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Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has accepted the results of the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential elections.
Addressing NPP faithfuls at the official declaration of the results in Accra, the firebrand MP asserted the elections was fair and transparent, adding that he will join forces with the flagbearer elect to secure a third term at the 2024.
The elections was fair and transparent and this what have also been preaching. Now let unite and join forces to give the NDC a showdown in the 2024 election.
Kennedy also expressed appreciation to the delegates who voted for him urging them to rally behind the elected candidate.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been declared the winner of the New Patriotic Party’s presidential election to represent the ruling party in the 2024 general elections.
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A total of 203,439 delegates participated in the election conducted today, November 4, in the various constituencies across all 16 regions of Ghana.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia polled 118,210 votes, representing 61.43 percent, Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong garnered 71,991 votes (37.41 percent), former Agric Minister, Dr Afriyie Akoto got 1,459 votes (0.76 percent) and former Mampong MP, Frimpong Addai-Nimoh secured 781 votes, representing (0.41 percent).
He will subsequently compete against the candidate from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming December 2024 general election.
Bawumia’s triumph is viewed as a significant advancement in his pursuit of the presidency.
Dr Bawumia has already assured the party’s delegates that he will secure victory over Mahama in the upcoming general elections.
He contends that he is the sole contender capable of handing John Mahama a third consecutive electoral loss.
“They know we will break the 8, and they know that John Mahama cannot take me on in the North, and they know that I will beat him in the North and this is why they don’t want me to be the flagbearer,” Dr Bawumia said on his campaign trail in the Tema West constituency of the Greater Accra Region,” he added.
Meanwhile, Dr Afriyie Akoto has congratulated Dr Bawumia for his victory today.
The results from all 16 regions for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries have been released.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has won a majority of these regions
Central Region
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 38
Afriyie Akoto – 47
Ken Agyapong – 10,828
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 6,159
Western North Region
Kennedy Agyapong -2,354
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 3,386
Akoto Afriyie – 29
Francis Addai-Nimoh -8
Upper West Region
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 4,878
Kennedy Agyapong – 1,084
Akoto Afriyie -176
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 77
Bono East Region
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 5,434
Kennedy Agyapong – 1,548
Akoto Afriyie – 92
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 45
Western Region
Kennedy Agyapong – 4899
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 7465
Akoto Afriyie – 91
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 43
Savannah Region
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 2,603
Kennedy Agyapong – 1,020
Akoto Afriyie – 65
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 39
Total vote cast – 3779,
44 votes rejected
Oti Region
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 3,591
Kennedy Agyapong – 1,311
Afriyie Akoto – 36
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 27
Total votes cast – 4999
34 rejected
Ashanti Region
Kennedy Agyapong – 11,390
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 22,205
Afriyie Akoto – 167
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 74
Eastern Region
Ken Agyapong – 6,794
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 13,387
Afriyie Akoto – 57
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 67
North East
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 3,444
Ken Agyapong- 23
Afriyie Akoto – 5
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 2
Ahafo Region
Kennedy Agyapong – 1,040
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 2,985
Akoto Afriyie – 12
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 9
Northern Region
Kennedy Agyapong -1,995
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 9,238
Akoto Afriyie – 172
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 77
Bono Region
Kennedy Agyapong – 2,326
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 3,977
Akoto Afriyie – 48
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 15
Upper East Region
Kennedy Agyapong – 2,111
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 5,218
Akoto Afriyie – 190
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 95
Volta Region
Kennedy Agyapong – 5,850
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 4,984
Akoto Afriyie – 115
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 66
Greater Accra Region
Kennedy Agyapong – 17,282
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia – 19,002
Akoto Afriyie – 155
Francis Addai-Nimoh – 95
