90 CANDIDATES FILE IN WESTERN REGION (PAGE 15)

NINETY parliamentary candidates, including eleven females, have filed their nominations to contest in the 22 constituencies of the Western Region in this year’s general election.
Two of the females each are contesting in the Jomoro and the Sekondi constituencies, while each of the remaining is contesting in the Evalue Gwira, Ahanta West, Shama, Mpohor Wassa East, Tarkwa Nsuaem, Amenfi West, and Bibiani Anhiawso Bekwai constituencies.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is contesting in all the 22 constituencies in the region, while the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has filed nominations to contest in 21 of the constituencies with the exception of Ellembele.
With the exception of Sefwi Akontombra, the Convention People’s Party (CPP) is contesting in all the other 21 constituencies in the region, while the People’s National Convention (PNC) has filed nominations to contest in eight constituencies, with the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) contesting in two constituencies.
The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) is contesting in six constituencies, while eight people have filed their nominations to contest as independent candidates, with the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) contesting in two constituencies in the region.
The Western Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr Steve Opoku-Mensah, who disclosed this to the Daily Graphic in an interview, said an aspiring parliamentary candidate of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) for the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency could not process his nomination forms at the close of nominations.
He said with the completion of nominations, the parliamentary candidates and the party agents would be trained, after which the EC would train its election officials in the region.
Meanwhile, at the Evalue-Gwira Constituency in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, officially filed her nomination with the EC at Axim to contest the 2008 general election.
The CPP and NDC parliamentary candidates for the constituency, Mr Kojo Armah and Mr Peter Arde Kodwo respectively, also filed their nominations to contest the polls. They were followed by their party executives and supporters.