under Act 1124, the Environmental Protection Authority Act, 2025.
“Upon assumption on the roll it was communicated to him that the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer did not exist based on Act 1124 (EPA ACT 2025) this position was confirmed by the Public Services Commission,” the committee’s statement said.
It further stated that Mr. Amorse had never been interviewed by the Public Services Commission and that his appointment had not been formally confirmed because the position did not exist.
“In effect, the Aspirant was never interviewed by the Public Services Commission. The Aspirant was never confirmed for the position of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer since the position was not exist. The Aspirant never drew any official remuneration or benefit from that position,” the statement said.
Mr. Amorse also told the committee that he had proceeded to resign after reviewing the directives governing government appointees who wished to contest regional and national executive positions.
The statement said, “That upon reading the directives for government appointments who wish to contest for regional and national executive positions to resign, the applicant proceeded to resign notwithstanding the nonexistence of the position and out of the abundance of caution, the resignation letter was attached to the Aspirant nomination.”
The aspirant further explained that he had retained the position on his curriculum vitae to avoid creating a gap in his employment history.
The committee said it communicated his responses to the petitioners and allowed them to be heard.
“The committee, in spite of the written petitioners, gave audience to the petitioners,” the statement said.
The petitioners, however, maintained concerns about his conduct. According to the committee’s report, they alleged that Mr. Amorse continued to use the institution’s resources and argued that he should have publicly announced his resignation.
“The petitioners reported that the Aspirant allegedly continued to use the resources of the institution,” the statement said.
The petitioners also argued that the aspirant should have publicly resigned for everyone to know.
Following its deliberations, the committee outlined three findings.
First, it stated, “That the appointment is the matter of fact, not of perception.”
Second, it said, “That there was no evidence that the Aspirant continues to hold the position and/or draws salary or benefit from the institution as a derivative of the position.”
The committee then concluded, “The Aspirant is hereby qualified to contest for the position of Regional Secretary. The vetting panel communicated to the Aspirant and Petitioners.”
The decision was signed by Greater Accra Regional Secretary Theophilus Tetteh Chaie on behalf of the vetting committee and copied to the Regional Election Committee and National Election Committee.
The ruling has raised questions about the application of the NDC’s six-month resignation requirement, particularly in comparison with the party’s handling of the case involving Ghana Digital Centres Limited Chief Executive Officer Dzifa Gunu.
The NDC’s resignation directive, announced by General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey in January 2026, requires government appointees seeking party executive positions to resign at least six clear months before filing their nomination forms.
The rule covers ministers, deputy ministers, chief executives, managing directors and their deputies, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, among other comparable appointees.
The party set April 2026 as the deadline for those contesting constituency positions, May 2026 for regional positions and June 2026 for national positions. Board chairpersons and members, as well as those in analogous board positions, were exempted from the restriction.
In July 2026, an Accra High Court dismissed a challenge to the directive, allowing the NDC to proceed with its implementation for the party’s internal elections.
Mr. Gunu, who sought to contest the La Dadekotopon Constituency Secretary position, was disqualified after a petition alleged that he had not resigned from his position as CEO of Ghana Digital Centres Limited six months before filing his nomination.
The NDC’s Acting Director of Elections and IT, Mahdi Gibril, said Mr. Gunu had been allowed to provide evidence of his resignation but had instead sought clarification on his status without attaching the requested supporting documents.
Mr. Gunu subsequently appealed the decision, seeking to have his disqualification overturned.
Although the two cases involve different circumstances surrounding the candidates’ employment status and resignation documentation, the outcomes have drawn attention to how the party applies its eligibility requirements during the 2026 internal elections.
The committee’s ruling clears Mr Amorse to proceed with his bid for the NDC Greater Accra Regional Secretary position despite the petitions filed against him.
