By Jonathan Ofori and Bright Yeboah
The Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared six aspirants to contest the Ejisu by-election slated for Tuesday (30 April), Asaase News has been informed.
This comes after nominations were closed on Thursday (18 April), with some candidates racing against time to submit their forms at the EC office in the Ashanti Region.
Lawyer Kwabena Boateng, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, picked the number two spot, while the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu, Ing. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, who will contest as an independent candidate, will be number four on the ballot.
Beatrice Boakye of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) is third.
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) had Esther Osei picking the number one slot.
Two other independent candidates – Gabriel Agyemang and Joseph Attakora – picked numbers five and six respectively.
Earlier confusion
Meanwhile, confusion broke out after some executives of the CPP tried to prevent their parliamentary candidate, Esther Osei, from filing her nomination application.
The Regional Chairman of the party, Emmanuel Gallo, is said to have directed the EC not to receive the documents, leaving Maadam Osei’s campaign team stranded.
The development stems from ongoing legal tussle within the CPP, following a mass resignation of top officials of the party.
A Deputy National Organiser, Eric Osei Boateng, rebuked the regional chairman for his actions.
“Of late there have been some internal wranglings in our party which has since been resolved by the High Court. So, at the last committee meeting, the council resolved to contest the by-election only to be told by the EC officers that our candidate can’t file.
“But, after reaching out to the EC regional office and headquarters, the nomination forms have been received,” Osei Boateng explained.
Below is the full list of candidates:
- Esther Osei (CPP)
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Lawyer Kwabena Boateng (NPP)
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Beatrice Boakye (LPG)
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Kwabena Owusu Aduomi (Independent)
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Gabriel Agyemang Joseph (Independent)
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Attakorah Joseph (Independent)
Source:Asaase Radio 99.5
Lawyer Kwabena Bosteng and InG Owusu Aduomi
Source:Asaase Radio 99.5
