NDC CHANGES TEAM

The 8th National Delegates' Congress of the ruling National Democratic Congress, NDC, has ended with the election of new National Executives to run the party in the next four years. The new team is a combination of old guards and new faces with the mandate to lead the party to a third successive electoral victory in the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. In the race for the National Chairmanship, the National Coordinator of the National Disaster Management Organization, NADMO, Kofi Portuphy, polled 2, 457 of the total valid votes to defeat the incumbent, Dr. Kwabena Adjei who managed only 316 votes to place third with former Minister for Trade, Dan Abodakpi coming second with 508 votes.  The incumbent General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah madwe mince meat of of his only contender, with 2, 685 votes as against 606 votes garnered by Abdullah Ishaq Farrakhan to retain his position as the Chief Executive Officer of the party. In the race for the National Organizer slot, it eventually turned out to be a no contest between the incumbent, Yaw Boateng Gyan and the former Deputy General Secretary, Kofi Adams. The run up to the election suggested a close contest. However, the votes tally as announced by the Director of Elections of the Electoral Commission, Samuel Tettey, showed Kofi Adams makiing light work of Yaw Boateng Gyan as he swept 2, 543 of the votes leaving just 734 for his sole contender. For the National Vice Chairman spot, Anita De-Sosoo, Harry Zakour, Lee Ocran, Alhaji Said Sinare, Ofosu-Ampofo Samuel and Betty Nah-Akuyea Mould-Iddrisu were elected. Koku Anyidoho and George Lawson were given the mandate to act as Deputy General Secretaries for the party. Akamba and Gibrill get the nod to lead the party as Deputy National Organizer. And for the Deputy National Treasurer position, Vida Addae was elected. Lastly, Both Kwaku Boahen and Agbenyo sailed through as Deputy Communications Officer. Here are the detailed results of the polls; National Chairman Abodakpi Kwasi Dan - 508 Dr Kofi Portuphy – 2457 Kwabena Adjei (Dr) – 316 General Secretary Abdullah Ishaq Farrakhan - 606 Johnson Aseidu Nketiah – 2685 National Organizer Kofi Adams – 2543 Yaw Boateng Gyan – 734 National Treasurer Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (Aka PMC) – 1725 John Owusu Amankrah (JOWAK) - 731 Kamal Noshie - 520 Awudu Ariff Abubakar – 202 National Communication Officer Godson Kobla Agbeli Fiagbe - 1439 Solomon Yaw Nkansah-1526 Nii Dodoo Dodoo- 308 National Vice Chairman Anthony K. Gyampo - 720 Max Cobbina Gomda - 701 Anita De-Sosoo – 1811 Martin Oheneba Atuahene Asamoah - 234 Alhaji Sanni Mohammed -463 Harry Zakour- 2146 Nana Kojo Toku- 828 Dr Yahuza Mohammed Gomda- 331 Lee Ocran – 1198 Alhaji Said Sinare- 1425 Ofosu-Ampofo Samuel – 2490 Andrew Nii Okaikoi 670 Betty Nah-Akuyea Mould-Iddrisu 2258 Danny Adjei Anang 1043 Lawyer (Alhaji) Mohammed Alhassan 530 Deputy General Secretary Evans Armoo - 261 Koku Anyidoho – 2337 Joseph R. D. Kobbinah - 521 Kojo Adu-Asare- 1313 Amaglo Wisdom Kwame - 393 George Lawson – 1389
Deputy National Organizer Baba Abdulahi Sheriff – 1147 Mahdi Gibrill – 1971 Joshua Hamidu Akamba – 2460 Ruben Cudjoe Apeke- 425 Deputy National Treasurer Anabah Adam Moro (Alhaji) - 726 Mohammed Mashood - 217 Ebenezer Nii-Armah Tackie - 389 Berthe Agnes Amenuvor- 857 Vida Addae- 912 Deputy National Propaganda Secretary Alfred Kojo Triddles-267 Christine Afi Fiakpoe - 1044 Nuhu Khalid Baba Alhaji (Baba Alhaji)- 131 Mohammed Nasiru Seidu- 412 Fred Kwesi Agbenyo- 1298 Adongo Atule Jacob- 816 Aduku Amos Awinzor-105 Aseidu Keteke-158 David Dotse Kwandah-39 Kwaku Boahen- 1642 Prince Tanko Ibrahim- 95 Hamaz Paramza- 169