Hajia Humu Awudu has beaten Alhaji Isshaku Tahiru Moomin, the Wa Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) and one other in the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) orphan constituency parliamentary primaries to represent the Wa Central Constituency in the 2024 general election.
Out of a total of 1,025 valid votes cast, Hajia Awudu garnered 567 votes; Alhaji Moomin had 441 votes while Mr Abdul-Nayar Issahaku, the third candidate and new entrant managed 17 votes with one rejected ballot.
This is the second time Hajia Awudu had beaten Alhaji Moomin in the primaries after she beat him with a vote margin of 42 in the 2020 primaries.
In a message shortly after the declaration, Hajia Awudu thanked the delegates for reposing their confidence in her again.
“All I want to say is that is NPP who have won and I thank each and every person including the two brothers that I have, Alhaji Issahaku Tahiru and then Mr Abdul-Nayar Issahaku. We fought a battle and this battle is for all of us,” she stated.
Mr Abdul-Nayar Issahaku commended Hajia Awudu for winning the elections and pledged his support for her in the 2024 campaign.
Mr S.B Kangbere, Regional Chairman of the NPP, entreated the members of the party in the region to reunite to forge ahead for victory for the party in 2024.
In the Wa West Constituency, Mr James Saatri Kpir-Faatey won the contest; Hajia Aisha Salifu, a Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zongo Development Fund, won in the Jirapa Constituency; Mr Nadi Imoro Sanda, the District Chief Executive for Daffiama-Bussie-Issa won in that Constituency.
The rest were: Lawra Constituency, Mr Jacob Dery, the Lawra MCE, Wa East Constituency, Dr. Ewura S. K. Mahama, the DCE, and Sissala West Constituency, Mr Salifu Naliwie Baluwie won in that constituency.