{"id":141636,"date":"2024-01-22T09:42:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T09:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/22\/alfred-kotey-ashie-wins-in-odododiodio-after-tight-race\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T09:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T09:42:16","slug":"alfred-kotey-ashie-wins-in-odododiodio-after-tight-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/22\/alfred-kotey-ashie-wins-in-odododiodio-after-tight-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred Kotey Ashie wins in Odododiodio after tight race"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a fiercely contested parliamentary primary, Alfred Kotey Ashie has won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primary for the Odododiodio constituency in Greater Accra.<\/p>\n

Alfred Nii Kortey Ashie garnered 1209 votes, surpassing Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea\u2019s 952 votes. <\/p>\n

The total ballots cast was 2161, with 8 rejected ballots during the election held on Sunday, January 21.<\/p>\n

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Also, four individuals were arrested for taking unauthorized photos of the ballots.<\/p>\n

The primary, initially scheduled for an earlier date, was postponed due to an injunction secured by a disqualified aspirant, Nii Yarboi Annan.<\/p>\n

He is one of the three individuals hoping to succeed incumbent Member of Parliament, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, who is not seeking re-election.<\/p>\n

However, the party\u2019s committee disqualified him because doesn\u2019t meet the mandatory four-year membership requirement, among others.<\/p>\n

This led to chaos and subsequent vandalism of the regional office.<\/p>\n

The primary was marred by controversy and vandalism, causing the election to be put on litigation.<\/p>\n

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