UE/R: SOCO PROJECT FACILITATORS URGED TO WORK HARD FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT – DCE NABDAM
By – Masahudu Jinkor
Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection and incumbent Member of Parliament for Walewale constituency in the North East Region, Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu has lost the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries to Dr. Mahama Tiah Abdul-Kabiru , a technical adviser to the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
At the end of a keenly contested successful parliamentary primaries held on Saturday January 27, 2024 at the Walewale Senior High and Technical School, Dr. Mahama Tiah Abdul-Kabiru emerged victorious with 345 votes out of a total of 842 votes cast. Beating the incumbent Member of Parliament Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection who polled 338.
The other two contestants included Sham-An Tahiru, a businessman who polled 145 with Jangdo Mahama who polled only 1 vote. No rejected ballot but 13 spoilt ballots were recorded.
The Certified results were declared by the Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission, Adams Abdul-Rauf who described the electoral process as free and fair.
Source – gbcuraonline.com