15 females to contest for parliamentary seats in C/R

Fifteen women from eleven of the 23 constituencies in the Central Region are contesting for parliamentary seats, in Election 2012.    The Progressive People's Party (PPP) has the highest number of seven female aspirants, followed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC), five, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), two, and the National Democratic Party (NDP), one.   The Ghana News Agency learned that the Cape Coast North constituency has Dr. Mrs. Henrietta Abane, representing the NPP, and Mrs. Sarah Mary Bucknor for the PPP.   The others are Mrs. Doreen Thomas Manieson, representing the PPP in the Komenda-Edna-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) constituency with Mrs. Veronica Esi Adu-Boateng vying on the ticket of the NDP in the Mfantseman constituency.   For Gomoa West, Madam Leah Addison Simpson is standing for the PPP whilst another PPP candidate, Mrs. Grace Ignophia Appiah, is contesting the Gomoa Central seat with Ms. Rachel Florence Appoh, representing the NDC.    Mrs. Mavis Hawa Koomson is the NPP candidate for Awutu Senya East and Madam Hanna Serwaah Tetteh of the NDC for the Awutu Senya West constituency.    In the Agona East constituency, Mrs. Esther Aboagye is representing PPP while the NDC is represented by Mrs. Queenster Pokua Sawyer.      Mrs. Georgina Nkrumah Aboa of the NDC  is contesting with Mrs. Comfort Wilson Aggrey of PPP for the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa  seat.   For Assin Central, Mrs. Rosina Akuorkor Teye of PPP and Madam Sabina Appiah-Kubi, NDC are vying for the Assin South constituency seat.

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