By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
A Former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Yaw Owusu Obimpeh has emerged victorious in the Ashanti Regional Council of State election
Chairman Obimpeh pulled 49 votes out of the 85 votes cast to beat his closest contender Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo who got 35 votes. While Daniel Anarfi Yamoah garnered only 1 vote. None of the other candidates received any votes.
Out of the expected 86 votes, a total of 85 valid votes were cast, with no rejected ballots. The results reflect a strong endorsement of Mr. Yaw Owusu Obimpeh’s candidacy by the electorate in the Ashanti Region.
The Ashanti Regional Council of State election held last week at the Regional Coordinating Council was rescheduled to take today, Monday, February 17, 2025, at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi under heavy following the suspension of the first election due to chaos that ensued during the process.
