Tamale based legal practitioner, Lawyer Halid
Rauf is now the governing National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Northern Regional
Secretary. He was overwhelmingly elected by 239 delegates at the end of the
regional Secretary election held in Tamale yesterday. One of the contenders,
Abdulai Jabayiti polled 47 votes against the incumbent regional Secretary,
Alhaji Umar Yussif Alhassan, who secured 32 votes. Lawyer Halid Rauf until his
elevation was the NDC deputy Northern Regional Secretary. The Electoral
Commission boycotted the poll because of an impending litigation at a Tamale
High Court. One of the disqualified aspirants vying for the Secretary position,
Mohammed Aliu alias One man, secured an interlocutory injunction on the
election. In a related development, Godfred A. Wumbei was sworn into office as
the NDC Northern Regional Organizer. He secured 196 votes at an earlier
regional conference held in Tamale. But his results were annulled by the NDC
General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, following a petition filed by one of
the defeated aspirants, Abubakari Mumuni. Prior to his swearing in, Godfred A.
Wumbei and his campaign Manager, Abubakari Arafat Zakariah were arrested and
detained by Tamale police for allegedly assaulting the Northern regional
Minister in his office on Friday evening. The incumbent regional Treasurer,
Rashid Tanko alias computer stood unopposed.
Source:Citifmonline.com
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