SHOCKED! Nana Oye Lithur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary\nprimaries took place last Saturday, with some incumbent Members of Parliament\n(MPs) losing out to fresh faces, some of"},"modified":"2019-08-26T10:14:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:14:31","slug":"ndc-elections-9-mps-sacked-oye-lithur-shocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/26\/ndc-elections-9-mps-sacked-oye-lithur-shocked\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC Elections: 9 MPs Sacked; Oye Lithur Shocked"},"content":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n SHOCKED! Nana Oye Lithur<\/strong><\/p>\n The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary At the end of the counting, nine NDC sitting MPs lost and will not Veteran Joseph Yieleh Chireh was taken down in Wa West by David Ras Mubarack, who parked his Land Cruiser and rode bicycle to Oscar Larbi defeated incumbent Matthias Kwame Ntow in Aowin, while Engineer Current MP for Buem, Daniel Kwasi Ashiamah, was defeated by former In Chiana Paga, where jailed Abuga Pele controlled the seat for a Newcomers <\/strong><\/p>\n Apart from Kofi Adams, new entrants like actor John Dumelo (Ayawaso However, former Gender Minister Nana Oye Lithur was shocked in Victoria L. Hammah, who ran away from Ablekuma West to Kintampo Oye Lithur\u2019s demeanour during the counting of the ballot showed a Although she promised to call and congratulate the winner, she added \u201cI feel strengthened; I didn\u2019t expect to lose. We covered all the Incumbent Rashid Hassan Pelpuo retained his seat with a wide margin in Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, a lecturer at the University for He defeated former MP, Amin Salifu, whose notorious goof \u2018school of A 36-year-old hospital administrator, Tony Sumah, has replaced the A \u2018Chief Fisherman\u2019 Charles Hagan aka Panya caused an upset when he Former presidential staffer Michael Kpessah Whyte lost again after He had told her that the chamber is not for widows, adding that she Dr. Mustapha Ahmed\u2019s bid to go back to Parliament through Ayawaso Despite warnings by the Atebubu traditional authorities that Sanja Nanja The chief in Atebubu in the Bono East Region recently invoked curses The Atebubu Traditional Council, led by Nsumakwanhene Nana Kofi However, at the end of voting at St. Martin\u2019s R\/C Primary School at The former MP, who lost the 2016 general election to NPP\u2019s Kofi Another surprise was in the Sunyani West Constituency where 27-year-old Millicent polled 623 votes to beat the ex-minister who managed 171 Other winners in three regions of Bono, Bono East and Ahafo included The rest were Pru West, Mohammed Masawudu, 317; Sene East, Dominic In Sunyani East, Allan Sekyere won with 419 votes while Gordon Delegates retained incumbents who contested in the primaries in the Out of the 18 constituencies, only Fifi Kwetey (Ketu South), Richard The vacancies have now been filled by three new faces, including the The other three freshmen are Kwame Gakpey for Keta, Richard Kwame Rawlings Boys<\/strong><\/p>\n That notwithstanding, two aspirants who are known associates of former They include Dr. Dzokoto, who could not defeat Kwame Gakpey and Dr. Samuel Okudzetor Ablakwa defeated William Mawuli Adado while Benjamin James Klutse Avedzi, Emmanuel Korsi Bedzra and Kwame Agbodza all retained Dela Soway also retained her candidature at Kpondo despite fierce The fiercest of all the contests which ensued at South Tongu saw Sam Dzata George scrapped through by only seven votes in Ningo Prampram Mahama Ayariga, who has been dragged to court by Special Prosecutor Veteran Cletus Avoka was re-elected in Zebila; Edward Bawa in Bongo; Besides, James Agalga in Builsa North; Hajia Laadi Ayamga in Pusiga, On Hold<\/strong><\/p>\n The fate of the Asawase, Mpohor, Yilo Krobo, Fanteakwa North and Ellembelle constituencies are yet to be determined because of unresolved issues in the electoral areas.<\/p>\n A Daily Guide Report <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SHOCKED! Nana Oye Lithur The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries took place last Saturday, with some incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) losing out to fresh faces, some of them big names in the scheme of the party. At the end of the counting, nine NDC sitting MPs lost and will not be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":691773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-691772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nprimaries took place last Saturday, with some incumbent Members of Parliament
\n(MPs) losing out to fresh faces, some of them big names in the scheme of the
\nparty. <\/p>\n
\nbe returning to Parliament after 2020.<\/p>\n
\nAsante-Apeatu\u2019s Executive Secretary, Peter Lanchene Toobu, whose resignation
\nfrom the Ghana Police Service (GPS) set tongues wagging.<\/p>\n
\nParliament in a populist fashion, also lost in Kumbungu to Dr. Hamza Adam of
\nthe UDS, so was Jirapa MP, Dr. Bawaana Dakurah, who was forced down by Cletus
\nDapilah.<\/p>\n
\nYaw Gomado forced down Abdul Aziz Muniruin Akan.<\/p>\n
