An aspirant in the upcoming district assembly elections has been shot dead in Wa in the Upper West region.

He was attacked and shot several times while on his way home from a meeting with other aspirants.

The assailants absconded with his motorbike leaving behind the number plate.

The body has since been deposited at the regional hospital morgue.

DSP Daniel Kwantwis, the Upper West regional Police Crime Officer said investigations have already commenced into the murder adding that the killers of the assemblyman-aspirant would be arrested.

“We are going on with investigations…we want to extend investigations to the group and the leadership who conducted the meeting,” DSP Kwantwis told Starr News.