{"id":263193,"date":"2024-12-08T23:50:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T23:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/dome-kwabenya-flips-to-ndc-as-faustina-akurugu-defeats-mike-oquaye-jnr\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T23:50:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T23:50:11","slug":"dome-kwabenya-flips-to-ndc-as-faustina-akurugu-defeats-mike-oquaye-jnr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/dome-kwabenya-flips-to-ndc-as-faustina-akurugu-defeats-mike-oquaye-jnr\/","title":{"rendered":"Dome Kwabenya flips to NDC as Faustina Akurugu defeats Mike Oquaye Jnr"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Parliamentary Candidate for Dome Kwabenya on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, has won the seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Electoral Officer at the Dome Kwabenya collation centre declared her the winner after she defeated Mike Oquaye Jnr to secure the seat previously held by Sarah Adwoa Safo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faustina won with 51,634 votes while Mike Oquaye Jnr trailed with 50,477 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election process was marked by a series of conflicts between supporters of both parties, with each side accusing the other of attempting to subvert the will of the people in their favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the announcement, Faustina&#8217;s team burst into excitement at the collation centre as the crown outside erupted into a thunderous uproar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div><div style=\"clear: both; overflow:hidden;margin:20px auto; width:100%; min-height:280px;\">\n                                                 \n                        <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p> \n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parliamentary Candidate for Dome Kwabenya on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, has won the seat. 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