Elections 2024: KT Hammond Loses Adansi Asokwa Seat, Electorates Chase Him Out

Elections 2024: KT Hammond Loses Adansi Asokwa Seat, Electorates Chase Him Out

  • The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has fallen after the December 7 elections
  • The long-serving MP lost to the National Democratic Congress' Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi-Dorani
  • A video of electorates reacting to his fall has surfaced on social media sparking a frenzy online

Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has lost his beloved Adansi Asokwa seat to the National Democratic Congress' Godwin Animli Dorgbadzi-Dorani.

KT Hammond
KT Hammond booed by electorates after losing Adansi Asokwa seat.
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Reports indicate the long-serving MP garnered 14,229 of the valid votes cast compared to KT Hammond's 13,275 votes.

KT Hammond was a bigwig of the New Patriotic Party. His loss counts as one of the upsets in the 2024 elections.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, scores of electorates were spotted booing the seasoned politician.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Peter Ansah (Entertainment Editor) Ansah Peter is an entertainment editor who joined YEN.com.gh in September 2023. He studied Development Planning at KNUST, graduating in 2018. His professional career in entertainment journalism dates eight years back as a showbiz and arts blogger for the now-defunct motionhypegh.net, continuing to Muse Media Networks, acting as the editorial manager for the network's flagship multimedia platforms. He has also managed several PR roles with top clients, including Morgan Heritage. In 2024, Peter completed Google News Initiative courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation