Five personalities have filed their nominations to contest the position of members of Council of State under the current political administration.
When elected, the winner would represent the Upper West Region on the council.
They are Messrs William Gangner, a former civil servant and diplomat, Paschal Baylon Dere, a development worker, who is contesting for the third time after partaking in the contest in 2001 and 2005.
Others are Naa Seidu Bhat Braimah (Guli Naa), a teacher and traditional ruler, the current president of the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs and Dorimon Naa, Naa S. D. Gore, as well as the former President of the Regional House of Chiefs and the immediate past member of the council of state from the region, Kuoro Kuri Bukte Limann IV.
The race this time could turn out to be very intriguing as the track records of some of the contestants could raise the stakes.
Many observers in the region are of the view that Mr. Paschal Baylon Dere, who is contesting for the third time may be lucky just like the current President J.E.A. Mills. They also see, Mr. Dere to be a role model to the youth in the region and would be more accessible as against some of the traditional rulers whose status is seen to be too high to be approached.
There are those who also think that it is time to blend the Council of State with some youthful members in order to balance the equation.
The Upper West Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr. Yahaya Mahama, told the Daily Graphic, that the election was initially fixed to take place on February 10, 2009 but it could be postponed. He however, could not give reasons for the postponement.
Meanwhile, the Daily Graphic gathered that all the contestants were on the ground trying to woo some of the electorate, who were representatives from the various district assemblies, to their side in order to enhance their chances.
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