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By Laudia Sawer\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tema, Jan. 28, GNA \u2013 Mr Yves Nii Noi Hansen-Nortey, the Member of Parliament for Tema Central, has promised to support the newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate after losing in the primary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr Hansen-Nortey had 288 of the 708 valid votes, trailing behind his contender, Mr Charles Forson, who won by 420 votes.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
The incumbent MP, realising he had lost, quietly moved from the counting area to congratulate the winner even before the other ballots were counted and a formal declaration made.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said to ensure that the party maintained its seat in the December general election, he would support the elected candidate to win with a bigger margin than the 31,000 difference he won with in Election 2020.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
He commended the party members for giving him the opportunity to serve them in Parliament for a term.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr Forson, on his part, condemned all party executives and delegates for the confidence reposed in him and promised to retain the seat, which had remained a stronghold of the NPP since its creation 12 years ago.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
He called on all to join in the campaign for the December 7 polls, saying: \u201cLet\u2019s break the eight together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr Charles Boateng, the NPP Tema Central Constituency Chairman, described Mr Forson\u2019s win as \u201ca sweet victory\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He explained that a similar thing happened three years ago when Mr Hansen-Nortey toppled the then-incumbent MP, Mr Kofi Brako.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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