{"id":1230878,"date":"2022-10-21T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/21\/466-aspirants-vying-for-positions-in-bono-ndc-constituency-elections\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T15:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:00:30","slug":"466-aspirants-vying-for-positions-in-bono-ndc-constituency-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/21\/466-aspirants-vying-for-positions-in-bono-ndc-constituency-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"466 aspirants vying for positions in Bono NDC constituency elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By Benjamin Akoto\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunyani, Oct. 21, GNA\u202f- A total of 13, 209 delegates are expected to vote to decide the fate of some 466 aspirants\u202fin the Bono Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) Party\u2019s constituency election this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In all, that region has 12 constituencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Richard Blay, the Party\u2019s Bono Regional Director of Elections, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in Sunyani that Banda was the only constituency among the 12 that\u202fhad all its aspirants going unopposed and therefore, would settle for acclamation on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said that aside, the Berekum East constituency would hold the election on Sunday, but the rest would have theirs on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Giving the constituency\u202fbreakdown, Mr Blay explained that in Sunyani East Constituency, 43 aspirants were seeking to be elected with 2,295 delegates expected to vote, whereas in Sunyani West, 1,700 delegates would be voting for 40 aspirants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the Berekum East constituency, 1,204 delegates would be voting for 47 aspirants, whereas Berekum West has 46 candidates with 561 expected delegates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Dormaa West\u202fconstituency has 39 contenders and 540 delegates, Dormaa East, 36 candidates and 807 delegates and the Dormaa Central, 42 aspirants but 1,247 delegates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Jaman North and Jaman South constituencies have 41 and 47 aspirants, with 1,014 and 1,211 expected\u202fdelegates, respectively.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Wenchi constituency has 50 aspirants and 1,256 delegates with the Tain constituency having 35 aspirants and 1,372 delegates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr Blay expressed satisfaction with the election process in all the 12 constituencies, saying everything was on course for a successful, free, and fair election, indicating security on the day was well-assured for the safety of everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 466 candidates are contesting Chairman, Vice- Chairman, Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Organiser, Deputy Organiser, Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, Communication Officer, and Deputy Communication Officer positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other positions are Women Organiser, Deputy Women Organiser, Youth Organiser, Deputy Youth Organiser, One Youth Representative, Zongo Caucus Coordinator and eight other Executive members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related News<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"e6ea21afd3c0e842c48126d1-text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; 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