The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Office has cleared all 85 hopefuls who filed to compete for parliamentary seats in the region.
The party completed its vetting of all parliamentary candidates across the country, on Wednesday ahead of its primaries on May 13.
All approved candidates can now campaign ahead of the election.
The NDC Ashanti Regional Secretary, Dr. Franck Amoakohene says the party is elated with the human resources lined up to compete in the primaries.
“For the records, there were no disqualifications whatsoever. There were five petitions, the vetting committee sat on same and we cleared the candidates based on our guidelines.”
The party’s Regional Vetting Committee has vetted 71 candidates aspiring to lead the party in the Eastern Region.
Two candidates from the Lower West Akim Constituency and the Akropong Constituency withdrew their candidatures out of the 75 aspirants.
An aspirant from the Afram North Constituency, Kpeli Worlasi was cleared with the condition that he assist in the withdrawal of an ongoing court matter in the constituency.
