The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is in the process of selecting a parliamentary candidate for the Odododiodio constituency, as the incumbent MP, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has dropped out.
So far, three candidates have submitted nominations for the parliamentary seat, which is set to expire on October 31, 2023.
Nii Adjebu Lamptey, Chairman of the NDC Elections Committee in the Odododiodio Constituency, has cautioned party sympathisers in the constituency to be cautious in their campaign statements.
“NDC members and supporters, what we are doing now is internal competition, and we pray that all of them will comport themselves so that we can have a peaceful election. Nominations have been filed in a fairly calm manner, and we anticipate that this will continue. The regional party headquarters will conduct vetting on Friday, and the polls will take place as scheduled on October 31,” he said.
Nii Lantey Vanderpuye has served as the constituency’s MP since 2013.
He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012, when he squared off against Victor Okaikoi of the New Patriotic Party. Vanderpuye was adamant about his chances of winning, memorably stating in November 2012 that if he received less than 65% of the vote, he would resign the seat to Okaikoi.
Vanderpuye won by a lesser margin than projected, receiving 45,967 votes (63%) to Okaikoi’s 26,269 (36%), and 745 (1%) to Emmanuel Odoi of the Convention People’s Party.
In December 2016, he was re-elected as a member of Parliament for the Odododiodio Constituency with 36,606 votes (57.04%), defeating his closest competitor, the New Patriotic Party, whose candidate was defeated.
