NDC Chiana/Paga primaries 2023 Archives

A total number of Thousand Four and Ninty Two (1492) polling stations and Forty Nine (49) aspirants will be participating in the Parliamentary and Presidential primaries in the Upper East Region come Saturday, May 13. In the Upper East Region, it is clear some incumbent MPs are currently struggling to regain their mandates in the region as far as representing their constituents and constituencies in Parliament is concerned. The battle is becoming too tough few of these Members of Parliament. In fact, few of these incumbent MPs did not see this tough battle coming. Some of them were relaxed until Monday, May 8, 2023, when they started seeing massive competition from their opponents. Some of these MPs were strategic to remove money for their campaigns, especially in the area of lobbying delegates, some of these MPs also claimed their incumbency will do the magic for them but, happenings on the campaign ground have shown their mentality deceived them big time. Navrongo is one the place easily predicted a smooth win for the Incumbent, But as we speak, the incumbent is not finding it easy due to the ongoing Kessana and Nankana tribal campaign which seriously penetrating in favor of Mr. Simon. But, however, Mr. STC is pushing we are seeing him through because of the power of incumbency. Binduri is another interesting area to watch out for, the retired police who doubles as a lawyer, is showing some level of seriousness as far as capturing the ticket is concerned. The former MP for the area Dr. Robert who lost the seat to the NPP is equally fighting so hard. We are seeing him going through the contest. But it won’t be an easy journey or if you like a walk away for him. Chana/Paga is one of the areas, the MP Dalou is facing a massive contest, The MP himself is aware the battle is too tough for him at this stage. Alamzy is heard across all the branches. But the only challenges we observed that might go against Alamzy is also the tribal campaign against him as some claimed he is a stranger and also contesting from the same zone with Lawyer. They might share their votes and that may give the incumbent the opportunity. Garu is one of the areas the incumbent MP is not currently at peace especially with the caliber of personalities contesting him, especially with the name Dr. Thomas Anaba being on top. From what we have gathered already, the incumbent might not return back to represent the people of Garu. The majority believes he has served for 12 years which means 4 years as DCE and 8 years Member of Parliament and according to them, is time to give another person the opportunity to serve. Nabdam is a very strange area to watch out for, the incumbent Dr. Kurt Nawaane is not finding it easy, his contender Lamtiig Apanga has made the competition in the constituency an interesting one. In the history of the NDC internal party contest, this particular one has seen massive change. In the past, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane the incumbent, has been contested twice by Dr. Vida a University lecturer but has not witnessed such a tough contest as witnessed even in this current primaries. In the Nabdam Constituency, tribal campaigns cannot be ruled out. Nabdam constituency is having a total number of 50 polling stations and out of the 50 polling stations, Lawyer Apanga is said to be having the upper hand with 31 polling stations, only leaving just 19 for the incumbent MP. Even though, Dr. Nawaane has done his best in terms of development in the constituency example the Police post he constructed in Pelengu, the maths set he always donates to the BECE students, some boreholes he has constructed and schools fees paid for some students in the area. Lawyer Apanga, has also provided some development to the Nabdam people, for example, the 6 boreholes, COVID-19 donations and etc. However, he is also loved by his people. We are seeing a tough contest in the Nabdam constituency, the chances of both candidates is tiny. Meaning whoever that will emerge victories will win by just a small margin. Nabdam is an interesting place. Talensi, The number of candidates contesting for just one seat in the Talensi Constituency is making it difficult for us looking at their individual qualities. However, ‘if’ the zone factor plays as we normally witnessed in almost all the Talensi political elections, then the Talensi Constituency is likely to elect the youngest candidate amongst the eight in the person of Solomon TTB. This is because he is the only representative coming from the Eastern Zone which is perceived to have the largest votes. Zinekena Solomon TTB, Edward Awunore, John Yaro, Mahama Dung Daniel, Nathaniel Daraan Kugre. Pusiga: This is another interesting area to watch keenly. We observed that delegates were not happy with the incumbent MP. The MP has been in power for almost 12 years and yet she couldn’t provide the party with a car, which has caused the party always going to NPP to borrow their party car ‘No empowerment for party members. She is a ‘boss’ not a ‘leader’ They also claimed she is now trying to use material things to buy their conscience. Note: No one can underrate the power of incumbency at the eve night. From the views we gathered from those who matter in the Pusiga Constituency, Mr. George B. Azungah is likely to lead NDC to the Promised Land as the Pusiga Parliamentary Candidate ahead of the 2024. Bongo: The pressure in Bongo is massive. They are three aspiring candidates Lawyer Charles Dua, Edward Bawa, and Prof. Avea Nsoh. From our observation, the competition is between the incumbent and the astute Lawyer Dua. Our observation could confirm that the incumbent Edward Bawa is not an easy contest at all. Lawyer Dua has shown massive seriousness ahead of the primaries. He is currently giving the incumbent a

