The Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asawase Constituency, Mustapha Mohammed Tahiru, has been elected as the new Constituency Chairman, unseating incumbent Dauda Faisal in a decisive victory during the party’s constituency executive elections.
Mr Tahiru secured a resounding victory by polling 1,134 out of 1,836 total valid votes cast. Incumbent Faisal finished second with 525 votes, while former constituency Chairman Musah Abubakar came third with 177 votes.
Addressing the media following the declaration of results, Mr Tahiru pledged to resolve internal party friction and unify the constituency ahead of upcoming national elections.
”As constituency Chairman, I will unite Asawase into a single party to drive development. I know Asawase has a problem: disunity… I will make sure I resolve all these problems,” Mr Tahiru stated.
He committed to leveraging the experience of both former chairmen to strengthen the NDC’s organisational structure in the constituency.
”I will bring both former Chairmen on board because I need their ideas and experience. It is time to unite Asawase; it is time for peace to prevail so we can work together to win both the presidential and parliamentary elections,” he added.
Mr Tahiru also assured defeated candidates of inclusion in constituency operations, highlighting plans to appoint them to committee roles based on their individual strengths.
The election concluded with the swearing-in of the full slate of executive officers to lead the constituency.
Samuel Kolebil Duabuuri was elected Vice Chairman, while Mugis Mahdi and Marwan Abdul-Wahab will serve as Secretary and Deputy Secretary, respectively.
Ibrahim Abduillai emerged as Organiser, supported by Abdul Latif Abdullahi as Deputy Organiser, with Abubakari Champang Aminu taking over as Treasurer and Awal Mohammed Haruna as Deputy Treasurer.
Nasiru Ibrahim Gardenboi was elected Communication Officer alongside Khalid Yunus Blakk as Deputy Communication Officer.
The youth wing will be headed by Youth Organiser Fudail Abdul and Deputy Youth Organiser Abdul Samed, while Ramatu Sakib and Sadia Saweh take up the roles of Women Organiser and Deputy Women Organiser.
Aminu Razak was also elected to lead the Zongo Caucus.
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