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NPP Presidential Primaries: Bawumia Takes Healthy Lead In Ashanti As Provisional Results Drop
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NPP Presidential Primaries: Bawumia Takes Healthy Lead In Ashanti As Provisional Results Drop

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is heading for victory in the Ashanti Region constituencies during the New Patriotic Party Presidential Primaries
  • Provisional results have Vice President Bawumia in a massive lead over Kennedy Ohene Agyapong
  • Nationwide, Bawumia also has a healthy lead over Agyapong, with about 60 percent of the vote

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Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a strong lead in the Ashanti Region as provisional results for the New Patriotic Party Presidential Primaries trickle in.

Bawumia's leading contender, Kennedy Agyapong, has been lagging in early results from the Ashanti Region.

Bawumia leads in Ashanti Region
Polls heavily favoured Bawumia to win the primary. Source: Facebook/@Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
Source: Facebook

In the Ejisu constituency, for example, Agyapong polled 154, while Bawumia had 899 votes.

In Asawase, Baawumia led with 792 votes to Agyapong's 225 votes.

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The Ashanti Region is a stronghold of the governing party and a good indicator of the party's direction.

The Ashanti Region has 34,987 delegates, second only to the Greater Accra Region, which has 39,134.

In the national picture, Bawumia also has a healthy lead with about 60 percent of the vote, according to Joy News.

Agyapong has lagged with about 39 percent of the valid ballots cast.

The two other candidates in the race, former Food and Agriculture Minister Dr Owusu Akoto Afriyie and former legislator Francis Addai-Nimoh have recorded 0.5 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively.

Over 200,000 delegates cast their ballots in 16 regions of Ghana.

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Bawumia wins vote in NPP-USA voting

Bawumia entered the day with a lead in the NPP presidential primaries after winning the NPP-USA polls.

YEN.com.gh reported that he polled over 77% of the total ballots cast, beating his closest contender, Agyapong, who polled 22% of the total votes.

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The election results were disclosed in a press statement released by NPP-USA following the primaries on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

Polls have generally projected victory for Bawumia in the flagbearer race.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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