After the day’s proceedings have concluded, a successor for the late Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Kumah, will have been elected.
That is the expectation, even as the Electoral Commission (EC) oversees the by-election currently underway in the Ashanti regional constituency.
Known to be a stronghold of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in political terms, the election has attracted considerable attention from many election watchers. This interest is partly due to the fact that a former MP, who previously served under the NPP, is contesting in this race as an independent candidate.
However, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, a three-time MP, will not be the sole independent candidate in the race.
The other two are Gabriel Agyemang Joseph and Joseph Attakora.
Representing the Convention People’s Party (CPP) is Esther Osei, who is listed first on the ballot sheets.
Beatrice Boakye, representing the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), is also competing, with the final candidate being Kwabena Boateng for the New Patriotic P
arty.
The results from the 204 polling stations are expected to begin arriving after the official end of polls at 5 pm.
In total, 106,812 voters are anticipated to participate in the by-election.
It is noteworthy that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s largest opposition party, did not present any candidates for the election.
Source: Ghana Web