NDC elects new Upper West chairman as four incumbents lose positions
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 15, 2 of them from Ghana.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper West Region has elected procurement consultant Alhaji Alhassan Adam, popularly known as Randy, as its new Regional Chairman. The 49-year-old defeated incumbent chairman Abdul Nasir Saani Bunas, polling 196 votes against Bunas’ 164. Sombawiere Samba Sankara, immediate past Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency Chairman, received 28 votes. Randy’s victory marks a return to the contest after he lost to Bunas in the party’s 2022 regional elections. The elections, which involved 392 delegates and 63 aspirants, also saw four incumbent regional executives…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Ghana, where the story is: Graphic Online, MyJoyOnline · how we count
- Nov 15, 5:05 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisNDC elects new Upper West chairman as four incumbents lose positionsmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 15, 12:59 PM UTC+8 hAdams Randy elected NDC Upper West Regional Chairmangraphic.com.gh ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 12:59 PM UTC · +8 h
[Claude] Both reports cover the same NDC Upper West regional chairman election, with Report 2 adding detail (incumbents losing positions) that does not contradict Report 1.
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