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NPP makes history in Techiman
Tuobodom (B/A), Dec. 8, Ghanadot/GNA – The NPP has for the
first time since the inception of multi-party democracy in
the country in 1992, wrested the Techiman North constituency
seat from the NDC.
History was made in the area at Sunday’s elections as
Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi, Minister of Ports,
Harbours and Railways became the first NPP candidate to win
the seat, which had traditionally been held by the NDC.
In the maiden Parliamentary election of 1992, Mr Isaac
Kwadwo Adjei-Mensah occupied the seat for the NDC until
2004, when he stepped down for Mr Alex Kyereme to maintain
it for the party.
Professor Ameyaw Akumfi defeated Kyereme by a margin of
2,119 valid votes cast, scooping 14,276 votes as against the
incumbent’s 12,157. The Professor lost to Kyereme in the
2004 parliamentary contest.
The other contestants were Madam Agatha Ampomah of CPP, a 31
year old teacher who had 223 votes, whilst the DFP
candidate, 41 year old teacher, Mr Isaac Owusu-Peprah
obtained 85 votes.
In the Presidential election the NPP had 13,597 votes, NDC
12,506, PNC 110, CPP 102, DFP 78, RPD 7, DPP 11 and
Independent, zero.
Out of a total of 27,151 votes cast at the 71 polling
stations in the constituency for the Parliamentary election,
only 37 ballot papers were rejected as invalid, whereas in
the Presidential election 368 out of the 26,448 votes cast
were declared spoilt.
Meanwhile in the Techiman South constituency, the incumbent
NDC MP, Addai Simmons retained the seat, defeating the NPP
candidate Prince Yaw Donyina, who is the Municipal Chief
Executive.
Addai Simmons’ victory is also historic as he is the first
sitting MP to retain his seat in the constituency.
He got 28,667 votes representing 50.51 per cent while
Donyina had 26,932 votes, representing 47.45 per cent.
The other candidates were David Dumah Amoah of PNC 633,
Daniel Mensah of CPP, 266, while Lale David Den of DFP
obtained 155 votes.
The NDC also won the Presidential election in the South with
29,473 votes, representing 52.26 per cent.
The NPP had 26,124 votes representing 46.32 per cent, PNC
polled 336 votes, CPP had 217 votes, DFP obtained 171 votes,
RPD 17 votes, DPP received 26 votes whereas the Independent
candidate got 32 votes.
GNA
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