\nNDC National Organizer, Kofi Adams, while Sedem Afenyo defeated Emmanuel Nii Okai
\nLaryea at Amasaman.<\/p>\n
\nlong time, incumbent Lawyer Rudolph Amemga-Etego was defeated by former Kasena Nankana
\nDCE, Thomas Adda Dalu.<\/p>\n
\nWest Wuogon), who was caught by National Security operatives with a vehicle
\nbelonging to the state, Felix Kwakye Ofosu (Abura Asebu Kwamankese), actress
\nDzifa Gomashie (Ketu South) \u2013 all won on the ticket of the NDC for 2020.<\/p>\n
\nAdentan when she failed to beat Mohammed Adamu Rahmadan, brother-in-law of Vice-President
\nDr. Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n
\nNorth, was thrashed by John Kwame Kumah.<\/p>\n
\npolitician in shock and it only endorsed the common Ghanaian political parlance
\n\u2018fear delegates!\u2019<\/p>\n
\nthat she was still unable to tell why she suffered her fate.<\/p>\n
\ntracks and carried a very strong campaign. The delegates have spoken and I
\ncongratulate Mr. Ramadan. Democracy has won,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\nWa Central as did Bede Ziedeng, a former Director of Elections for the NDC in Lawra.<\/p>\n
\nDevelopment Studies, who served as deputy campaign co-ordinator for John
\nDramani Mahama in the 2016 election, also won the Wa East primaries.<\/p>\n
\ntree\u2019 instead of \u2018school under trees\u2019 still resonates.<\/p>\n
\nlongest-serving MP in the 4th<\/sup> Republic, Alban Sumana Bagbin, who is
\nnot contesting again in Nadowli-Kaleo. <\/p>\n
\ndefeated former Deputy Western Regional Minister, Betty Bosumtwi-Sam, and a
\nformer MCE of Sekondi-Takoradi, Charlotte Odum.<\/p>\n
\nmaking the headline with his taunting admonition to Linda Akweley Ocloo, the incumbent
\nMP for Shai Osudoku.<\/p>\n
\nhad enough opportunities to make an impact after annexing the seat in 2016.<\/p>\n
\nNorth did not materialise, as he lost to the incumbent MP, Yusif I. Jajah.<\/p>\n
\nshould not attempt to contest the Atebubu Amanten seat, the ex-NDC MP defied
\nthe odds and went ahead to win\u00a0 the
\nparty\u2019s primary, and will represent them in 2020.<\/p>\n
\non Sanja Nanja, calling on their \u2018gods\u2019 to strike him if he dared to contest
\nthe seat again.<\/p>\n
\nAmoakohene, even went ahead and performed a ritual by slaughtering a white ram
\nto the gods for Sanja Nanja.<\/p>\n
\nAmantin, Sanja Nanja polled 947 to beat his only challenger, Peter Boadu Mintah,
\nwho got 320.<\/p>\n
\nAmoakohene, vanished immediately after casting his vote and never returned to
\neven watch the counting of ballots.<\/p>\n
\nMillicent Amankwa Yeboah defeated four-time contestant and former Deputy Minister
\nof former Brong Ahafo Region in the Mahama administration, Samuel Justice
\nAdjei.<\/p>\n
\nvotes. The third contender, Abdulai Appiah Yahya, got 283 to take the second
\nposition.<\/p>\n
\nPru East, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, 482; Nkoranza North, Mensah Kwasi Joseph, 239;
\nTechiman South, Christopher Beyere, 655; Kintampo North, Joseph Kwame, 532; and
\nKintampo South, Felicia Agyei, 449.<\/p>\n
\nNapare, 494; and Sene West, Kwame Poku Twumesi, 227. <\/p>\n
\nAsubonteng also won Dormaa Central with 401. The two controversial men for
\nAsutifi South Constituency, Collins Dauda and Eric Opoku, Asunafo South went
\nunopposed.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
\nVolta Region where the party says is its \u2018World Bank\u2019.<\/p>\n
\nQuashigah (Keta), Bernice Adiku Heloo (Hohoe) and Clement Kofi Humado (Anlo)
\ndid not enter the contest.<\/p>\n
\nformer Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts, Dzifa Abla Gomashie.<\/p>\n
\nSefe for Anlo and Prof. Margaret Kwaku for Hohoe.<\/p>\n
\nPresident Jerry John Rawlings who is the founder of the NDC, failed in their respective
\nbids to represent Keta and Akatsi North respectively. <\/p>\n
\nDonald Senanu Agumenu, who was floored by Peter Nortsu Kotoe.<\/p>\n
\nKpodo won in Ho Central.<\/p>\n
\ntheir positions as aspirants for Ketu North, Ho West and Adaklu constituencies
\nrespectively, while Rockson Deafemekpor, Joyceline Tetteh and Angela Alorwu Tay
\nwere re-elected in South Dayi, North Dayi and Afadjato South respectively.<\/p>\n
\ncompetition from James Fonu Kpatakpa, immediate past National Youth Organiser.<\/p>\n
\nKorbla Mensah Woyome polling 578 votes against his only contender Maxwell
\nLukutor, who had 505 votes. This is about the second time Maxwell is contesting
\nWoyome. It was a home-run for incumbent Alexander R. Hottordze at Central Tongu
\ntoo.<\/p>\n
\nagainst Michael Kwetey Tetteh, who until the election was the party\u2019s chairman
\nin the constituency.<\/p>\n
\nMartin Amidu, went unopposed after his contender, Abdulai Musah, pulled out last
\nminute, while NDC\u2019s darling \u2018economist\u2019 Isaac Adongo easily swept the Bolga
\nCentral, with former Deputy Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine winning the
\nBolga East without sweat.<\/p>\n
\nB.T. Baba in Talensi; Robert Kuganab in Binduri; David Adakudugu in Tempane, as
\nwell as Dr. Mark Nawaane in Nabdam.<\/p>\n
\nas well as Albert Akuka in Garu.<\/p>\n