Nana Akufo-Addo
The Central Regional Branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been able to capture 19 out of the 23 seats in the region.
The party which had seven seats in the region was able to increase the seats through hard work on the December 7, presidential and parliamentary elections.
The 19 constituencies were Cape Coast North, Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) Assin North, Assin South, Assin Central, Upper Denkyira East and West, Agona West, Gomoa Central and Gomoa West, Awutu Senya East and West, Ekumfi, Atti Morkwa, Hemang-Lower-Denkyira, Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) Effutu and Gomoa East.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the regional chairman of the party, Mr Robert Kutin stated that as revealed last night by the NPP general secretary and campaign chairman for the past two years, the party has worked hard to develop tested and efficient pink-sheet collection and collation machinery.
Mr Kutin said since the close of voting yesterday, the polling agents had been sending results of each polling station pink sheet to the collation centers both electronically and manually and the result demonstrated that the NPP presidential candidate has the ever-increasing probability of being declared the winner of the presidency for the strong majority in Parliament by the Electoral Commission.
“In the region as at 7 am about 80% of pink sheets had been collected and the result showed that the party was on track to secure 19 seats” he said.
He indicated that the seat would help in the implementation of the party’s policy to bring prosperity and equal opportunity to all Ghanaians and therefore asked for the support of all and urged them to be vigilant until the very last vote is counted.
Three regional chairmen of the party assured the people of transparency and credibility during the election to bring about the expected change.
From Sarah Afful, Cape Coast