Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Rashid Bawa, has won the Akan Constituency New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries.
Mr. Bawa polled 356 votes out of 499 total votes cast while Isaac Akan Dzamefe had 133 votes, and Tanko Isifu Yakubu got six votes. Four ballots were rejected.
Mr. Bawa expressed gratitude to the delegates and promised to work with the other aspirants to win the seat for the NPP.
Mr. Dzamefe said even though the contest did not go in his favour, he will support Mr Bawa to plan and strategies toward the 2020 general election to win the parliamentary seat for the NPP.
The NPP Chairman, for Akan Constituency, Awal Rabui, lauded the security personnel for ensuring a peaceful atmosphere.
He called on supporters of the various candidates to unite and win power for the Party in 2020.
Source: GNA
