The incumbent MP for the Abirem Constituency has won the primaries beating her closet rivals Mr Osei Frimpong and Grace Omaboe popularly known as Maame Dokono.
Mrs Esther Obeng Dapaah polled 161, whilst Mr Seth Frimpong polled 95. Maame Dokono came last with 67 votes.
In the Ashanti Region Mathew Opoku Prempeh has also retained his seat for the Manhyia constituency polling 509 votes to 140 votes polled by his challenger Kwabena Amofa Sarpong.
Minority Leader in Parliament and incumbent NPP MP for the Suame constituency in the Ashanti Region, Hon Osei Kyei Mensah BOnsu has also won the primaries.
Meanwhile, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Fomena Constituency Nana Abu Bonsra has lost the mandate to seek another term as Nana Atta Boafo emerged the winner of the primaries.
Citi News correspondent, Betty Ohemang Agyemang reports that Nana Atta Boafo pulled 162 votes to beat the incumbent Nana Abu Bonsra.
The former Central Regional Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration has also been given the nod as the Parliamentary candidate for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Constituency in the Central Region.
Mr. Ato Arthur was the only person who filed to contest and has been given the nod to lead the NPP in the 2012 elections.
NPP Member of Parliament for the Okere Constituency, Dan Botwe has been given the nod by party executives to represent the party in Okere in the 2012 elections.
The former NPP General Secretary stood unopposed but had to be endorsed by the executives in the constituency, which was duly done on Saturday.
Source:Â Citifmonline.com
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