The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will meet today to review some controversial policies put in place by the National Executive Committee (NEC) regarding the impending parliamentary primaries.

The party will consider whether it should reverse the controversial decision seeking to disqualify men from contesting in constituencies where there are sitting female Members of Parliament (MPs) of the party.

The decision has left the party deeply divided with some members threatening legal action.

A member of the party Prince Ntiamoah Boampong said prospective aspirants should be given the opportunity to choose their leaders without being imposed on and that the rights of individuals will be violated if the directive is followed through.

The party’s flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been consulting broadly on the matter and a

final decision is expected today.

However, ahead of the meeting by the party's highest decision-making body, the party’s MP for Akuapin South and chairman of parliament’s subsidiary legislation committee, Osei Bonsu Amoah says the new policy must be maintained.

He said the party should not expect that its members will readily accept the proposal, “some people will definitely say that we are discriminating and giving unfair advantage to females”, he added.

The party in his view must stand firm on the decision and that the members of the party will come to appreciate the decision.