The Upper West Region has denied the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of a parliamentary seat in the just-ended 2024 general election as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has secured all eleven seats in the region.
The NDC went into the 2024 election with eight out of the eleven parliamentary seats in the region as the NPP held the Nandom, Sissala East and Lambussie constituency seats.
However, all the three Members of Parliament (MPs) for those three constituencies, Mr Ambrose Dery, MP for Nandom, Dr. Bright Baligi, MP for Lambussie and Mr Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, MP for Sissala East, failed to retain their seats.
Mr Dery lost to Dr. Richard Kuu-Ire, of the NDC; Dr. Baligi lost to Professor Titus Beyuo also of the NDC while Mr Issahaku lost to Mr Mohammed Bataglia, the NDC parliamentary candidate.
The election process in the region was peaceful despite a few skirmishes that were recorded at some polling stations including the attack on journalists at a polling station in the Wa Central Constituency.
From the Sissala East Constituency, the Ghana News Agency’s Mohammed Balu reported that Mr Issahaku, who was also the Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources had 10,789 votes while Mr Bataglia had 21,621 votes.
Roger Nifaaryaga reported from the Nandom Constituency that Dr. Kuu-Ire garnered 13,743 votes, Mr Dery, had 10,706 votes, while Madam Stella Delle, the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) parliamentary candidate had 114 votes.
From the Lambussie Constituency, Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie reported that Professor Titus Kofi Beyuo, the NDC parliamentary candidate for the Lambussie constituency polled 13,551 votes out of 19, 768 valid votes to defeat his closest contender.
Dr. Baligi had 6,079 votes while Mr Mohammed Imuran of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) also secured 138 votes.
From the Lawra Constituency, Abigail N. Sommutaar reported that the incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency, Mr Bede Ziedeng had been retained.
Mr Ziedeng had 12,116 votes out of 20,593 valid votes cast, Mr Jacob Dery, the NPP candidate, had 7,351 votes while Mr Joseph Baanaah Dabuo, an independent candidate, had 113 votes.
In the Wa Central Constituency, Philip Tengzu reported that Dr. Hassan Rashid Pelpuo, the Wa Central MP and NDC’s candidate, won the election.
He won with 38,579 votes out of 69,684 total valid votes cast, Hajia Humu Awudu, had 30, 704 votes, Mr Yakubu Zakarea of the People’s National Convention had 249 votes, while Rashid Saeed, independent candidate, had 132 votes.
From the Jirapa Constituency, Osman Tahiru Kaapore reported that Mr Cletus Seidu Dapilaa, won the Jirapa constituency seat on the ticket of the NDC with 23,563 votes against Ayisha Salifu of the NPP who managed with 6,665 votes.
Tahiru Ali reported from the Sissala West Constituency that Mr Mohammed Adams Sukparu, the incumbent MP for the area retained the seat for the NDC.
He won the seat with 17,436 votes, Salifu Naluwie Baluwie of the NPP had 12,937 votes while Yussif Shaibu of the PNC had 202 votes.
In the Wa East Constituency, Adams Bening Suraj reported that Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw won the seat for the NDC with 20,402 votes against Ewurah S. K. Mahama of the NPP who had 11,816 votes.
In the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency, the incumbent MP, Mr Anthony Sumah, was re-elected on the ticket of the NDC with 24,748 votes while Mr Francis Xavier Kambotuu of the NPP trailed with 5,834 votes.
Superintendent (Rtd) Peter Lanchene Toobu also won the election in the Wa West constituency after he had 25,498 votes against 10,162 votes of Mr James Kpir-faatey Saatir, the NPP candidate, while Mr Francis Bayong of the PNC had 728 votes.
GNA
CAE
Dec. 08, 2024
Photo caption: Dr. Hassan Rashid Pelpuo, the MP elect for Wa Central Constituency
