Several incumbent Members of Parliament of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have lost their chance to represent their constituency in the upcoming 2024 elections as they were defeated in the party's primaries held on Saturday.
The primaries which were filled with the usual controversies and drama ended with surprising defeats with some MPs who were hopeful of retaining their seats getting disappointed.
In the Tano North constituency, incumbent Freda Prempeh lost her seat to the Spokesperson of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Gideon Boako. Freda Prempeh garnered 221 of the total votes cast while Gideon Boako pulled 444 votes.
Eugene Boakye Antwi, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Subin Constituency was surprisingly defeated after he lost by 98 votes. His main contender Obiri Yeboah won with 734 votes.
900 delegates voted in all.
Gifty Twum-Ampofo, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, lost her seat to Nana Ampaw Addo-Frempong, popularly known as Buffalo. Twum-Ampofo received 202 votes while Addo-Frempong received 222 votes in the parliamentary primary.
Augustine Collins Ntim of the Offinso North constituency, Weija-Gbawe MP, Tina Mensah and the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Sheila Bartels have all lost their seats.
Tina Mensah lost to Jerry Ahmed Shaib, the CEO of the Coastal Development Authority (CoDA).
Out of the 1151 votes, Jerry Ahmed garnered a whopping 786 votes, representing 68.53%, to take the win as the NPP Weija-Gbawe parliamentary candidate. Tina Mensah, garnered only 361 votes, representing 31.47%.
Others are:
-Akwasi Owusu Afrifa-Mensa, MP for Amasaman
-Bright Wireko-Brobby, MP for Heman Lower Denkyira
-Isaac Asiamah, Member of Parliament of Atwima Mponua constituency
-Dickson Adomako Kissi, MP for Anyaa Sowutuom
-Samuel Erickson Abakah, MP for Shamah constituency
-John Osei Frimpong, MP for Abirem constituency
-Yves Hanson-Nortey, MP for Tema Central
-Moses Anim, MP for Trobu constituency
-Joseph Cudjoe, MP for Effia constituency
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Without having any confidence in this failed administration, I must however say the whereas Nkrumah’s foreign policies made enemies with the west and friends with China, today’s foreign policy approach, stemmed in laissez faire, is better as it allows us to engage the west, China and even Russia without conflict!
God is in Control. How many ministers are down? So they couldn't be spotted for a reshuffle? President Addo have successfully killed the party. Period
The NPP talked about several progressive policies in the 1990s while in opposition. In office, however, they have not hidden their parochial foreign policy, which is at loggerheads with the progressive foreign policies put forward by Nkrumah which made many countries friends of Ghana. Nkrumah is credited with African Unity cooperation and integration. A foreign policy that is at loggerheads with Ghana's established foreign policy will help no one. Nkrumah's foreign policy brought more assistance to Ghana from several countries including China.
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