The Member of Parliament for Wa West, Joseph Yieleh Chireh and Francis Bawanaa Dakurah, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Jirapa constituency will not be able to contest as National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidates in the 2020 elections as they were both defeated in the party’s primaries on Saturday.
Mr. Chireh was seeking a fifth term in Parliament but lost to Retired Supt. Peter Lanchene Toobu, an executive eecurity to the immediate past IGP, David Asante Appeatu, who resigned from the Police Service to contest the seat.
Meanwhile, incumbent Member of Parliament for the Wa Central constituency, Rashid Hasan Pelpuo won his seat with a wide margin.
Here are the full results of the elections held in the nine constituencies of the Upper West Region.
NDC 2019 PARLIAMENTARY PRIMARIES
CERTIFIED RESULTS FROM UPPER WEST REGION
CONSTITUENCY | NAME OF ASPIRANT | VOTES | REMARK |
SISSALA EAST | JAMILATU IBRAHIM
DR.SUMAILA ASSURU ISSAH MOHAMMED BATAGLIA BUKARI BAYORBOR ADAMA YAKUBU |
34
11 376 65 243 |
ELECTED |
SISSALA WEST | MUMUNI HAKEEM DUWIEJUAH-
MARY HAGBANA ABU NANKPAMOHAMMED ADAMS SUKPARU |
235
35 345 |
ELECTED |
LAMBUSSIE | BOM DY-YAKKA KOFI
MARCELINUS WELBER EDWARD K DERY |
119
185 331 |
ELECTED |
NANDOM | DR RICHARD KUU-IRE | UNOPPOSED | |
LAWRA | BEDE A. ZIEDENG
DANIEL TIGBEE |
379
314 |
ELECTED |
DAFFIAMA BUSSIE ISSA | DR. SABASTIAN SANDAARE | UNOPPOSED | |
JIRAPA | BRIGHT SALIA
DR. RAEGAN DIPILAH CLETUS DAPILAH HON VITUS GBANG HON RICHARD KUUNAAH HON DR BAWAANA DAKURAH |
146 17 429 110 36 256
|
ELECTED |
NADOWLI KALEO |
ANTHONY SUMAH
CAMYNTA BAEZIE MARTIN LUCAS KOMBANPUO JOHN SALIFU RAMANUS MUMUNI AWUDU ADAMS VITALS MWINYURI |
374
165 125 121 52 07 07 |
ELECTED |
WA WEST | JOSEPH YIELE CHIREH
SUPT( RTD) PETER LANCHENE TOOBU |
317
755 |
ELECTED |
WA EAST | DR. GODFRED SEIDU JASAW
AMINU SALIFU |
532
408 |
ELECTED |
WA CENTRAL | YAKUBU DUOGO
IDDRISU WAHID BAMPUORI DR. KHALID SHERIFF DR. RASHID HASSAN PELPUO |
287 121 172 789
|
ELECTED |