Lawyer Wahid Bampuori-Iddrisu, has picked parliamentary candidate nominee forms, to contest the primaries on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress on May 13, 2023.

The Accra-based senior party member and legal practitioner has consistently, contested the seat in Wa Central. This is his third attempt, seeking to annex the seat from the incumbent, Rashid Pelpuo.

The information available, indicates that Mr. Bampuori-Iddrrisu (Esq), is the preferred candidate for most party stakeholders and stalwarts in the constituency. According to a constituency executive, among other things, “Wahid’s consistency and commitment to party activities, though he lost the primaries on two occasions, is giving him some sympathy and sense of acceptance”.

The source, added that Wahid has a very good message that is being delivered on a clean and honest campaign. The 56-year-old legal luminary, was also described as genuinely generous, and well-networked enough to lead the party in parliament.

“He was the first and only member of the NDC, that has constructed and donated two party offices which he built from his own resources, to the constituency,” the source added.

The constituency seems to be drifting away from the 18 years of leadership of the incumbent, and 12 years of neglect of the constituency, by Rashid Pelpuo, to the generous lawyer and founding member of the party. The Wa Central seat will be keenly contested, but critics observe that Lawyer Wahid’s team, is too slow and seems drowned in the cross-fire between Rashid Pelpuo and Hudu Mogtari’s teams.

Muntaka Ibrahim May Be In For A Stiff Contest In A Re-Election Bid

Some branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in the Asawase Constituency, have gathered resources to sponsor a candidate against the incumbent Member of Parliament in the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries.

The group according to news, picked up nomination forms for Mubarak Masawudu, to contest Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, for the party’s slot in the 2024 parliamentary elections.

“We the undersigned branch executives, have contributed an amount of GHc5,000 as the fee for picking up the parliamentary nomination form for Masawudu Mubarak. We came about this decision based on the enormous contribution of Masawudu, towards building a formidable NDC in the Asawase Constituency,” Abubakar Ahmed Ibrahim; branch Secretary for Asawase B-LINE, stated at a press conference.

According to the executive, their preferred candidate will provide the right leadership to the people of the constituency to bring about growth and development.

“Masawudu, through his youth empowerment programme has successfully secured a meaningful sustainable job, for some of the youth of Asawase Constituency. This aligns to his overall goal of building the human capital base of the constituency. We are convinced that when given the nod, Comrade Masawudu, through his youthful empowerment programme will eradicate the long-standing financial struggle the branches go through, rendering them ineffective.
“The policies and programmes that Comrade Masawudu espouses, assures us that when he becomes the parliamentary candidate and subsequently, the Member of Parliament for Asawase, the constituency will undoubtedly witness the total transformation she deserves.”
Abubakar Ahmed Ibrahim

Mohammed Muntaka, has been in parliament for five consecutive terms as Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, one of the seats held by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in the Ashanti Regional stronghold of the ruling New Patriotic Party.