The
Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in the Upper East Region has elected its
regional executive officers to steer affairs of the party for the next four
years. Mr. Abanga Ayinga Williams, a business man, was elected the chairman of
the party when he obtained 211 votes to beat his main contender, Mr Samari
Jonathan, a teacher, who had 183 votes. Mr. Ditamina Gambil Emmanuel was
elected the regional secretary with 288 votes as against 115 by Mr. Maxwell
Akanuwe. Madam Atubiga Juliana, a teacher, was elected as the Women’s Organiser
when she obtained 275 votes to beat her only contender, Madam Akapame Akanlunge
Linda, who had 132. Mr Sampson Laar, Mr Kpinn Raphael, Mr Abubakr Mubarak and
Mr Awudu Tanimu Dabre went unopposed as the first vice chairman, organiser,
youth organiser and education secretary respectively. The National Director of
Operations of the party, Nana Ofori Owusu, who swore in the elected officers,
said the party would subsequently appoint deputies for the various positions.
The chairman said the party is battle-ready for the 2016 elections and
called on members of the party to embark on an aggressive campaign for the PPP
to win some parliamentary seats in the region. The election, which was
supervised by the Electoral Commission, went on peacefully. Six people filed
for the chairman, secretary, and women’s organizer positions whilst the rest
went unopposed.
Source:Dailygraphiconline.com
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