A group of youth affiliated with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) held a vigil at the Walewale Police Station on Wednesday to protect ballot boxes containing votes from the constituency’s primary held on January 27, 2024.
In the primary, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Walewale, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, was defeated by 35-year-old Dr. Mahama Tia Kabiru. Dr. Kabiru secured 345 votes, narrowly beating Hajia Zuweira, who received 338 votes.
Dissatisfied with the outcome, Hajia Zuweira challenged the results at the High Court in Tamale.
The vigilant youth alleged that the NPP’s North East Regional Chairman and Hajia Zuweira were planning to move the ballot boxes from the police station without following proper procedures.
On Monday, June 24, the High Court in Tamale issued an injunction against Dr. Mahama Tia Kabiru, preventing him from presenting himself as the elected NPP parliamentary candidate for Walewale.
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