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Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has cautioned Parliamentary aspirants and delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to engage in politics of insults as they approach the party's primaries.

The NPP Primaries is scheduled for this Saturday, June 20, 2020.

Over 100,000 delegates will decide the fate of 308 aspirants seeking to represent the ruling party in 101 constituencies during the December 7th elections this year.

Out of the aspirants, 47 are women with 12 going unopposed while the remaining 35 will be in a fierce contest with their male contenders in hope of victory in the primaries.

The primaries, according to the leadership of the party, will be held in strict compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols.

Speaking to the aspirants and the delegates, Hon. Simon Osei-Mensah advised them to be decorous in their utterances and keep in mind that hurling invectives on one another could be used to the advantage of opposition parties in the general elections.

"These are just prelims. The real fight is ahead which is the 7th December elections. So, let's make sure that we will be united during and after the elections to go as a united front."

He also urged the party members and supporters to support those who emerge victors in the primaries whether they are the delegates' favourite or not in order to ensure unity in the party.

"We should all rally behind those who emerge victors and unite as one party. Let there not be any backbiting and disorder but ensure that we unite after the primaries. I also plead with the electoral officials to ensure free and fair elections to avoid any bitter feelings among the candidates," he said on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo'.