The incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Walewale Constituency, Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has withdrawn from the 2024 parliamentary election race.
In a letter signed by Ms Abudu and copied to the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong, she cited the need for “peace and unity” in the constituency and the “greater good” of the NPP as reasons for her decision.
This comes after the re-run of the parliamentary primary which was marred by an incident that prevented the Electoral Commission from declaring a result.
Hajia Abudu expressed gratitude to the party for the opportunity to represent her constituency over the last four years and assured continued support for the party in the 2024 election campaign.
“I have decided to formally withdraw from the contest,” Hajia Abudu said, bringing an end to her bid for re-election.
Meanwhile the party is to take a decision on the Walewale parliamentary primary incident today, the General Secretary of the party, Justin Kodua Frimpong, told a press conference at the party headquarters in Accra yesterday.
“We will take a firm decision today at our National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting,” he said, and gave an assurance that the party would address the issue promptly.