Adwoa Safo, Freda Prempeh, Tina Mensah, Eugene Boakye, Moses Anim....Other Big Guns Fall In NPP Primaries
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
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