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Alhaji Colonel Mahamoud Tahiru (rtd) alias Zung Lana has been elected as the Northern regional representative on the Council of State.
He polled 23 out of 32 valid votes cast to win the poll that took place on Friday, February 12, 2021, by a landslide.
His closest contenders including former Stanbic Bank MD, Alhassan Andani and Abdul Rashid-Mohammed polled eight votes and one vote respectively while another candidate in the race the immediate-past MP for Kumbungu Ras Mubarak got zero.
After losing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries in 2019, Mr Mubarak laced up his boots to contest the elections as Northern Region’s representative.
There were three other contenders – Abdul-Rashid Mohammed, Mahamoud Tahiru Zunglana and Alhassan Andani, who is the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank Ghana.
After the polls, Mahamoud Tahiru Zunglana emerged winner with 23 votes while the former Stanbic boss polled eight votes to come second. Abdul Rashid-Mohammed had only one vote.
The elections were held by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in accordance with Article 89 of the 1992 Constitution.
Source: 3news.com