2024 Election: Baba Sadiq Officially Declared Winner of The Okaikwei Central Constituency

• Ghanaian media and entertainment personality Baba Sadiq has defeated the NPP's Patrick Boamah to win the OKC parliamentary seat
• Baba Sadiq won the election with 15,383 against the incumbent's 14,949 per the declaration made by the EC
• This historic feat makes Baba Sadiq the first parliamentary candidate to win the OKC seat for the NDC

Baba Abdulai Sadiq, the parliament candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially been declared winner of the Okakwei Central (OKC) constituency.

The NDC's candidate polled 15,383 votes to defeat the incumbent, Patrick Yaw Boamah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who had 14,949 votes, according to the official results announced by the Electoral Commission (EC).

This declaration brings to an end the controversy over the winner of the Saturday, December 7, 2024, OKC parliamentary election.

Both Baba Sadiq and Patrick Boamah had earlier claimed victory, with social media posts congratulating themselves.

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However, following a review by the Electoral Commission, Baba Sadiq, a prominent figure in Ghana's media and entertainment industry, was declared as the duly elected Member of Parliament.

The EC's declaration follows calls by the NDC to use two-thirds of the available polling station results, which was over 70 per cent of the total results to announce the winner.

The result declared by the EC emanates from 109 polling stations out of 141, representing 78 per cent of polling stations.

According to the executives of the NDC at the Greater Accra Regional Collation Centre, the declaration is in tandem with the laws governing the elections.

The OKC is considered a stronghold of the governing New Patriotic Party, with Patrick Boamah winning it in 2016 and 2020.

Having officially been announced as the MP-elect, Baba Abdulai Sadiq has become the first NDC parliamentary candidate to win the OKC constituency, a historic feat that he will forever be proud of.

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John Dumelo wins Ayawaso West Wuogon

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported earlier that Ghanaian actor and politician, John Dumelo was declared as the winner of the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliament elections.

John reportedly polled 40,561 votes against defeating the incumbent Lydia Alhassanm who had 27,377.

The actor, who is widely celebrated in the Ghanaian entertainment industry is the first NDC parliamentary candidate to win the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat since 1992.

Before this success, John had previously contested Lydia Alhassan in 2020 and lost the election by close to 2,000 votes.

Source: YEN.com.gh