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will be heading to the poll on May 13, 2023, for their internal flagbearership and parliamentary primaries. Apexnewsgh.com, as part of our usual public view seeking ahead of party elections in the Upper East region, has conducted extensive views and opinions from the people of Chiana/Paga regarding the National Democratic Party internal primaries in the area. Politics in Chana/Paga is so sectional base. The Constituency is comprised of three tribal zones. They are as follows: the North zone which is the Kassena-speaking zone. Mostly, when you look at the history of the constituency, they vote based on tribal lines or if you like sectional basis. If it happens that one zone is able to present one candidate, there is a high possibility the candidate is likely to win, but depending on how good the candidate is, he or she is likely to tap votes from East, North, and West. The incumbent MP Mr. Dalu Adda Thomas is coming from the West. Francis Abirigo is from the East and they are having 45 polling stations, the incumbent Mr. Dalu Adda is from the West and they are having 44 polling stations, Mr. Alamzy Billa and Lawyer Raphael Alijina are coming from the North and they are having 40 polling stations. And one thing which is seen as a disadvantage to the North is that 40 polling stations which happens to be the least number of polling stations, two candidates are contesting and both of the contestants are strong candidates. In Paga-Chiana, sectional politics cannot be taken for granted. People will prefer to vote for the person coming from their various zones. Remember, I said Mr. Dalu, is the incumbent MP who is coming alone from the West, and as an incumbent MP, he will certainly have one problem or the other. Because he won’t be able to satisfy all the people in his constituency as an MP. That’s the only challenge the MP will be having in this contest. If not for that, he would have been able to win the primaries easily because his zone is having 44 polling stations. So, when he is able to get 3 or 4 polling stations from North and East he is good to go. Meanwhile, another thing that is giving the MP an upper hand ahead of others, is the paramount chief of the West, which is Chana. He is throwing his strongest support to the MP because they are coming together from the same zone. So, despite the fact that the MP might be having few challenges from the West, the paramount chief is showing interest in the contest. For that reason, they are to corner all the delegates from the West zone in one direction to be able to give the MP the advantage of the 44 polling stations. With these factors, the MP is in a good position as far as the contest is concerned. Several others are supporting the incumbent because of where he is coming from. When you come to the North, Alamzy Billa, is the old face in the contest, he is someone the delegates already have contact with per what we gathered. He has been with delegates for some time. In the last contest, the incumbent MP and Alamzy were the two front liners and Alamzy only lost the election by only 12 votes and then, they were 6 in the contest and currently, they are 4 in the battling the race. Alamzy is equally coming from the North but because of Lawyer Raphael, his chances of winning is not that clear for him. Had it not been the incumbency phatic, people from the West will like to give Alamzy a sympathy vote. But from the way things are going in the West, things might work out for the MP, especially with the help of the chief. Per what we gathered, another factor affecting Alamzy is that, people are considering him a non-indigene of the north because the grandfather and the father originated from Burkina Faso to settle at Paga and the Lawyer is a son of the soil, he is from the same place with the former MP Abuga Pele. So, you could see clearly see that even in the North, people are trying to play tribal politics. When you go to the East, where Francis Abirigo is coming from, he would have had the best opportunity because he is having the highest polling stations and he is also the only contestant from the East. But his problem currently is that people are seeing him to have come late into the contest because he didn’t show interest early. Despite the fact that he is the only person from the East, people are not seeing him as worth the seat. When you also go to the East, they equally have some tribal conflict centuries ago where we have the Nabango, Mirigu, Sirigu, and Kandiga. They equally have their sectional problems. So, Abirigo trying to take advantage of that area is equally becoming difficult for him. He cannot control all those 44 polling stations. So, that means when the incumbent does his homework well, he will be able to penetrate the East, when Alamzy does his homework he can penetrate the East, when lawyer Rapheal does his homework very well, he can equally penetrate the East. Our Prediction The East is the determinant of who wins the Chaina/Page NDC constituency primaries on May 13. The race is between Alamzy and the incumbent MP Mr. Dalu. That is not to say Lawyer Raphael isn’t a strong candidate, he is but we saw Alamzy as stronger. Our observation shows Alamzy would have done better if, he is the only candidate contesting from the North. Mr. Dalu with the power of incumbency coupled with assistance coming from the Chief will emerge victorious on May 13. However, the vote-winning margin will be little. 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