Only Dr. Clement Abass Apaak had picked a form as of the deadline for interested candidates to do so prior to the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentarian primaries set for May 2023.
As a result, the incumbent Lawmaker would not face any challengers.
It would be recalled that Dr Apaak polled 7,451 valid votes out of 16582 while his contender from the New Patriotic Party, Mr Daniel Kwame Gariba, the District Chief Executive for the area, polled 5,674 votes in the 2020 general elections.
Mr Alhassan Azong of the People’s National Convention (PNC) also polled 2931 votes.
Rejected votes were 526, while the total valid ballots were 16,056.
Meanwhile, a total of 53 people have picked forms stating their interest in contesting the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) primaries.
The primaries is help the party elect a suitable candidate to lead the various constituencies to the 2024 general election.
When Jonathan Abdallah Salifu, the Upper East Regional Communication Officer, spoke to Mark Smith on A1 Radio’s Day Break Upper East Show today, February 28, 2023, he explained that the huge number indicates the growth of interest in the NDC.
“You see the number? It shows you the party has become attractive. People have interest in the party,” he said.
See full list below here: Full list of candidates for NDC primaries in Upper East Region
Source: A1radioonline.com|101.1MHz|Mark Kwasi Ahumah Smith|Ghana
