President Nana Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have lost control of the Eastern Region as their preferred candidate in the New Patriotic Party’s elections in the Region was floored.
Kwadwo Boateng was the alleged candidate of President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia in the NPP Chairmanship race in the Eastern Region but he lost badly to Jeff Konadu who reports says did not enjoy the support of the President and his Vice.
Mr. Boateng polled 202 votes while Mr. Konadu emerged as NPP Eastern Regional Chairman with 424 votes.
Mr Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia’s candidate, Mr Boateng is the nephew of Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and a former member of Parliament for New Juabeng North constituency of the Eastern Region.
President Akufo-Addo’s nephew and a leading member of the ruling NPP, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko, and the Director General of the National Communications Authority, Joe Anokye, were on reportedly present at the voting grounds but left when it became clear that the President and Dr. Bawumia’s candidate was losing.
Both Mr. Anokye and Mr. Otchere-Darko and others were said to be campaigning for Mr. Boateng.
The tension and focus of the NPP elections in the Eastern Region was on the Chairman position.
Source: Modern Ghana
