New Patriotic Party candidate, Lydia Seyram Alhassan has been declared winner in the Ayawaso West Wuogon bye-elections.
Four political parties - the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress, Progressive People's Party (PPP) and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) contested the vacant seat at the constituency.
The candidates who vied for the position of the late Member of Parliament for the constituency were Lydia Seyram Alhassan of the NPP, Delali Kwesi Brempong (NDC), Clement Boadi (LPG) and PPP's aspirant William Dowokpor.
Reporting from the collation centre at Legon, Peace FM's correspondent Obeng Manu indicated that Madam Seyram Alhassan won the bye-election by a landslide victory, polling 12,041 votes representing 68.8 percent while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Delali Kwasi Brempong polled 5,341 votes representing 30.52%.
The PPP and the LPG polled 102 and 17 votes respectively.
Total votes cast during the election were 17,589 with total valid votes being 17,501 and 88 rejected ballots by 88,710 registered voters.
Moments after the Electoral Commission declared the official results, General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu announced the victory of their candidate to the party faithfuls present.
Madam Seyram Alhassan, on her part, dedicated her victory to the honour of her late husband and former Member of Parliament for the constituency, Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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She can now mention the status quo by looking after her 5 kids. This win is not npp, the constituency or democracy but for her own benefits. She is a fighter and I congratulate her for that. Posterity will judge us all.
Ndc would have won this election if they didn't pull out. If you look this result as much as 20000 people who voted for agyarko in 2016 never showed up to vote. And about 17000 who voted for ndc also didn't vote clearly because ndc pull out. In by-elections the opposition had always had an advantage because their supporters are mostly more energized to vote than the ruling party faithfuls. From my judgment npp would have lost this election because of voter apathy. Even with all the violence that they employed they could mobilized just 15000 supporters to vote for them. Can you imagine what they would have got without their violence, probably less than 12000. For all you know they even overvoted in some polling stations. Just sad that NDC didn't participate. Next time they just need to mobilize their supporters to face them boot for boot. This woman who talks like they have poured so much water in her mouth is only going there to receive her concubines salaries, that's it. Probably that is the only legacy the man left her considering the fact that she was not the wife.
Ndc f00*00l deal with it, she has won you knew you will lose hence azorka and Hawks were your saviours who couldn't save you ! 30.39% is what you will get in 2020 ! Ghanaians don't like you and if you don't understand the security forces are there to protect life and property so think ndc are tough and you will laugh at the wrong side of your mouth! Cowards !
Yes she will be in church to thank your non-existence God.Wake up
You will have no peace in that office. You killed to get into that office, their blood is in your hands. Shameful she will be in church to thank God.