Nana Agyei Baffuor Awuah, Manhyia South NPP MP
The Manhyia South Constituency New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi, has successfully elected executives to manage the affairs of the party for the next four years.
The polls, which were organised in a peaceful atmosphere, saw veteran politician, Peter Kwaku Asamoah polling 565 votes to beat Seth Twumasi, who had 237 of the votes cast, in the Chairman race.
In the First Vice Chairman election, Ackah Blay managed to secure a whopping 662 of the valid votes cast to win the position ahead of Pius Agyeman Duah, who polled 140 votes.
Aminu Mubashiru accumulated 511 votes to secure the Second Vice position, followed by Justice Anokye, 149 votes, Isaac Kwakye, 98 votes and Bashiru Issaka, 47 votes, respectively.
In the Treasurer election, which was a two-horse race, Stephen Addai, who was the underdog, pulled a major surprise with 588 votes to beat Henry Adu Kobi, who had 215 votes.
Dofuoh Joseph Junior, who is very popular in the constituency, was elected as Organiser with 620 votes as against 184 votes polled by Dabanka Mainoo Joseph.
In the Women’s Organiser race, the incumbent, Mary Coker, had 543 votes cast to beat her only challenger, Darko Charlotte, who managed 261 of the valid votes cast.
Akwasi Amankwa Adusei, also caused an upset with 556 votes to beat the bookmaker’s favourite, Caroline Owusu, who had 239 of the votes, to emerge as the Youth Organiser.
Ali Mohammed was elected as the Nasara Coordinator with 551 votes; Joseph Appiah Addai, Communications Officer and Oscar Boah, who is the newly elected Deputy Secretary.
The new executives, led by their Chairman, Peter Kwaku Asamoah, after the elections results were declared, called for total peace, oneness and unity in the party.
According to them, their major focus is to work assiduously to help the NPP to secure more votes in the constituency, for Dr. Bawumia to be elected as the next president of Ghana.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi