Amoakohene bows out as NDC Ashanti Regional Secretary, congratulates successor

Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has formally ended his tenure as Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the party’s regional executive elections.

In a farewell message shared on Facebook, Dr Amoakohene described his time in office as one of the greatest honours of his life and congratulated the newly elected regional executives.

He highlighted the party’s electoral gains in the Ashanti Region during his tenure, saying the NDC increased its parliamentary seats from four to seven and improved its presidential vote share from about 26.5 per cent in 2020 to more than 34 per cent in the 2024 elections.

He also cited the completion of the Ashanti Regional Party Secretariat as one of the achievements of his administration, acknowledging party members who initiated the project.

Dr Amoakohene credited the gains to the collective efforts of constituency and branch executives, the party’s women and youth wings, TEIN, the Zongo Caucus, elders, patrons and grassroots supporters.

He expressed appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama and the party’s national executives for their leadership, while commending the Elections Committee, Security Committee and Ghana Police Service for ensuring a peaceful and transparent electoral process.

The former regional secretary also acknowledged the contributions of aspirants who contested the elections, including those who lost their positions, and urged party members to remain united.

He congratulated Augustus Andrews on his position as Regional Chairman, Daniel Baah Acheamfour as the new Regional Secretary, and the other elected executives.

Dr Amoakohene further apologised to anyone he might have offended while carrying out his duties, saying his decisions were guided by what he considered the best interests of the party.

He said that, in his capacity as Regional Minister, he would work with the new regional leadership to strengthen the party’s grassroots structures while supporting the implementation of President Mahama’s Reset Agenda and the development of the Ashanti Region.

He urged members to put the elections behind them and rally behind the new leadership.