NPP PREPARES FOR JIRAPA BYE-ELECTION (PAGE 13)

THE New Patriotic Party (NPP) is likely to field Mr Justin Dakorah, an educationist, as the party’s parliamentary candidate for next month’s bye-election in the Jirapa Constituency.
Mr Dakorah, who is the immediate past District Chief Executive (DCE) for Jirapa, was the party’s parliamentary candidate in the recently held general election.
He, however, lost heavily to the late Edward Salia who won with a little over 15,000 against 6000.
According to a very reliable source at the party’s regional office, although, a decision had not yet been taken on Mr Dakorah, the party believed that he had already been marketed and stood the chance of winning the elections.
According to the source, as a result of the death and mourning associated with funerals in northern Ghana, the party had temporarily been organising low-key activities.
“However, I can assure the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that, immediately the funeral is over, we are going to marshall all our arsenals to fight and wrest the seat from the NDC,” the source added.
The source acknowledged that the NDC was formidable in the constituency but was quick to add that “It was as a result of Edward Salia”.
“Now that he is no more, the field is now even for all of us,” it said.
The source appealed to the activists of the NPP in the Upper West Region to join the campaign team of the party in order to make victory certain for the NPP, come April 7, 2009.