Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye, has retained his seat as the Parliamentary candidate for Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region for the second time.
The incumbent Bantama lawmaker won last Saturday’s primary with a comfortable 650 votes against his opponent, RalphaelAgyapong, who polled 181 votes out of the total 877 votes cast.
The police contained a seeming tension that characterised the early stages of voting.
At the St. Anne’s Church, where Manhyia South delegates cast their votes, Dr. Matthew OpokuPrempeh also retained his seat with 486 votes against Helena PinamangOwusu, who trailed with 63 votes.
At the Subin constituency, Lawyer Kofi ObiriYeboah beat the incumbent, Eugene Boakye Antwi, to it with an overwhelming 734 votes.
The Subin MP obtained 98 votes while Frank Duodu gained 10 votes with Mr.Akwasi Oppong-Frimpong (Dr.Subin) securing miserable six votes.
The Suame Legislator, Hon. OseiKyei-Mensah-Bonsu would be replaced in the next Parliament by Lawyer John Darko, who polled 491 votes against 410 votes by Maxwell Ofosu Boakye.
Madam Patricia Appiagyei and Stephen Amoah, Members of Parliament for Asokwa and Nhyieaso retained their seats.
While the Asokwa MP also known as Mama Pat obtained 485 votes against Edmund Kyei’s 229, the AsokoreMampong Municipal Chief Executive, Kennedy KwasiKankam failed to match the incumbent Stephen Amoah’s 520 votes with his 305 votes.
The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Eric Nana AgyemanPrempeh emerged the Parliamentary candidate for AhafoAno North Constituency. He secured 393 votes to beat KwakuFosuFrimpong who managed 311 votes.
Lawyer Ralph Opoku-Adusei will step in the shoes of the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, as the Parliamentary candidate for Bekwai as he beat embattled COP Alex Mensah with 662 votes. The retired Police officer trailed with 245votes.
Other elected Parliamentary candidates are, Dr. Yaw OseiAdutwum, Bosomtwe constituency (unopposed), Dr. John A. Kumah, Ejusu constituency (unopposed), Collins Adomako Mensah (AfigyaKwabre North -268 votes), Kofi Amankwa-Manu (AtwimaKwanwoma – 874 votes), Yaw Frimpong Addo (Amansie South – 349 votes), Tweneboa Kodua Fokuo (Amansie West -281 votes), Frank Yeboah (AtwimaNwabiagya North – 514 votes), Frederick Acheampong (AhafoAno South East – 164 votes) and Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah (AhafoAno South West – 357 votes).
Others are Mavis NkansahBoadu (AfigyaSekyere East – 586 votes), Adelaide Ntim (NsutaKwamanBeposo – 320 votes), Michael KwasiAidoo (Oforikrom – 666 votes), Dr. Patrick Boakye Yiadom (Obuasi East – 343 votes), Kobina Tahir Hammond (AdansiAsokwa – 311 votes), Vincent EkowAssafuah (Old Tafo/Pamkrono -367 votes), DamataAmaAppianimaa Salam (AfigyaKwabre South – 548 votes), Alex Blankson (Akrofuom – 38 votes), Isaac Yaw Opoku (Offinso South – 39 votes) and Dr. Nana AyewAfriyie (EffiduaseAsokore – 40 votes).
The rest of the elected Members of Parliament in the Ashanti region are Prof. Kingsley Nyarko (Kwadaso – 650 votes), Kwame Anyimadu Antwi (Asante Akim Central – 374 votes), Kwaku Asante-Boateng (Asante Akim South – 522 votes), Andy Kwame AppiahKubi (Asante Akim North – 226 votes), AkwasiKonadu (Manhyia North – 389 votes), Shirley Kyei (AtwimaNwabiagya South – 395 votes), Seth Osei-Akoto (AtwimaMponua – 377 votes) and Nana Kwame Asafo-AdjeiAyeh (Bosome-Freho – 233 votes).
Others who made it in the list of elected candidates are Francis K. B. OwususAchiaw (Juaben 334 votes), Lawyer Anthony Mmieh (Odotobri – 340 votes), AkwasiOnyinaAcheampong (Kwabre East – 408 votes) Fred KyeiAsamoah (Offinso North – 378 votes) beating the incumbent Collins Augustine Ntim (231votes).
Primaries for Mampong and Obuasi West were on hold following a court injunction while that of Fomena is yet to be held for obvious reasons.
Meanwhile, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Suame, Hon. OseiKyei-Mensah-Bonsu has congratulated all winners in last Saturday’s primaries across the country.
The majority Leader noted that the exercise was a family contest and urged all the winners to reach out to the losers to collectively work to “break the 8” in the December 2024 elections.
From Sebastian R. Freiku and Ernest Best Anane, Kumasi
