Twenty-six aspirants have been passed by the vetting committee for the Bono Region to contest in the upcoming parliamentary primaries.
The 26 aspirant including 1 female awaits final approval from the National Vetting Committee of the party to officially commence rigrous campaign ahead of the primaries.
Thirty-three individuals filed to contest for the 11 out of 12 constituencies with NPP sitting Members of Parliament. Six were disqualified while one opted out of the contest.
The only female aspirant in the Bono Region, Prof. Tina Abrefa Gyan is among four other aspirants challenging incumbent MP for Wenchi Constituency, Prof George Gyan-Baffour.
Lawyer Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Bar Association President and a former Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Secretary of the NPP, will be locking horns with the incumbent MP for Sunyani East, Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh, who has been the MP for the area since January 2009.
Meanwhile, Ambassador George Kumi who also filed to contest in the Sunyani East primary, opted out of the contest.
Incumbent MP for Sunyani West and Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, is going unopposed after two of his challengers, Bernard Oduro Takyi and Theophilus Asomah Kyeremeh, were disqualified.
Furthermore, other constituencies where the sitting MPs are going unopposed are Berekum West, Kwaku Ayenim-Boateng; Dormaa West, Maiga Halidu and Jaman North, Siaka Stevens.
MP for Dormaa Central and Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu as well as MP for Jaman North and Deputy Bono Regional Minister, Siaka Stevsns are among the high profile personalities in government who will face stiff competition in the April 25 parliamentary primaries.
Below is the full list of recommended aspirants:
NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY VETTING COMMITTEE
BONO REGION VETTING RESULTS (ZONE 2)
Parliamentary Vetting exercise was conducted for aspirants in the Bono Region on 29th February 2020 at the Regional Coordinating Council, Sunyani. Upon successful completion of the vetting process, here is the list of ALL RECOMMENDED aspirants.
SUNYANI EAST
HON. KWASI AMEYAW-CHEREMEH
ALFRED TUAH YEBOAH
SUNYANI WEST
HON. IGNATIUS BAFFOUR AWUAH
BEREKUM EAST
HON. KWABENA TWUM-NUAMAH
NELSON KYEREMEH
PAUL OFORI-AMANFO
SOLOMON KYERE BOADU
BEREKUM WEST
KWAKU AGYENIM – BOATENG
TAIN
HON.GABRIEL OSEI
ALEX OFORI
ABABIO ALEXANDER
DORMAA CENTRAL
KWAKU AGYEMAN – MANU
DR. YAO YEBOAH
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DORMAA WEST
HON. MAIGA HALIDU
DORMAA EAST
HON.WILLIAM KWASI SABI
PAUL APRAKU TWUM – BARIMAH
KWABENA SARFO KANTANKA
JAMAN SOUTH
HON. YAW AFFUL
PRINCE YEBOAH MARFO
ALEX KWASI AWUAH
JAMAN NORTH
HON. SIAKA STEVENS
WENCHI
HON. PROF GEORGE GYAN BAFFOUR
AMEYAW ALBERT
KOJO FREMPONG
YAW OPOKU ATUAHENE
PROF TINA ABREFA-GYAN
SIGNED
HON. RITA ASOBAYERE
Chairperson, National Parliamentary Vetting Committee.
