ASHANTI REGIONAL MINISTER, YAMOAH PONKO OTHERS LOSE IN NDC POLLS

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Regional Minister lost at Tepa
Obuasi MCE won Obuasi East slot













      

















The Parliamentary primaries of the ruling NDC in the Ashanti region has produced some interesting results. 

In the keenly contested Ahafo Ano North Constituency, the incumbent MP, Akwasi Adusei polled a total of three thousand, 646 of the valid votes cast to defeat his only challenger, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Peter Anarfi-Mensah who had three thousand and 11 votes. 

At Nhyiaeso in Kumasi, the former Ashanti and Central Regional Minister, Dr. Samuel Sarpong made light work of his only contender, Yaw Afriyie Ntem. 

Dr. Sarpong, now the Managing Director of the State Housing Company polled 759 of the votes as against the 356 votes garnered by Mr. Ntem. 

The Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, Samuel Yaw Adusei was re-elected as the Bantama Parliamentary candidate with a vote of 815, while the Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the NDC, Ernest Brogya Genfi emerged victorious over Francis Dodovi with 685 votes to 626 votes to become the NDC’s Parliamentary candidate for the Suame Constituency. 

In the contest for the Ejisu Constituency, Madam Gloria Huze had one thousand, 150 of the total valid votes cast to defeat her two male challengers, Obeng Darko and former MCE, Afrifah Yamoah Ponko. 

At Ejura, the MCE, Alhaji Braimah Bawa polled five thousand, 460 votes to defeat two other contestants to become the new candidate of the NDC for the Constituency in next year’s election. 

The Bosomtwe District Chief Executive, Madam Veronica Antwi Agyei polled one thousand, 347 of the valid votes cast to beat her only challenger, Dickson Manu who had one thousand, 120 votes. 

At Ahafo Ano South East, the DCE, Gabriel Barimah popularly known as ‘Tweaa DCE’ had one thousand and45 votes but eventually lost the contest to one Chris Boadi Mensah who polled one thousand, 432 of the votes, while the third candidate, Kwadwo Antwi got 487 votes. 

The Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive, Richard Ofori Agyemang also emerged the Parliamentary Candidate of the NDC for the Obuasi East Constituency with a vote tally of one thousand, 173 as against the 639 votes polled by his only contender, Hajia Rahenatu. 

In the Asante Akyem North Constituency, Madam Mary Awusi shrugged off the challenge by the former DCE, Daniel Osei. 

Madam Mary Awusi had three thousand, 288 of the votes, while the former DCE could only manage 818 of the votes.   

Meanwhile, personalities such as the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Jonny Osei Kofi in the Oforikrom Constituency and Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka in the Asawase Constituency will represent their respective constituencies after they went through the process unopposed.

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