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We will redeem North East For NPP – Lawyer Sulley Sambian Vows
A private legal practitioner and current New Patriotic Party (NPP) North East Regional Secretary, Lawyer Sulley Sambian, has assured that, under his watch, the party’s image will be redeemed and it will continue to make giant strides.
Sulley Sambian, who threw his hat into the ring for the Regional Chairmanship position months ago, set up a direct contest with the sitting chairman as delegates gather at this weekend’s regional conference to decide the race.
Speaking to journalists about his bid, Lawyer Sambian pitched his candidacy as a fusion of legal discipline and years of grassroots party work, arguing that the region, the home turf of NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, cannot afford to leave its 2028 electoral fortunes to chance.
According to him,”I am tried, tested, and ready to lead the NPP in the region as Chairman. I am offering my expertise following years of service to ensure that the region becomes a no-go area for our opponents,” he said, adding, “I have the strategy and the mental ability to deliver.”
Lawyer Sambian’s bid revives a contest last decided at the Nalerigu Regional Conference on May 27, 2022, when incumbent Chairman Nurudeen fended off a crowded field to retain his post, polling 71 of 146 valid votes.
His nearest rival on that occasion, former Yagaba Kubore Constituency Chairman Akamara Bawah Henry, managed 50 votes a 21-vote gap that left the race closer than some party insiders had anticipated.
That history looms over this weekend’s vote. With Nurudeen expected to seek another term, Sambian’s entry signals that the NPP’s internal race in the North East may once again be tightly fought, testing whether the party’s grassroots structures still back the incumbent or are ready for a change in direction.
Rather than campaign on personality, Sambian is staking his candidacy on what he frames as a results-driven approach to party organisation.
He argued that the 2028 election will reward disciplined strategy over rhetoric, telling reporters that success will come down to “who can combine brawn and brainpower to reclaim and increase the parliamentary seats in the area.”
The remark points to a broader concern within NPP ranks in the North East, where the party has had to contest strongly against an entrenched NDC presence.
For Sambian, tightening the party’s organisational machinery rather than relying on campaign messaging alone is the route back to expanding the NPP’s seat count in the region.
As Regional Secretary, Sambian has held a front-row seat to the party’s internal operations, a position he is now relying on as evidence of readiness rather than treating it as a stepping stone he must abandon.
With delegates set to vote this weekend, his candidacy places added weight on the conference, not just as a leadership contest but as an early signal of how united or divided the NPP’s regional structures are heading into a flagbearer’s home-region campaign for 2028.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Management and staff of Owass FM have announced the passing of media personality, comedian and politician Seth Kwame Dzokoto following a medical emergency during a live morning show discussion at the station earlier today.
According to the station, Dzokoto was participating in a panel discussion on its morning show “Oman Nkoso” when he suddenly took ill and collapsed.
A statement from the station said its team immediately rushed him to the hospital for medical attention, but he was pronounced dead by the attending medical doctor upon arrival.
“We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident, which occurred in the course of our regular programming. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who have been affected by his passing,” the statement said.
Management acknowledged that information about the incident is already circulating in the public domain, but appealed to the public and colleague media houses to respect the privacy of the bereaved family and refrain from circulating unverified information or speculation regarding the circumstances of his death.
Owass FM extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of Seth Kwame Dzokoto.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The State through the Attorney General (AG) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the suspension of the trial in the case of The Republic v Hanan Aludiba and Faiza Seidu.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal suspended the trial in the case. But the prosecution says it has filed an appeal against the suspension order.
According to the update, the law does not allow a criminal trial to be suspended simply because an accused person has complained about some of the charges on the charge sheet, particularly when those complaints were dismissed as meritless.
It argues that if the Court of Appeal’s decision is allowed to stand, no prosecution will ever be possible, since all it would take for a trial to be suspended is an accused person complaining about anything on the charge sheet.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
