Mr Michael Yaw Gyato, Member of Parliament (MP) the Krachi East Constituency of the Oti Region, by a popular acclamation has been retained as Parliamentary Candidate for the December 7 election.

This was after a report from the Regional Vetting Committee declared him the only candidate who filed to contest the seat on the ticket of the Party, Mr Joshua Makubu, Oti Regional Secretary of the Party told the Ghana News Agency (GNA).

Mr Gyato who is the Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources expressed gratitude to the Party for the confidence reposed in him and promised to win more votes for the Party in the impending general elections and develop the Constituency.

He told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that, he was ready to lead the Party in the Constituency into victory and asked the electorate to expect more development initiatives before and after the polls.