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  The NDC Election Director for the Upper West Region, Mr. Dibkuu Ishmael, honoured  his promise to renovate the party offices in the three(3) orphan constituencies in the Region: Nandom, Lambusie and Sisala East. He made this promise at the handing-over ceremony of the party's regional offices that he also renovated. As a native of Nandom, one of the beneficiary constituencies, Mr Ishmael stated  that since these constituencies were without sitting MPs, there was an expected huge financial burden on the executives and that propelled him to offer this help to ameliorate their plight.  Mr. Ishmael promised to continually offer his support till these seats were annexed. He mentioned this at the handing-over ceremony of the renovated offices at  Nandom and Lambusie . In Nandom, the chairman of the constituency, Mr Philemon was elated for the kind gesture from Mr Ishmael vis-à-vis his works for the party in the Nandom Constituency. He expressed this delight as he re...

On Monday 12th February, 2024 The Nadowli-Keleo District Assembly found itself at a standstill as the election to choose a new Presiding Member failed to yield a conclusive outcome. The two contestants, Hon. Braimah Yakubu Assembly member for Nadowli East and Hon. Ngminnie Asinye Noah a Government Appointee, both fell short of the required two-thirds majority needed to secure the position, leaving the assembly in a state of limbo. With 36 Assembly members and 16 Government Appointees making up the voting body, the election was keenly contested between the two candidates. In the initial round, out of the 52 total delegates, Hon. Braimah garnered 27 votes while Hon. Noah secured 22 votes, with 3 spoiled ballots marring an otherwise intense race. ## The Second Round Dilemma As the session progressed into a second round, tensions ran high as both candidates sought to sway the remaining voters in their favor. Hon. Braimah managed to secure an additional vote, bringing his total to 28, while...