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2024 Election: Asiedu Nketia's Son Snatches Tano South Constituency Seat From NPP
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2024 Election: Asiedu Nketia's Son Snatches Tano South Constituency Seat From NPP

by  Salifu Bagulube Moro 2 min read
  • Charles Asiedu, contesting for a parliamentary seat on an opposition National Democratic Congress ticket has purportedly won the Tano South constituency
  • The young man defeated the seating MP, Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere with a vote difference of close to 2,000
  • Charles is the son of Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)

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A son of the chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has snatched the Tano South parliament seat from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Charles Asiedu reportedly defeated the incumbent Member of Parliament, Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere to emerge victorious in the Saturday, December 7, 2024 elections.

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, 2024 election, Charles Asiedu, NPP, NDC, Tano South
Asiedu Nketia's son snatches the Tano South Constituency seat from NPP. Photo credit: UGC.
Source: UGC

The son of the NDC chairman, Charles Asiedu, reportedly pulled 20,595 votes against Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere’s 18,697 at the end of polls.

Charles Asiedu's victory presents the NDC's remarkable success in the Ahafo Region, where the party won five out of six parliamentary seats.

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Per the provisional results circulating in the media, the NDC is projected to win the presidential elections with a comfortable working majority in parliament.

Counting of the ballots has concluded in most polling stations across the 275 constituencies in Ghana.

The party has reportedly won 14 regions out of 16 with the remaining two going for the ruling New Patriotic Party in the presidential elections.

Despite these reported victories of the NDC in both the parliamentary and presidential elections, the Electoral Commission (EC), the constitutionally mandated body to declare elections in Ghana, has yet to announce any official result.

Felix Kwakye Ofosu wins parliamentary race

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a special aide to former president John Mahama, has won the Abura Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency for the NDC.

The special aide, who is a former deputy communication minister in the erstwhile NDC-led government, defeated the incumbent with a reported difference of 11,000 votes.

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Moments after being declared winner of the parliamentary elections, Felix Kwakye Ofosu took to social media to celebrate his victory.

He further expressed gratitude to God and supporters of the NDC as well as his sympathisers for his electoral success.

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Salifu Bagulube Moro (Human-Interest Editor) Salifu Bagulube Moro is a Human Interest Editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over five years of experience in journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2018, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Studies with a specialization in Journalism. Salifu previously worked with Opera News as a Content Management Systems (CMS) Editor. He also worked as an Online Reporter for the Ghanatalksbusiness.com news portal, as well as with the Graphic Communications Group Limited as a National Service Person. Salifu joined YEN.com.gh in 2024. Email: salifu.moro@yen.com.gh.

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