NDC Greater Accra: Benjamin Danso beats Ashie Moore to become Regional Chairman

Former Krowor Constituency Chairman Benjamin Danso has won the Greater Accra Regional Chairmanship election of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), ending Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore’s tenure in the position.

Mr. Danso polled 71 votes to secure the position in Saturday’s regional elections, beating three other contenders.

The incumbent, Mr. Ashie Moore, finished second with 45 votes. Michael Tetteh Kwetey obtained 23 votes, while Ibrahim Jajah recorded nine.

Mr. Danso’s victory comes after a competitive contest involving four candidates seeking to lead the party’s regional administration for the next four years.

Mr. Ashie Moore, a former Member of Parliament for the Adentan Constituency, was first elected Greater Accra Regional Chairman in November 2022 after defeating the then-incumbent, Joseph Ade Coker.

He polled 327 votes against Mr. Coker’s 222 to take over the position, which he held until Saturday’s election.

Before the latest polls, Mr. Ashie Moore had expressed optimism about his chances, insisting that delegates would consider the work undertaken by his administration.

During an interview, he said he believed party delegates would reward hard work rather than allow financial inducements to influence their choices.

“I’m very confident the delegates today will reward hard work. I’m very confident that today the NDC delegates will not sell the NDC to the highest bidder because we’ve worked very hard,” he said.

The Greater Accra elections form part of the NDC’s nationwide reorganisation exercise, which is aimed at electing new party executives to steer its affairs for the next four years.

The exercise follows the conduct of branch and constituency-level elections across the country and will culminate in the election of national executives at the party’s National Delegates Congress on December 19, 2026.

The party is also expected to hold its National Youth and Women’s Conference on December 12, ahead of the national congress, where more than 9,000 delegates are expected to elect the national leadership.