The Upper East Regional Constituency Elections Appeals Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has disqualified seven constituency executive aspirants while reinstating five others following the hearing of appeals arising from the party’s constituency executive vetting conducted between June 25 and 28, 2026.
The committee’s decisions, contained in a memorandum dated July 2, 2026, were signed by National Representative Anthony Namoo Esq., Regional Representative H.E. Boniface Gambilla, and Legal Directorate Representative M.T. Nambe Esq.
The committee heard petitions challenging the qualification and disqualification of aspirants across several constituencies before delivering unanimous decisions ahead of the constituency elections scheduled for July 11, 2026.
Of the appeals determined, seven aspirants remain disqualified, while five aspirants who had earlier been disqualified were reinstated and cleared to contest.
The committee upheld the disqualification of Desmond Agana of the Bolgatanga East Constituency, who was seeking to contest for the Youth Organiser position. According to the committee, investigations established that the aspirant altered his date of birth on official documents in an attempt to meet the constitutional age requirement of being below 40 years.
The committee further alleged that the aspirant attempted to mislead the vetting committee by superimposing figures on his voter identification card and later producing a gazette changing his date of birth in March 2026. It concluded that he was 41 years old and therefore constitutionally ineligible to contest.
The committee also criticised Mr. Agana for allegedly mobilising about 20 youth supporters to pressure the committee into approving his candidature despite knowing he did not meet the eligibility criteria.
Similarly, the committee affirmed the disqualification of Norbert Mbilla in the Garu Constituency, Masakya Kuug in Talensi, Simon Awuni Akupah in Bolgatanga Central, and Solomon Soore Yenbila in Nabdam, all of whom sought to contest as Constituency Youth Organisers.
In each case, the committee cited inconsistencies in official documents and attempts to alter dates of birth to satisfy the party’s constitutional requirement that aspirants for the Youth Organiser position must be below 40 years of age.
In the Binduri Constituency, the Appeals Committee upheld the disqualification of Moses Atogsi, Vida Atubiga, and Salam Dahamani, who had appealed decisions barring them from contesting for the positions of First Vice Chairman, Women’s Organiser, and Communications Officer, respectively.
However, the committee overturned the disqualification of Issah William, who is contesting for the position of First Vice Chairman in Binduri, after he provided sufficient evidence, including extracts from the Electoral Commission’s voters register, proof of payment, party membership records, and voter identification documents confirming his eligibility.
In the Builsa South Constituency, the committee reinstated Agalisi Gideon, Christopher Amotuem, Awianab Francis, and Atibil Ajuik, who had earlier been disqualified over issues including delayed payment of dues and breaches of party procedures.
The Appeals Committee ruled that while the Constituency Elections Committee acted appropriately based on the information available at the time, subsequent compliance by some aspirants and mitigating circumstances presented by others justified overturning their disqualification in the interest of fairness.
Meanwhile, in the Chiana/Paga Constituency, the committee dismissed a petition seeking to disqualify chairmanship aspirant Harisu Braimah over a resignation letter he submitted in April 2024.
The committee found that Mr. Braimah had formally withdrawn his resignation shortly afterwards through the intervention of the regional party leadership and had since remained an active member, participating openly in party activities, including the presidential primaries.
The Appeals Committee therefore affirmed his qualification to contest, describing the petition as a political matter better left to delegates to determine through the ballot.
The committee commended the constituency election committees for largely conducting the vetting process professionally, despite a few instances in which it found it necessary to overturn their decisions. It also urged all aspirants and party supporters to respect the appeals process and ensure a peaceful and transparent constituency executive election on July 11, 2026.
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