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Elections 2024: NPP's Ursula Owusu Loses Ablekuma West Seat To NDC's Rev Kwaku Addo
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Elections 2024: NPP's Ursula Owusu Loses Ablekuma West Seat To NDC's Rev Kwaku Addo

by  Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah 1 min read
  • Communications Minister Ursula Owusu will not be representing Ablekuma West in the next parliament
  • Ursula Owusu lost her parliamentary seat to the NDC's Reverend Kweku Addo in a convincing defeat
  • While the Communications Minister polled 26,575, her opponent garnered 31,866 to be declared winner

The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has lost the Ablekuma West constituency seat to the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Reverend Kweku Addo.

The keenly contested election saw Owusu-Ekuful garnering 26,575. But she fell short of Addo's 31,866 votes.

Ursula Owusu, Kweku Addo, Ablekuma West, 2024 Elections, Ghana Elections, NPP, NDC
NPP's Ursula Owusu loses Ablekuma West parliamentary elections to NPP's Reverend Kweku Addo. Photo source: @gossips24tv
Source: Instagram

In a video YEN.com.gh sighted on Instagram, the Electoral Commission's returning officer declared Addo the winner.

"As the returning officer of the Ablekuma West constituency, I declare Reverend Kweku Addo, with 31,866, as the newly-elected Member of Parliament," the returning officer declared.

Watch the video below:

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh

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