THE Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo Constituency executive of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has protested against the nomination of Hajia Mavis Bawa as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area.
They stated that any attempt to endorse her candidature would amount to an imposition, which they would resist since, according to them, she was not a card-bearing member of the party in the constituency.
The Propaganda Secretary of the NDC in the constituency, Mr Dominick Jatuat, said this at a press conference in Tamale in reaction to claims that President Atta Mills intended to nominate Hajia Bawa for consideration as DCE.
In the first batch of President Mills’s nominations, Mr Abdulai Subri Nanyuni was selected for confirmation by the assembly but his nomination was revoked after protests by the same group.
Explaining their actions further, Mr Jatuat alleged that their latest protest stemmed from information they had received that the Vice-President, Mr John Mahama, was allegedly soliciting support for the nomination of Hajia Bawa who, according to them, stood as an independent candidate during the last parliamentary election.
When asked about their preferred candidate the propaganda secretary mentioned one Duut Abdulai Boncheli, whom he described as the best person who could unite the people and also champion their development agenda.
The Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo District was carved out of the East Mamprusi District. The people are mainly farmers and the area has witnessed a number of chieftaincy and ethnic conflicts, some of which are yet to be resolved.
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