The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened nominations for a re-run of the parliamentary primary in the Walewale Constituency.
The re-run will be held on Sunday, September 8, 2024.
This follows the High Court in Tamale annulling the result of the poll held on January 27.
After the election, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Constituency Hajia Lariba Abudu, who lost by a slim margin, filed a case at the Tamale High court, contesting the results.
The court presided over by Justice Richard Kogjawah ruled that the poll that resulted in the election of Dr Kabiru Mahama as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency was flawed with irregularities, impersonation and overvoting.
A statement signed by the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong, announced that “nominations for the primary would close on Thursday, September 5, 2024.”
As part of the re-run process, costs related to the primary has been waived for all candidates who participated in the original poll in January 2024.
However, any other person interested in the primary would have to pay a non-refundable fee of GH¢3,000 for the nomination forms, the party statement said.
“A further GH¢35,000 would have to be paid by prospective candidates to successfully file to contest in the poll,” the statement added.
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