Fifty parliamentary candidates have filed their nominations to contest in the 10 constituencies in the Upper West Region.
Out of the number, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the People’s National Convention (PNC) filed candidates in all the constituencies.
The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) will contest in six constituencies while the Convention People’s Party (CPP) will contest in nine. The CPP had all along indicated its readiness not to put up candidates in Sissla East and Sissala West which were being occupied by another Nkrumaist party, the PNC. However, after the close of nomination, the CPP had put up a candidate in Sissala West.
Only one person, namely Mr Issahaque Dapilah, a businessman, filed to contest as an independent candidate.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic later in Wa, the Upper West Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Mr Yahaya Mahama, said nobody was disqualified in the filing process as all the candidates met the EC's requirements.
He advised the political parties to educate their supporters to avoid acts of violence in the run-up to the elections. The Upper West Region had 10 constituencies, namely Wa Central, Wa West, Wa East, Nadowli West and Nadowli East. The rest are Jirapa, Lambussie, Lawra-Nandom, Sissala West and Sissala East.
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