{"id":269878,"date":"2016-11-19T13:49:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T13:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=269878"},"modified":"2016-11-19T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T13:49:45","slug":"cpp-targets-six-seats-in-northern-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/cpp-targets-six-seats-in-northern-region\/","title":{"rendered":"CPP targets six seats in Northern Region"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ivor Kobina Greenstreet-led Convention People’s Party (CPP), is poised to win six out of the 31 parliamentary seats in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n
In addition to the Kumbungu Parliamentary seat, which is the only one occupied by the party nationwide, it is also keeping an eye on the Sagnarigu, Mion, Yunyoo, Tatale and Salaga South seats.<\/p>\n
The incumbent Member of Parliament, Moses Amadu Yahaya, won the Kumbungu seat through a bi-election in 2010.<\/p>\n
As part of a calculated strategy to win more parliamentary seats, the CPP has majority of its Parliamentary candidates for the 2016 elections selected from among the youth in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n
In view of this development, the CPP appears somewhat\u00a0attractive to some electorate willing to vote for the party on December 7.<\/p>\n