Mark Okraku-Mantey Loses Ayensuano NPP Parliamentary Primary

• The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has failed in his bid to enter parliament
• Mark Okraku-Mantey lost the New Patriotic Party parliamentary primary in Ayensuano
• The deputy minister lost the primary to one Ida Adwoa Asiedu, a businesswoman and second-time aspirant

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has lost his bid to be the parliamentary candidate of Ayensuano in the Eastern Region.

Okraku-Mantey was defeated in the December 2 primaries for the New Patriotic Party.

He garnered 136 votes, while the victor, Ida Adwoa Asiedu, polled 410.

In 2020, Asiedu contested the former Member of Parliament for the area, Ayeh Paye, but lost marginally

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Source: YEN.com.gh