Mawutor Agbavitor, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regional chairman for the Volta region, has promised party supporters that the upcoming primary election for parliamentary candidates will take place peacefully in every constituency in the area.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic yesterday in Ho, he stated that all of the candidates for the House of Representatives had signed an agreement promising to continue cooperating peacefully and for the sake of the party beyond the primary elections.
All of the constituencies' parliamentary primaries are scheduled for May 13.
In all, 75 candidates, including 15 women, have registered to run in the region's 18 seats.
According to Mr. Agbavitor, there is complete harmony among the NDC camp in the area, and the primaries will reflect that. Apirants
Ketu North has eight candidates registered for the primary; Ho Central has seven; Hohoe has six; North Dayi has three; and South Dayi has two.
Five of the six candidates in North Dayi are female.
Three candidates, including the incumbent Angela Alorwu-Tay, have filed to run for the parliamentary seat in Ho West, where there are now four candidates.
In Anlo, there are six competitors: five in South Tongu and four in Central Tongu.
Rockson Dafeamkpor, the incumbent in South Dayi, only has one opponent.
Della Sowa, the current mayor of Kpando, is one of three candidates.
There are three and two candidates in Akatsi South and North, respectively.
Abla Dzifa Gomashie, the incumbent in Ketu South, is one of the three candidates.
The Adaklu primary will include three men, including the current Governor Kwame Agbodza, and a woman, while the Ho West primary will have four men, including the governor, Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzra.
Charles Agbeve and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the incumbents, are running unopposed in North Tongu and Agotime Ziope, respectively.
Given the enormous number of candidates, "we anticipate a very competitive contest in Ketu North," said Mr. Agbavitor.
He characterized each candidate as a man or woman of substance who was qualified for the position in the Legislature.
The NDC regional chairman said that the party's victory in the 2024 elections was certain.
The bulk of Ghanaians, he claimed, are "calling out for a better shift and emancipation from the utter poverty they currently find themselves in.
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According to Mr. Agbavitor, the NDC pushed as many women as possible to run in the parliamentary primaries because it valued gender parity and understood the critical role that women play in development.
He said that the NDC had efficiently done its due diligence in the area and added that there were unmistakable signs that it would easily win all of the parliamentary seats.
According to him, teachers, physicians, entrepreneurs, attorneys, chartered accountants, and other professionals who were all development-focused with a thorough knowledge of the development goals of the people were among the candidates.
Mr. Agbavitor pleaded with the NDC's supporters to maintain composure in the face of provocations from their political rivals and wait patiently for their assured triumph.
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