Dr. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo speaks after voting at Wa High Court Polling Centre

Dr. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, Member of Parliament for Wa Central, shared his thoughts after casting his vote at the Wa High Court polling centre.

Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Dr. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo speaks after voting at the Wa High Court polling centre.

Before voting, he decided to visit the Wa Naa at his palace which is in close proximity to the polling centre, to pay him his courtesies before going to cast his ballot.

801 candidates are contesting the 2024 parliamentary elections with the number of constituencies moving from 275 to 276 following the creation of the Guan constituency in the Oti Region.

Of the 801, 111 are independent candidates with pollsters predicting that the ninth Parliament could have the highest number of independent MPs.

Following the struggles and peculiarities of the 8th Parliament which was a hung Parliament, the two leading parties, New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress are determined to secure as many seats as possible to ensure that they enjoy a relatively smooth administration of the country should they win the presidency.

Pre-election polls tip some influential figures in Parliament to lose their seats to some new faces who are billed to cause shocks.