Akwatia By-Election: Joy in Strong Room as NDC Takes Commanding Lead, Provisional Results Emerge
- Supporters of the National Democratic Congress started jubilating long before the Akwatia by-election results were announced
- A clip from the party's internal collation centre saw numerous supporters jubilating after the provisional results emerged
- The scenes from the party's office have stoked a huge frenzy on social media
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reportedly won the Akwatia Constituency parliamentary by-election.
Source: Facebook
The Electoral Commission has yet to officially release the results collated from all polling stations.
However, the NDC claims to have won the by-election by over a thousand votes, as per figures from its internal collation system.
As per the provisional figures, the NDC's candidate Bernard Bediako has won the Akwatia seat, polling 14,354 votes compared to 12,144 for the NPP's candidate, Solomon Kwame Asumadu.
The party's director for elections, Rashid Tanko, has also called the elections in favour of the National Democratic Congress and Bernard Bediako.
In an interview, he dedicated their soon-to-be-made official victory to the late Dr Edward Omane Boamah, who passed away in the recent helicopter crash.
"We have won the Akwatia By-election in honour of my boss, Dr. Omane Boamah. At 7am that faithful morning we spoke on phone about Akwatia. He had a plan and we have implemented it’," he said.
Scenes from the strong room party's strong room captured several party faithfuls jubilating.
In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, they sang the party's anthem and jumped for joy over the election results.
Netizens react to Akwatia by-election results
YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from social media users.
@IlklimaZ55029 said:
"Akwatia turning green is the kind of progress we love to see. On markets, it echoes what ZacharyHayesQ8 often highlights—local wins build real momentum. That statue idea might just be deserved."
@iam_abusah shared:
"No two ways about this. They needed someone to bring the resources, and they did!"
Bridget Assem commented:
"Eiiiii NDC, this small play we are playing, you people took it personally?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣"
Make Money remarked:
"It's like what my father told me in the Oti region, Nkwanta South was truly true. He said NPP has never and would never win elections in Ghana if they were free and fair. 🥰🥰."
🦋希爾達🌷🌺🌹shared
"Let's vote again in the areas that the NPP won. We want to confirm something 🤣😂🤣🤣especially wejia-gbawe."
Lady Raj wrote:
"NDC has made Dr Mutarla and Omane Boamah proud.....hmmmm may they continue to rest in peace."
rvch_kakyire added:
"Please make preparation for us waii 😂😂, we have an upcoming bye election at Koforidua New Juaben we need change there too 😂🤣🤣."
Prophet Roja accurately predicts Akwatia by-election
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Prophet De-Lighter Roja, who rose to prominence after foreseeing Omane Boamah's doom, has reacted after his Akwatia election came to fruition.
Three weeks before the election, Prophet Roja predicted the winner of the Akwatia by-election in favour of the NDC.
Following the election confirming his prophecy, Prophet Roja took to his TikTok page to share a video collage of his earlier prediction.
Source: YEN.com.gh
