A total of fifty-nine (59) candidates have filed their nominations to contest the Parliamentary elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress across the eighteen (18) constituencies in the Northern Region. The NDC closed nominations for both Parliamentary and Presidential primaries on March 22, 2023.
Three NDC sitting Members of Parliament in the Northern Region are going opposed because no candidate expressed interest to contest.
They are the MPs for Tamale Central constituency, Hon Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala, Tamale North constituency, Hon Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini and Hon Daniel Nsala Wakpal, MP for Kpandai.
The NDC Northern Region Communications Officer, Mr. Sulemana M. Agitator, who confirmed this in a statement said the party officially closed nominations at 5PM Wednesday 22nd March, 2023.
“Nominations have been received from interested members from all the eighteen (18) constituencies in the Northern Region.”
“In all, fifty-nine (59) persons, including all the Nine incumbent MPs have filed their nominations to contest the Parliamentary primaries in their respective constituencies. Three incumbent MPs, (Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed of Tamale Central, Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini of Tamale North and Daniel Nsala Wakpal of Kpandai) if successful at the vetting will go unopposed” he disclosed.
Mr. Agitator implored the NDC supporters especially the youth to maintain positive attitude as the party prepares to vet the aspirants from March 27 to 29, 2023.
“Barring any unforeseen circumstances, vetting will be conducted from 27th to 29th March, 2023. The regional executive committee of the Party takes this opportunity to applaud all constituency executives, members of constituency elections directorates and parliamentary candidate hopefuls for the decorous campaigns so far. We expect everyone to maintain this positive attitude in the coming days. See the attached table for a breakdown of nominations received” he emphasized.
BELOW IS THE FULL LISTS OF PARLIAMENTARY HOPEFULS AND CONSTITUENCIES:
NANTON
1. ALHASSAN ADAM
2. DR. MOHAMMED SHERIF ABDUL – HALIK
3. ALHAJI IDDI ISSAH FAWAN
4. MOHAMMED ABDUL MALIK CHENO
5. ABDUL – RAHAMAN ZEINAB ROSINA
KUMBUNGU
1. SUALIHU ALIYU MALBA
2. PROF. HAMZA ADAM
3. ALHAJI MOHAMMED A. GANIYU SHITU
4. HON. RAS MUBARAK
5. LAWYER RASHID
MOHAMMED MUMUNI
SAVELUGU
1. HON. ALHAJI JACOB IDDIRIS WUNBENKPAN
2. HON. SHAHADU ANDANI IDDIRISU
3. HON. HAJIA SAAJIDA SHIRAZ
4. HON. ABDUL – MUTARU ABUBAKARI BOCASH
KARAGA
1. HON. ALHASSAN S. DANDAWA
2. ALHAJI ZAKARIA IBRAHIM ALABANI
3. DR. ABUKARI ABDULAI BAWA
4. DR. YAHUZA ISSAH
GUSHEGU
1. HON. MOHAMMED YUSSIF MALIMALI
2. HON. THOMAS KWESI NASAH
3. MOHAMMED MAHAMUD
4. ABDUL- WADUDU MUSAH
5. SALAM MAHAMADU
SABOBA
1. HON. JOSEPH NIKPE BUKARI
2. JOSEPH K. YIMPURI
YENDI
1. LAWYER ABDUL – FATAWU ALHASSAN
2. ALHAJI HAMZA Y. ALIKALI
3. HON. YAKUBU ALHASSAN SHITOBU
TATALE
1. HON. TAMPI ACHEAMPONG
2. AYO WILLIAM NTIBE
3. KUDJO ALBERT
ZABZUGU
1. HON. ALHASSAN UMAR
2. SHEI FUSHEINI
3. NURU FRANCIS TAADIGMA
4. GEORGE TAANI
BIMBILA
1. LAWYER MAHAMADU ATTA NANTOGMAH
2. MAMBUAH KOBENA ROCKSON
WULENSI
1. HON. ABUKARI DAWUNI
2. SAMUAL NYIMAKAL
3. STANLEY NANDAYA
KPANDAI
1. HON. DANIEL NSALA WAKPAL
MION
1. HON. MOHAMMED ABDUL- AZIZ
2. DR. MUAWIYA ZAKARIA
3. ALHAJI MAHAMA MISBAWU
4. SALIFU LATIF
5. ALHAJI MOHAMMED OSMAN DOOBIA
6. HON. ALHASSAN ADAMA
TOLON
1. DR. TAHIDU OSMAN DAMBA
2. ADAMU YUSSIF
TAMALE CENTRAL
1. HON. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MURTALA
TAMALE NORTH
1. ALHASSAN SAYIBU SUHUYINI
TAMALE SOUTH
1. HON. IDDRISU HARUNA
2. BAWA ABDUL -FATAW
SAGNARIGU
1. HON. A. B. A FUSEINI
2. ATTA ISSAH
3. AHAMED YAKUBU
4. DR. BUKARI HAMZA
5. ADAM DAWUDA 6. ALHASSAN ABDUL- MAJEED
