NDC Parliamentary Primaries: Alfred Kotey Ashie Wins Odododiodio Poll

NDC Parliamentary Primaries: Alfred Kotey Ashie Wins Odododiodio Poll

  • Alfred Kotey Ashie has been elected the parliamentary primary of the NDC in Odododiodio
  • The parliamentary primary in Odododiodioo was postponed from 2023 after legal action by an aspirant
  • The current Odododiodio MP, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, will not seek to re-enter Parliament in the 2024 election

Alfred Kotey Ashie has been elected the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Odododiodio.

Ashie got 1,209 votes, trumping Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea's 952 votes.

Alfred Kotey Ashie wins in Odododiodio
Alfred Kotey Ashie will represent the NDC stronghold. Source: Graphic Online
Source: UGC

There was trouble in the polls, with four arrested for taking photos of their ballots.

The polls came off after dismissing an interlocutory injunction application filed by a disqualified candidate, Michael Nii Yarboi Anan.

Annan was found not to have been an active party member at the constituency level for the four years as mandated.

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The current Odododiodio MP, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, will not seek to re-enter Parliament in the 2024 election.

Vanderpuye has been in Parliament since 2013.

During the vetting process for candidates to replace him on October 13, 2023, chaos broke out because some angry NDC supporters accused the vetting committee of being unfair.

A journalist with Citi FM was also assaulted during the chaos that erupted during the vetting.

In a video showing the chaos, some NDC supporters smashed chairs and destroyed property.

Peace Council warns NDC against election violence

In another YEN.com.gh report, the immediate ex-chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev. Emmanuel Asante, warned the NDC it won’t be allowed to jeopardise the country's peace amid the political tensions.

The party, he said, must stop inciting supporters onto the streets and follow the laid down legal channels to resolve electoral disputes.

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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.