Sunday 29th September, 2019
By
Edward Williams, GNA
Kadjebi (O/R), Sept. 29, GNA – Mr Rashid
Bawa, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, has won the Akan Constituency New
Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries.
Mr Bawa polled 356 votes out of 499 total
votes cast while Mr Isaac Akan Dzamefe had 133 votes, and Mr 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.
Mr Awal Rabui, NPP Chairman, Akan
Constituency, 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.
GNA