The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has added its voice to the numerous condemnations of the violence that marred the beauty of the by-election held on Thursday in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. In a statement, they called for a thorough investigation into the matter. “We, therefore call on the Ghana Police Service and all other relevant security agencies to conduct …
The New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has won by a landslide victory the by-election held in the area on Thursday. She won the poll by 12, 041 votes representing 68.30% with the closest contender, Delali Kwasi Brempong, the National Democratic Congress’ candidate polling 5, 341 votes representing 30.52% William Dowokpor of …
Myjoyonline.com has confirmed that the opposition NDC has pulled out of the ongoing Ayawaso by-elections. The National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo told Joy FM’s Super Morning Show that the party has withdrawn from the elections for security reasons. “Armed security men besieged our candidate ’s home and we can no longer guarantee the security of our …
The electorate in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency will today, Thursday, 31 January 2019, elect a new Member of Parliament to replace the late Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko. Contesting the seat is the widow of the late MP, Lydia Seyram Alhassan (NPP), Kwasi Delali Brempong (NDC), William Dowokpor (PPP), and Clement Boadi of the LPG. Ahead of the …
The Accra Regional Police Command has banned the movement of motorbikes in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency during the by-election period. The ban, according to the police, is to safeguard peace in the area and prevent the use of motorbike to commit crimes such as the snatching of ballot boxes. This was made known by the Accra Regional Police Commander, …
