All five aspirants seeking the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary slot for the Ayawaso East constituency have successfully passed the party’s vetting process, clearing the way for the primary scheduled for February 7.
The vetting exercise, held at the NDC’s Greater Accra Regional Office, concluded without any major hitches, after which the aspirants proceeded to draw lots for their positions on the ballot paper.
Following the balloting, Mohammed Ramme, the party’s Constituency Chairman, picked first. He was followed by Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Member of Parliament, Mahama Naser Toure.
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, placed third, with Yakubu Azindow and Najib Mohammed completing the list.
Speaking to journalists after the exercise, Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the NDC, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, commended the aspirants for their discipline and cooperation throughout the process.
He urged them to intensify their engagement with party members at the grassroots while maintaining unity and order as the contest gains momentum.
“We’ve also admonished them to go into the constituencies to do their needful by campaigning and ensuring that the right things are being done, just to ensure that what we started from the beginning will end successfully,” he said on Wednesday, January 28.
The Ayawaso East primary is expected to attract significant attention as the party prepares to elect its candidate for the parliamentary by-election slated for later this year.
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