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One person has been shot dead in a shooting incident at Nyankpala in the Tolon constituency of the Northern Region, GhanaWeb sources confirm.<\/p>\n
GhanaWeb’s sources indicate that the shooting was triggered by allegations of vote buying.<\/p>\n
The violent confrontation, according to eyewitnesses erupted following a heated argument between NPP Northern Regional Organizer, Alhaji Rashid Salifu and the NDC Parliamentary Candidate, Dr Osman Tahiru Damba.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses say the NDC Candidate confronted the NPP Organizer for allegedly sharing money among voters.<\/p>\n
This confrontation turned violent, leading to the gunshots that claimed the life.<\/p>\n
NDC Tolon Constituency Communications Officer, Abubakari Fuseini Oluu confirmed that the NDC has lost one of its supporters in the incident while another is critically injured.<\/p>\n
“We lost one person and another one is critically injured,” he told Tamale-based Radio Tamale in an interview monitored by Ghanaweb.<\/p>\n
The 2024 general elections are ongoing across 276 constituencies in the country, with 18.8 million people expected to vote.<\/p>\n
The 2024 election has thirteen presidential candidates, with nine of them representing political parties and four being independent candidates.<\/p>\n
According to data published by CODEO, the largest CSO in elections, the 2024 elections will feature 801 parliamentary candidates vying for the 276 seats.<\/p>\n
Of the 13 presidential candidates, four are independent, while nine represent political parties. This means that the elections will have nine political parties contesting.<\/p>\n
In the parliamentary elections, there are 111 candidates contesting as independents.<\/p>\n
Voters left stranded as heavy rains disrupt voting at Madina Constituency<\/b><\/p>\n