Lawyer Bernard Bediako Baidoo has won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in the Akwatia Constituency, securing the party’s ticket for the upcoming September 2 by-election.
Baidoo, who also serves as the NDC’s constituency secretary, polled 380 out of 980 valid votes to beat two rivals — his client and former Akwatia MP, Henry Boakye Yiadom (popularly known as Okoyo), and Rasmus Koneh Ali (alias Asanka Poyooyo).
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Rasmus Koneh Ali received 366 votes, while Henry Boakye Yiadom trailed with 226.
The results were officially announced by the Eastern Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, John Appiah Baffoe.
With this win, Baidoo is set to face off against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Solomon Asumadu in what promises to be a keenly contested by-election.
Story By: Afia Ohenewaa Akyerem