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 each There are Five (5) Constituencies with 3 candidates  each There are 6 Constituencies with 4 candidates each Three (3) Constituencies with 5 candidates each and  One (1) Constituency with 6 candidates. Akuapem South 1.     O B Amoah 2.     Barifi Opare Addo 3.     Eric Samuel Annor 4.     Kwame Ofori Gyau Akuapem North 1.     Dr. William Adjei Twumasi 2.     Philip Addison 3.     Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah Adjei Okere 1.     Daniel Botwe New Juabeng North 1.     Kwesi Boateng Adjei 2.     Sampson Kwasi Annor New Juabeng South  1.     Mark Assibey –Yeboah 2.     Micheal Okyere Baafi Suhum 1.     Kwadjo Asante 2.     Frederick Opare- Ansah Upper Manya Krobo 1.     Joseph Tetteh Atiwa East 1.     Eric Ofori Agyarko 2.     Kafui Cudjoe Amega 3.     Dr. Baning Darko 4.     Adade Wiredu 5.     Abena Osei Asare Atiwa West 1.     Dr. Samuel Owusu Akyem 2.     Akwasi Amoako Atta Fanteakwa North 1.     Moro Sakyiama Yakubu 2.     Freeman Ofori Agyarko 3.     Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah Fanteakwa South 1.     Kofi Okyere Agyakum 2.     Daniel Amaning Danquah 3.     Eric Nimako Twum Abuakwa North 1.     Kofi Obeng Mensah 2.     Kay Amoah Jnr 3.     Nana Serwa Acheampong 4.     Gifty Twum Ampofo Abuakwa South 1.     Samuel Atta Akyea 2.     Gloria Ofori Boadu Abetifi 1.     Bryan Acheampong Mpreaso 1.     Seth K Acheampong 2.     Davis Ansah Opoku Nkawkaw 1.     Eric Kwakye Darfour 2.     Kwabena Adusa Okerchiri 3.     Seth Adjei Baah 4.     David Asante Boateng 5.     Joyce Opoku Boateng 6.     Frempong Joseph Abrem 1.     Frank Mireku Ahemah 2.     Daniel Kwadwo Afrifa 3.     John Osei Frempong Asene-Manso-Akroso 1.     George Kwame Aboagye Akim Achease 1.     Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo 2.     Samuel Okyere Donkor 3.     Emmanuel Brako 4.     Robert Kwasi Amoah Akim Swedru 1.     Dr. Oppong Adabo 2.     Kennedy Osei Nyarko Akim Oda 1.     Alexander Akwasi Acquah 2.     William Agyapong Quaittoo 3.     Richard Asante Bediako 4.     Edward Kwaku Aboagye Ofoase-Ayirebi 1.     Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Lower West Akim 1.     Gifty Klenam Kekeli 2.     Kwabena Sintim Aboagye 3.     Kwabena Nkansah Asamoah 4.     Kwadwo Odame Antwi 5.     Charles Acheampong Kade 1.     Eric Ntiri Mensah 2.     Dickson Akwasi Yeboah 3.     Ohemeng Kwabena Tinyase 4.     Kofi Ntow Kwaning 5.     Alexander Kwadwo Agyare Akwatia 1.     Bernard Owiredu Donkor 2.     Ernest Kumi 3.     Mercy Adu-Gyemfi 4.     Robert Boateng Ampretwum Ayensuano 1.     Adwoa Asiedua 2.     Tetteh Mark Reidolf 3.     Josephine Awuku Ansaa 4.     Samuel Aye-Paye Nsawam-Aduagyire 1.     Frank Annor-Dompreh 2.     David Adu Tutu Jnr 3.     Afua Kyerewa Nyantakyi ........Signed......... Jeff Konadu Addo Regional Secretary