Nkoranza North: NDC snatches Dep Defence Minister’s seat

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major (rtd) Derek Oduro, who is also the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza North has lost his seat to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Mr Joseph Kwasi Mensah.

Mr Mensah obtained 15,124 votes to beat the incumbent MP, who managed to poll 10,978 votes.

The Parliamentary candidates of the GFP had four votes, GCPP had nine, APC pulled 16 votes, LPG had 21, PNC had 22, PPP managed to garner five votes, NDP also pulled five and the independent candidate had 35 votes.

The total ballot cast was 26,614 of which 25,619 were valid while 995 votes were rejected.

The first deputy minority chief whip of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Ahmed Ibrahim, has for the fourth successive time defeated NPP’s Joe Danquah to maintain his seat in the Banda Constituency.

The incumbent MP first defeated Mr. Danquah in 2008 to unseat him in the then Tain/Banda Constituency.

He has since remained MP after the creation of the Banda Constituency in 2012.

Ahmed Ibrahim amassed 8,276 against Joe Danquah’s 8,195

Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh