On Friday, May 27, 2022, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be electing their regional executives across the country which includes Upper East Region. In the Upper East Region, those contesting the Regional Chairmanship position are numbering six and they are all capable of handling the position efficiently but unfortunately, the position is meant for only one individual to occupy. However, this platform has taken it upon itself to look through the chances of aspiring candidates vying for the chairmanship position. Below are some of the interesting views we gathered ahead of the Friday May 27, 2022 ‘El Clásico’: MOHAMMED MURTALA IBRAHIM: Is coming from the Bawku zone. He is the number-one on the ballot paper and is the former Upper East Regional Chairman. He took over as the Regional Chairman after the death of then Regional Chairman, Adam Mahama. And he managed to get the party 3 seats in Parliament from the region. According to some of the delegates, he is approachable too. One would have thought that his record would help him become the next chairman. But unfortunately, some members are of the view that he is far from getting the opportunity again as Regional Chairman. FILSON AWANKUA: Is coming from the Bolgatanga East area. He is number-two on the ballot paper. He contested the last regional chairmanship position and came second with only 88 votes. Meanwhile, according to some party members who shared their views during our engagement with them ahead of the regional executive election, Mr. Awankua got a lot of things wrong: 1. Some of those who assisted him in 2018 by making him popular in the region as a new person at a time especially when it comes to regional politics left him when they realized he was not listening to their advice anymore. They said, he did not appreciate their efforts because he thought it was out of his popularity that he got 88 votes in the 2018 regional executive election. This they say, might also affect his chances. 2. Their other point is that Mr. Awankua knows he is interested in becoming a Regional Chairman, but the game he played in Navrongo during the late Joseph Kofi Adda and the former Regional Minister Tangoba Abayage’s parliamentary primaries is a factor that is likely to affect him, because he threw all his support openly behind the former Regional Minister who eventually won the primaries and unfortunately lost to National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the 2020 general elections. As if that wasn’t enough they said, he accompanied the former Regional Minister to submit her parliamentary form at the party office in Navrongo. As per the information gathered, these actions displeased some of his team members then because, according to them, the late Kofi Adda supported him with monies to do his campaign then. This, they say, might affect his chances too. 3. He has also gone ahead to sponsor candidates that have lost in the just-ended constituency elections, we gather. This they say, might be a factor against his chances as well. ANTHONY NAMOO: Is the number-three on the ballot and also the incumbent Upper East Regional Chairman of the NPP. He won the last election with the support of some of his “brothers and friends” at the time. Unfortunately today, such a relationship does not exist between him and those who supported him during the last election. When it comes to the party’s internal election, his inability not to win more seats as chairman might not affect his chances much. Even though he does not have powerful people supporting him, he is in touch with a number of delegates and there are some delegates who may be difficult to convince to not support him because he worked with some of the delegates directly. However, those who assisted him in the past and later felt betrayed are now delegates. This, they say, might be a factor against his chances. They also talk about his relationship with party members. They say that might be a factor. BUGRI A. IBRAHIM: Is number-four on the ballot paper. He is also coming from the Bawku zone. He is an entirely new person in the chairmanship race. A little piece of information gathered about him shows he is a party man and has contributed his quota to the welfare of the party in the region. In fact, he is well known and he is currently the Upper East NPP Regional 2nd Vice Chairman. Even though nothing much was said about him, per our engagement and views gathered, his chances of winning the chairmanship position are low. JERRY ASAMANI ALADAGO: Is number-five on the ballot paper, he contested the last regional election and won the regional organiser position and he is currently the Upper East regional boss of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). According to some party members, since his tenure as the party’s regional organiser began in 2018, the party has witnessed an irreparable loss in the history of NPP in the region. There is also information that his recent relationship is not cordial with people. These might affect his chances of becoming a regional chairman. DR. MOSES KWABENA ATINGA: Is number-six on the ballot paper. He is currently the incumbent NPP Upper East Regional 1st Vice Chairman. Information gathered shows that, even though he has been one of the regional executives, people know his role as a Vice-Chairman is a bit limited and he has always been very humble, accommodative, friendly, and always responding to people’s messages in terms of need and assistance. They said the little he could do as a 1st Vice Chairman he has done it successfully and many have identified themselves with him. Verdict: From the analysis, interview conducted and views gathered by Apexnewsgh.com from party members, it shows the number 6 ballot Dr. Moses Kwabena Atinga is ahead of his other contenders. The contest is actually between him and the incumbent. But he stands tall in this current election. Please