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By Benjamin A. Commey<\/p>\n
Accra, Jan 27, GNA \u2013 Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, incumbent Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency, has been re-elected parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation emerged winner of the NPP parliamentary primaries held in the constituency on Saturday with a landslide victory. \u00a0<\/p>\n
She polled 817 of the total valid votes cast, while her contender, Mr Robert Kwesi Nicole, polled 241 votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The victory means Mrs Owusu-Ekuful would be contesting the 2024 General Election as the Parliamentary Candidate for the NPP for the fourth time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, speaking to the media after she was declared winner, said the results of the election were what she had anticipated considering the kind of work she had done within the constituency.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not surprised,\u201d she said, adding, \u201c My target was 800 votes and we hit and surpassed it, so I am not surprised. We\u2019ve done a lot of work in the constituency and our executives have reaffirmed their trust and hope in me to retain this seat for the NPP.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I can only tell them that, as my campaign slogan said; it is possible, together. Together, we will win, and win and win again to break the eight.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
The Parliamentary Candidate-elect called on her opponent to join forces with her to ensure the Party retained the seat come December 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe contest is over, the delegates have spoken. It is time for us to join forces to do the work of the NPP in this constituency. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I\u2019m welcoming him to join us to forge ahead in unity and retain this seat for the NPP,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since it was carved out of the then Ablekuma South Constituency, in\u00a0 2012, the Ablekuma West Constituency has remained a stronghold of the NPP, winning all three previous elections (2012, 2016 and 2020).\u00a0<\/p>\n
On all three previous, victories, the Party had had Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful as its Candidate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mrs Owusu-Ekuful was optimistic the NPP would retain the seat in the general election, saying \u201cWe will do whatever it takes to do that\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In all, 1,078 votes were cast out of which 1,058 were valid votes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Twenty votes were, however,\u00a0 rejected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n