Some assembly members in the Tamale South Constituency have bought the nomination forms for the Memberof Parliament for the area, Haruna Iddrisu, pledging to pay for the filing fee in the coming days to get the MP retained for the 6th time as the NDC parliamentary candidate.
They are Lamashegu North Assemblyman, Alhassan Major and Jakara Yili electoral area assemblyman, Alhaji Ibrahim Tijani, Nakpan Zuo, Datoo Yili Nyohani North amd South and many others.
“We want to show our unclenching support to our dear MP for Tamale South, Hon Haruna Iddrisu by purchasing the Nomination Form for him to be retained as our MP for Tamale South for the 6th time”, the assembly members told journalists after announcing to the party executives in the constituency.
“Hon Haruna Iddrisu has demonstrated on countless occasion his desired in the development Tamale South Constituency and Ghana as a whole. He has demonstrated that in the following areas; Education, Roads, Extension of Electricity, Extension of Water, Employment, Human development…”, they added.
The assembly members said they were however organizing for the filing fees of GHC 40,000 after completion of the form.
They also reminded the good people of Tamale South Constituency “not to leave what is in hand for the one in the leg”, adding that they “shall comb round all the constituency to canvas support for our dear MP”.
Haruna Iddrisu is the first MP to win the Tamale South Constituency after it was created from then Gukpegu Sabonjida Constituency in 2004 and has since represented the people.
It is expected that the MP is most likely to go unopposed, which was stated by the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah.