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Today can state that about one hundred and twenty aspirants successfully at the close of nominations on Thursday, September 10, 2015 filed to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Northern region. This paper�s checks at some NDC constituency offices revealed that a great number of candidates could not file their forms at the close of nominations on Thursday. For instance, at the Bole/Bamboi Constituency, Today gathered that only two aspirants were able to file their nominations. In the case of Sawla/Kalba constituency there were three aspirants, while Damango, Yapei/Kusawgu, Salaga-South, Salaga-North, Kpandai, Yunyoo, Bunkpurugu, Nalerigu and Yagaba/Kabori had five, three, two, three , six, five, eight, five, and two respectively. Others were Walewale-three, Kumbungu-five, Tolon-six, Sagnarigu-three, Tamale North-seven, Tamale Central-three, Tamale South-two, Nanton-two, Savulugu-six, Karaga-two, Gushiegu-four and Chereponi-four. The rest were Mion-seven, Yendi-four, Tatale-three, Zabzugu-two, Wulensi-one, Bimbila-eight and Saboba-two, the Northern Regional Treasurer of the NDC, Tanko Rashid, disclosed this to Today. In the Mion constituency where the deputy agriculture minister is contesting with six other people including President Mahama�s former teacher, he promised to provide the farmers with farm implements and also make the roads in the area motorable.