Nana Akwasi defeats Lawyer Evans Amankwa in Ashanti NDC Regional elections

Following the results of Sunday’s elections, Augustus Nana Akwasi Andrews, the NDC’s regional chairman for Ashanti, has kept his job.

In the elections, which included 61 candidates running for various posts, Andrews received 637 votes, defeating his leading rival, attorney Evans Amankwa, who received 572.

Alexander Asafo Agyei, a former deputy communications officer, lost his bid to succeed his employer Abass Nurudeen as communications officer.

The position of women’s organizer is currently vacant.

The newly elected party leader, Andrews, vowed in his victory address to bring the party together in order to overthrow the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2024.

“Let’s move away from creating factions within the party,” he said. “We have to unite towards returning to power in 2024. We are winning the elections and a lot will depend on us here in the Ashanti Region.”

At the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, where the polls were held, there was a standoff between unidentified thugs, and the police had to fire warning shots to break it up.

Two individuals who purportedly suffered injuries have now received treatment and been released.

What happened in the subsequent brawl, which took place on Sunday near the stadium’s main gate, remains unknown.

Top security officials rushed to the scene to discuss the issue with the party hierarchy.

Due to security concerns, the police were forced to remove their personnel from the front gate.

The event had no impact on the election.

ASHANTI RESULTS Below:

 

CHAIRMAN

 

1. Augustus Andrews – 637
2. Yaw Owusu Obimpeh -137
3. Evans Amankwa -572
4. Enoch Amoako-Nsiah -4

 

VICE CHAIRMAN

 

1. Nana Prempeh Amankwaa -70
2. Captain John Kwame Jabari -584
3. Dacosta Aboagye -78

4 . Sualihu Musah -240

5 . James Kwaku Ekpe -14

6. Alhaji Sannie Abdullai – 112
7. Kwaku Afrifa Yamoah Ponko -15
8. Abdallah Umaru- 213
9. Quarcu Boateng Dadson -19

 

SECRETARY

1. Mathew Kojo Njourkone -384
2. Dr. Frank Amoakohene -749
3. Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi -219

 

DEPUTY SECRETARY

1. Peter Aboagye -65
2. Joshua Kwame Fugah -248
3. Daniel Baah Acheamfour -415
4. Alice Anthony -407
5. Sidick Abubakar -217

 

ORGANIZER

1. Nana Asare Bediako 489
2. Justice Alpha Haroun Ahmed -70
3. Yaw Isham Alhassan -791

 

DEPUTY ORGANIZER

1. Joe Tetteh -72

2 . Isaac Ofori -115

4. Robert Owusu Tilton- 169
5. Anyars Ibrahim -126
6. Acquah Kwabena -183
7. Bashiru Amissah Donbine -353
8. Seidu Alhaji -101
9. Ivan Bilson Yeboah -232

 

TREASURER

1. Hopeson Keku -669
2. Marvin Philip Frazer Norman -680

 

DEPUTY TREASURER

1. Prince Attah -729
2. Damba Adam -334
3. Hajara Mohammed – 288

 

COMMUNICATION

1. Alex Kwaku Asarfo-Agyei -443
2. Abass Nurudeen – 909

 

DEPUTY COMMUNICATION

1. Amoh Kamel -869
2. Bernard Kusi-Poku -188
3. Patrick Atuah -295

 

YOUTH ORGANIZER

1. Francis Dodovi -25
2. Osei Richmond -31
3. Osman Abdullah Nabali -114

 

DEPUTY YOUTH ORGANIZER

1. Mohammed Lut -20
2. Emmanuel Fynn Reagan-59
3. Atanga Emmanuel -17

4 . Atanga Seth Ayirinuti -69

5. Kofi Amoabeng Asante Samuel – 3

 

ZONGO CAUCUS

1. Tijani Abdul Mumin- 282
2. Usman Naziru Hamza- 631
3. Sumaila Ali -384
4. Umar Farooq Gado -53

 

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com/Louis Gyamerah