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Electoral Commission (EC)-certified results from one of the 275 constituencies across the country taking part in the National Democratic Congress ("},"modified":"2019-02-23T13:15:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T13:15:41","slug":"ndc-decides-first-ec-certified-result-sees-mahama-winning-with-huge-margin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/23\/ndc-decides-first-ec-certified-result-sees-mahama-winning-with-huge-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC Decides: First EC-certified result sees Mahama winning with huge margin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Electoral Commission (EC)-certified results from one of the 275 constituencies across the country taking part in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential primaries show former President John Mahama winning with a huge margin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final results from the Bodi Constituency in the Western Region, where polls have closed at least five hours before official closing time, see the former President beating his six challengers by at least 600 votes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Mahama polled a total of 608 delegates\u2019\u00a0votes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin polled 5 votes;\u00a0Ekwow Spio-Garbrah polled 4 votes; Prof. Joshua Alabi polled 9 votes;\u00a0Sylvester Mensah polled 3 votes; Goosie Tanoh 7 votes and businessman, Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu polled 2 votes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Total votes cast was 641 with three ballots rejected, representing 95% turnout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Steady progress<\/b><\/p>\n

Ongoing presidential primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Saturday, is progressing\u00a0steadily.<\/p>\n

Joy News\u2019 correspondents spread across the country say delegates are casting their ballots peacefully.<\/p>\n

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In\u00a0Eastern Region<\/b>, former Minister of Communication, Dr\u00a0Edward Omane Boamah was among some 700 delegates who cast their vote at New Juaben North constituency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe voting process has been peaceful since it started at\u00a07 am,\u201d reports Eastern Region Correspondent, Kofi Siaw.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists after casting his vote, Dr Omane Boamah was confident his former boss, John Mahama will emerge victorious, explaining his victory will rejuvenate the party’s base ahead of the 2020 polls.<\/p>\n

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At Kwesimintsim constituency in the\u00a0Western Region<\/b>, a total\u00a0of 577 delegates are expected to vote as at 9 am, 60 delegates have cast their ballots, reports Ina-Thalia Quansah.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was the issue of some people\u2019s names appearing twice but they have been told to hold on for further direction before they are allowed to vote,\u201d\u00a0Ina-Thalia reports, Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, former President John Mahama has arrived in Wa, the\u00a0Upper West Region<\/b>\u00a0capital, to cast his vote at\u00a0the Wa UDS Polling Centre.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Voters queue to vote in Wa, the Upper West Region capital<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Prof Joshua Alabi has also cast his vote at\u00a0Krowor, in the\u00a0Greater Accra Region.\u00a0<\/b>When he arrived at the polling station Saturday morning, a search through the register revealed his name was absent. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, EC officials contacted party executives who eventually gave the green light that his name should be included in the register before he was allowed to vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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He told Joy News\u2019 Joseph Opoku Gakpo that from what he can observe and has been told, the process has been largely\u00a0smooth.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0<\/b>Northern Region<\/b>, Regional Chairman of the\u00a0NDC Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila, has said the level of enthusiasm demonstrated by delegates of the party in today’s primaries\u00a0to elect a flagbearer is a clear demonstration of the party\u2019s readiness to win power in 2020.<\/p>\n

Alhaji Mobila made the comment when he went on a tour of polling stations in Tamale North constituency to monitor the\u00a0exercise.<\/p>\n

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Ghana\u2019s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress is set to elect its 2020 flagbearer as it attempts to cut short its stay in opposition since 2017.<\/p>\n

And it is seeking to find one out of seven candidates whom they believe will hold the most convincing sway over voters come the 2020 general elections.<\/p>\n

They are former president John Mahama, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin,\u00a0former Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, former Vice Chancellor of University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Joshua Alabi.<\/p>\n

There are also\u00a0former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr Sylvester Mensah, a cadre, Mr Goosie Tanoh and businessman, Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu.<\/p>\n

The party is using the most exhaustive electoral process ever\u00a0seen in any political party with nearly 280,000 delegates across all 275 constituencies expected to cast their ballot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n