Five members of parliament from the Eastern Region will run opposed on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party in its upcoming primaries on April 25. A release signed by the regional secretary, Jeff Konadu confirmed no individuals had filed to contest these sitting MP’s as at close of nomination on February 20.Those confirmed to run opposed are Okere MP, Dan Botwe, Abetifi MP, Bryan Yaw Acheampong,Ofoase-Ayirebi MP, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Upper Manya Krobo MP, Joseph Tetteh and Asene Manso Akroso MP, George Kwame Aboagye.The statement further said “At the close of nominations on Thursday 20-02-2020, 79 aspirants filed their nominations to contest as parliamentary candidates in the upcoming primaries in the 27 constituencies in the Eastern Region. The following is the breakdown and details for each constituency:Five (5) Constituencies have only 1 aspirant each (unopposed) There are Seven (7) Constituencies with 2 candidates eachThere are Five (5) Constituencies with 3 candidates  eachThere are 6 Constituencies with 4 candidates eachThree (3) Constituencies with 5 candidates each and One (1) Constituency with 6 candidates.Akuapem South1.     O B Amoah 2.     Barifi Opare Addo 3.     Eric Samuel Annor 4.     Kwame Ofori GyauAkuapem North1.     Dr. William Adjei Twumasi 2.     Philip Addison 3.     Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah AdjeiOkere1.     Daniel BotweNew Juabeng North1.     Kwesi Boateng Adjei 2.     Sampson Kwasi AnnorNew Juabeng South 1.     Mark Assibey –Yeboah 2.     Micheal Okyere BaafiSuhum1.     Kwadjo Asante 2.     Frederick Opare- AnsahUpper Manya Krobo1.     Joseph TettehAtiwa East1.     Eric Ofori Agyarko 2.     Kafui Cudjoe Amega 3.     Dr. Baning Darko 4.     Adade Wiredu 5.     Abena Osei AsareAtiwa West1.     Dr. Samuel Owusu Akyem 2.     Akwasi Amoako AttaFanteakwa North1.     Moro Sakyiama Yakubu 2.     Freeman Ofori Agyarko 3.     Kwabena Amankwa AsiamahFanteakwa South1.     Kofi Okyere Agyakum 2.     Daniel Amaning Danquah 3.     Eric Nimako TwumAbuakwa North1.     Kofi Obeng Mensah 2.     Kay Amoah Jnr 3.     Nana Serwa Acheampong 4.     Gifty Twum AmpofoAbuakwa South1.     Samuel Atta Akyea 2.     Gloria Ofori BoaduAbetifi1.     Bryan AcheampongMpreaso1.     Seth K Acheampong 2.     Davis Ansah OpokuNkawkaw1.     Eric Kwakye Darfour 2.     Kwabena Adusa Okerchiri 3.     Seth Adjei Baah 4.     David Asante Boateng 5.     Joyce Opoku Boateng 6.     Frempong JosephAbrem1.     Frank Mireku Ahemah 2.     Daniel Kwadwo Afrifa 3.     John Osei FrempongAsene-Manso-Akroso1.     George Kwame AboagyeAkim Achease1.     Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo 2.     Samuel Okyere Donkor 3.     Emmanuel Brako 4.     Robert Kwasi AmoahAkim Swedru1.     Dr. Oppong Adabo 2.     Kennedy Osei NyarkoAkim Oda1.     Alexander Akwasi Acquah 2.     William Agyapong Quaittoo 3.     Richard Asante Bediako 4.     Edward Kwaku AboagyeOfoase-Ayirebi1.     Kojo Oppong NkrumahLower West Akim1.     Gifty Klenam Kekeli 2.     Kwabena Sintim Aboagye 3.     Kwabena Nkansah Asamoah 4.     Kwadwo Odame Antwi 5.     Charles AcheampongKade1.     Eric Ntiri Mensah 2.     Dickson Akwasi Yeboah 3.     Ohemeng Kwabena Tinyase 4.     Kofi Ntow Kwaning 5.     Alexander Kwadwo AgyareAkwatia1.     Bernard Owiredu Donkor 2.     Ernest Kumi 3.     Mercy Adu-Gyemfi 4.     Robert Boateng AmpretwumAyensuano1.     Adwoa Asiedua 2.     Tetteh Mark Reidolf 3.     Josephine Awuku Ansaa 4.     Samuel Aye-PayeNsawam-Aduagyire1.     Frank Annor-Dompreh 2.     David Adu Tutu Jnr 3.     Afua Kyerewa Nyantakyi........Signed......... Jeff Konadu Addo Regional Secretary