The candidates who were vetted via the video conferencing included Germany based Alhassan Yakubu Tali, who is vying for the Tolon Constituency, and Abdul Wahab Alhassan in the United Kingdom, also an aspiring candidate for the Karaga constituency.
Chairman of the Vetting committee, H.E Alhaji Sahanunu Muktar, Ghana’s former Ambassador to Burkina Faso and one-time Upper West Regional Minister during the erstwhile Kufuor administration, questioned the candidates on their loyalty to the party, contribution to the party, marital status, and criminal records if any.
The vetting process is taking place simultaneously across the country. The Tamale vetting took place at the Raddach Memorial Lodge. Dr. Clifford Braimah, Northern Regional Secretary of the NPP told Citi News he was glad that the exercise was conducted smoothly.
He mentioned those standing unopposed as Alhaji Boniface Abubakari Sadigue, former Minister for Works and Housing contesting the Salaga seat, Mr. Yakubu Zakariah for Yapei/Kusawgu, Hon. Alhaji Karim Iddrisu, MP for Nantong, Hon. Dominick Nitiwul, MP for Bimbila and Hon. John Bennam, MP for Zabzugu.
Dr. Clifford was optimistic that the primaries which will follow the vetting would be conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner. The Vetting Committee’s Chairman, H.E Alhaji Sahanunu Muktar emphasized the need for the contestants and their followers to rally behind whoever wins the primary.
He said party unity was crucial in the NPP’s victory in 2012 and pleaded with party members to avoid factionalism and rally behind the party’s flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo and all the Parliamentary candidates for a resounding victory in the next general elections.
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