Ghana Elections: Francis Asenso-Boakye Retains His Seat As MP For Bantama Constituency

Ghana Elections: Francis Asenso-Boakye Retains His Seat As MP For Bantama Constituency

  • Minister for Roads and Highways Honourable Francis Asenso-Boakye has retained his seat
  • The NPP's parliamentary candidate for the Bantama constituency defeated other politicians by a wide margin
  • Some celebrities and politicians have congratulated him after he shared the results on social media

Francis Asenso-Boakye, the incumbent member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency, has retained his seat on a New Patriotic Party (NPP) ticket.

The Minister for Roads and Highways received 47,275 votes, representing 85.49% of the total votes cast, while the candidate who run on a National Democratic Congress (NDC) party ticket garnered only 8,023 votes.

Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye, Bantama constituency, NPP, NDC, Ghana Elections
Francis Asenso-Boakye retains the Bantama Constituency seat. Photo credit: @asensoboakye_f.
Source: Instagram

During his tenure as the MP for Bantama between 2017 and 2024, Honourable Francis Asenso-Boakye commissioned many development projects for various communities in the Bantama constituency.

He sponsored many young people to set up their own businesses through the Bizbox Project, the Ghana Enterprise Agency initiative.

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Honourable Francis Asenso-Boakye declares himself winner

Ghanaians congratulate Asenso-Boakye after winning his seat

YEN.com.gh has compiled some reactions below:

adwoaloudgh stated:

"Congratulations 🎊🎈🍾🎉 Sir."

mavisanim stated:

👏Congratulations 🔥."

eop_impressions stated:

"Congratulations, Chief!!!."

qwadwobroni_ stated:

"Congratulations."

adwoa_queenie stated:

"Congratulations."

Fatima Abubakar stated:

"Congratulations bro❤️".

passcode stated:

"U listen and care for your people, and so you will reign forever!!!!! Congratulations."

saraasieduwaa70 stated:

"Congratulations".

ahwedie.abena stated:

"Congratulations ❤️❤️."

adwoasteppa stated:

"Congratulations, Sir🎊."

Deborah.serwaaakoto stated:

"Congratulations 🥳 😍".

adwoa_kotoko stated:

"Wise one🙏 keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌 ❤️."

reuz_meri stated:

"Well deserved 👏👏."

gigi.mugler stated:

"Great leader 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏."

Asenso-Boakye meets Otumfuo at the Manhyia palace

Honourable Francis Asenso-Boakye and other public figures convened at the Manhyia Palace to commemorate the historic 100 Years Anniversary of the return of Nana Agyemang Prempeh I from exile in Seychelles.

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Asenso Boakye defeats Kennedy Agyapong's brother

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh wrote about Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Minister of Works and Housing winning the Bantama NPP parliamentary primaries.

Asenso-Boakye won the poll ahead of Kennedy Agyapong's younger brother, lawyer Raphael Agyapong.

The hardworking politician won by a landslide, securing 650 votes compared to Ralph Agyapong's 181.

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