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Former Kumbungu lawmaker Ras Mubarak was shot dead.
He lost his candidacy to represent the northern region on the Council of State.
The maverick politician did not vote in today’s election.
The winner, Chief Zung Mahamud Tahiru, got 23 votes.
Its closest candidate, Chief Pishegu Alhassan Andani, won 8 votes.
The 4th candidate had 1 vote.
Other famous people, including the former CEO of Stanbic Bank, are running for election.
The constitution allows the president to appoint 11 people to the state council, which he also appointed.
Among those already appointed are former Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, Lieutenant General JB Danquah, former Chief of Defense Staff of the Armed Forces, and Nana Owusu Nsiah, former Inspector General of Police, of the Council .
The President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, is an ex-officio member of the Council, in accordance with Article 89 (2) (b).
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