Former opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, E.T Mensah who joined the race to be elected as the Greater Accra representative of the Council of State has pulled out.
His withdrawal from the race was contained in a letter dated February 15, 2017 and addressed to the Greater Accra Regional Electoral Director, citing personal reasons for his decision.
His inclusion in the Council of State election came as a surprise to a section of the public as E.T Mensah is known to be a dyed in the wool NDC member.
Some senior NDC party figures including, ex Naational Organizer, Yaw Boateng Gyan had earlier publicly kicked against his bid.
The regional elections was originally scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 9, but the EC had to postpone it to today, Thursday February 16, to allow the municipal, metropolitan and district assemblies prepare adequately for the exercise.
The Council of State consists of one representative from each region of Ghana, elected in accordance with regulations made by the EC under article 51 of Ghana’s constitution by an electoral college comprising two representatives from each of the districts in the region, nominated by the District Assemblies in the region, and eleven other members appointed by the President.
