General News of Sunday, 22 April 2018Source: citifmonline.comNewly-elected Upper East Chairman threatens to sue opponentsNewly-elected Upper East Regional Chairman of the NPP, Anthony NamooThe newly-elected Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Namoo, has threatened to sue some of his opponents in the just ended regional conference held in Bolgatanga for what he describes as defamatory statements made against him during his campaign. Mr. Namoo, who is a legal practitioner, however, failed to mention the names of those he intends to take legal action against. Otherwise, my ‘respect’ as a lawyer is under threat because of some of the defamatory statements that were made.”Anthony Namoo polled 124 votes out of 303, beating the incumbent Chairman, Mohammed Murtala Ibrahim, by 73 votes. The regional conference held at GNAT conference hall in Bolgatanga sought to elect new regional executives following the end of the tenure of office of the previous executives. In all, 303 delegates cast their votes, choosing between 51 candidates aspiring for 10 executive positions.

Source: GhanaWeb April 22, 2018 16:18 UTC