Re-Collation: Patrick Boamah Snatches Okaikwei Central From Baba Sadiq

Re-Collation: Patrick Boamah Snatches Okaikwei Central From Baba Sadiq

  • Patrick Boamah, Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has retained his parliamentary seat
  • The Okaikwei Central seat was one of nine that was re-collated at the Greater Accra Regional Collation Centre
  • Patrick Boamah polled 21,099 votes against Baba Sadiq's 19,368

The incumbent member of parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Boamah, has been declared the winner of the parliamentary election in that area.

His victory comes on the back of a re-collation exercise carried out at the Electoral Commission’s Greater Accra Regional Office by the Electoral Commission.

Patrick Boamah, Baba Sadiq, re-collation, Okaikwei Central, NPP, NDC
Patrick Boamah retains Okaikwei Central to the chagrin of Baba Sadiq
Source: UGC

The parliamentary election in the area had been fiercely contested between the NPP’s Patrick Boamah and the NDC’s Baba Sadiq.

Before the re-collation exercise, the NDC’s Baba Sadiq had been declared the parliamentary election winner under very controversial conditions.

The Electoral Commission subsequently nullified the results, citing electoral irregularities, the use of force and threat of harm to threaten the returning officer to declare the election in favour of Baba Sadiq and the breach of the EC’s procedural protocols.

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Patrick Boamah also contested the declaration, citing similar conditions as justification in a court case, which led to the court ordering a re-collation.

Following the re-collation, Patrick Boamah polled 21,099 votes against Baba Sadiq's 19,368.

The Electoral Commission declared Patrick Boamah the winner of the election.

Adjei-Mensah Korsah retains Techiman South

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Techiman South and incumbent member of parliament, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has been declared the winner of the 2024 parliamentary election in the constituency.

Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah retained his seat with 46,663 votes.

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The declaration came after much contention in the constituency, as the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for the area, Christopher Beyere Baasongti, was initially declared the winner.

However, the results were nullified after the Electoral Commission determined that the results had been declared under much duress and did not follow the procedural protocols of the commission.

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After the re-collation, Martin Korsah’s 46,663 votes beat Christopher Beyere Baasongti, who came out second with 43,429.

Osei Dapaah wins Ahafo Ano South West

YEN.com.gh reported that the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ahafo Ano South West, Osei Mensah Dapaah, has won the area's parliamentary seat.

This was after his earlier victory in the initial tally was disputed by members of the National Democratic Congress.

Osei Dapaah got 16,680 votes, whereas the NDC’s Sedik Abubakar from the NDC got 16,540.

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Cornerlis Affre (CA and Politics Editor) Cornerlis Kweku Affre is a Current Affairs Editor at Yen.com. He covers politics, business, and other current affairs. He has worked with Myjoyonline.com for four years and was previously a radio host and news editor at RadioGIJ. You can reach out to him at cornerlis.affre@yen.com.gh