Five File To Contest Chereponi By-Election

Five candidates, including two women, have filed their nomination at the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest the Chereponi by-election scheduled for the September 29.

The five are contesting on the tickets of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the People’s National Convention (PNC), the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) and the New Vision Party (NVP).

The only person who campaigned to run as an independent candidate, Tamado Kofi Bashiru, withdrew from the race before the close of nominations.

The aspirants are Samuel Jabanyite who is contesting on the ticket of the NDC, Abubakari Aminu for the NPP, Rebecca Namana Jabari and Iliasu Fati for the PNC and the DPP respectively, and Issah Yaw for the NVP.

The by-election is to fill the vacancy in parliament created last month by the death of the Member of Parliament for the area, Doris Asibi Seidu.

Already the various political parties have started campaigning ahead of the by-election. Figures from the EC indicate that 23,270 eligible voters were registered for the 2008 general election with a voter turnout of 80 per cent.

According to the Regional Director of the EC, Mr Sylvester Kanyi, the exercise was peaceful and that his outfit was prepared for the by-election.

Mr Kanyi explained that materials had started arriving for the by-election and reiterated that the inaccessibility to most polling stations due to floods could pose a major challenge during the by election.

Story : Vincent Amenuveve