Ghana - General Election 2012 - incl. update August 2013, on High Court Ruling...NDC vs NPP
August 2013 - 7. December 2012 & 2013
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This year's presidential and parliamentary elections have
produced amazing outcomes in the Western Region with some New
Patriotic Party (NPP) incumbent members of parliament suffering
defeat.
Mr Samuel Johnfiah of the NPP, who had been voted into
parliament on three consecutive occasions, suffered defeat to Mr
George Kwame Aboagye of the National Democratic Congress, who was
also a former chief executive officer of the Ghana Investment
Promotion Council (GIPC).
The former Western Regional Minister under the President
Kufuor-led administration, Mr Joseph
Boahen Aidoo surprisingly lost to virtually unknown NDC candidate,
Akwasi Oppong Fosu in the Amenfi East Constituency.
In the Evalua-Gwira Constituency, Madam Catherine Abelema
Afeku, who was the incumbent MP in the area lost her seat to NDC
candidate, Kweku Temakyi-Kessie.
In the Jomoro Constituency, the only seat held by the
Convention Peoples Party by Madam Samia Yaba Nkrumah was lost to
the NDC candidate Wing Commander Francis Kablan-Anaman
(Rtd).
However, some NPP gurus in the region managed to retain their
seats after a hot contest.
Those who narrowly retained their seats included Papa Owusu
Ankomah in the Sekondi Constituency; Mr Joe Ghartey for
Essikado-Ketan defeated NDC's Thomas Charlie Brown whilst Joe
Baidoo-Ansah sailed through narrowly in the newly created
Kwesiminstsim seat by defeating NDC's Francis Apuri.
In Takoradi, the incumbent NPP MP, Kwabena Okyere
Darko-Mensah, defeated his closest rival, Alfred Ekow Gyan of the
NDC whilst Madam Gifty Eugenia Kusi retained the Tarkwa-Nsuaem seat
for the NPP by defeating Madam Christina Kobbina, NDC candidate,
who is also the municipal chief executive. Meanwhile, the NDC had
gained more grounds in the region by sweeping about 18 seats out of
26 improving upon the hitherto 11 seats.
In the Shama Constituency, the incumbent NDC MP, Gabriel
Kwadwo Essilfie, retained his seat by defeating his closest rival,
Joseph Cantamanto Gabrah of the NPP.
The Deputy Energy Minister, Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah,
defeated his opponent, Kwesi Bonzoh, in the Ellembelle
Constituency.
Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minster, also won his seat
in the Sefwi-Wiawso by defeating Dr Kweku Afriyie of the
NPP.
Smek Ackah also won Suaman for the NDC whilst Sampson Ahi,
who was MP for Juaboso, but as a result of division of that
constituency into two; Bodi and Juaboso, he contested the Bodi seat
and won decisively.
Moreover, both NDC and NPP new entrants managed to win seats
in the newly created constituencies.
Joseph Cudjoe of the NPP won the newly created Effia
Constituency by defeating the presiding member for the
Sekondi-Takoradi Assembly, Mohammed Ali of the NDC.
George Kwame Aboagye of the NDC surprisingly defeated NPP's
sitting MP, Samuel Johnfiah in the Ahanta West Constituency in a
keenly contested poll.
Mr Kweku Temankyi-Kessie, a new entrant for the NDC, defeated
the sitting NPP MP, Madam Catherine Afeku in the
Evalua-Gwira.
The region is relatively calm as people are glued to their
television sets and radios monitoring the elections.
The election security taskforce are still patrolling the
region to curb any eventualities.
(by FLICKR)
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