Haruna, Fuseini to contest NDC seats

Story: Zakaria Alhassan, Tamale

Much to the expectation of his constituents, political pundits and admirers, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Mr Iddrisu Haruna, has filed his nomination to contest the seat for the second time running.
Also filing to contest the Tamale Central seat is the sitting MP, Mr Inusah Fuseini.
The two, young, dynamic lawyers filed their papers on separate days at their constituency offices, witnessed by their enthusiastic followers.
While Mr Haruna won massively in the 2004 elections to represent his people in Parliament, Mr Fuseini got his mandate through a by-election he won convincingly in April 2006 following the resignation of the then NDC MP for the constituency, Professor Wayo Seini, who crossed carpet back to the NPP in March 2006.
According to Mr Haruna, his decision to contest again was to “enable me to complete my unfinished business in helping to improve the quality of life of my people through the various development projects we have embarked upon”.
He said since his election into the august house in 2004, he had lived up to the expectation of the people and Ghanaians, stressing, “I have no doubt that even my detractors will agree with me that I have made significant contributions, both in Parliament and outside it, for the good of not only my constituents but also the nation”.
The MP, who is the Minority Spokesperson on Communications, described his constituency as stable and said he had no doubt that the people would repose their confidence in him again to continue his crusade of championing their cause.
“Even the NPP admits that it has no chance in this constituency and I will be surprised if the NPP candidate wins in more than one of the polling stations in the December election,” he said.
Out of the 82 polling stations in the constituency, the NPP won at only three in the 2004 elections.
On the general election, Mr Haruna, who is also the Youth Organiser of the NDC, gave the assurance that the party’s presidential candidate, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, would take over the reins of government, come January 2009, saying, “We can assure Prof. Mills of massive support and victory in the elections.”
The MP expressed appreciation to the leadership and supporters of the party for their unflinching loyalty and confidence in him and the party over the years and stated that they would never be disappointed.
For his part, Mr Fuseini explained that he decided to contest again following consultations with various stakeholders of the party in the constituency and other well wishers.
“I am sure the people are demonstrating their confidence in me as a result of the numerous development projects I have carried out in the constituency since my”, he intimated.
The MP further indicated that apart from keeping close contact with the people, he was also fulfilling most of the promises he made in his 2006 campaign, while supporting some groups, including women.