by Nurat Uthman
Ghana’s communications minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has lost her parliamentary seat in the Ablekuma West constituency to Reverend Kweku Addo of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Ursula, who had served in parliament since 2012, garnered 26,575 votes, while Reverend Addo won with 31,866 votes. The result was announced by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) returning officer, with a total of 58,441 valid votes cast.
Tourism minister Andrew Egyapa Mercer, a prominent figure in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), also lost his seat in the Sekondi constituency to Blay Nyameke Armah of the NDC. Mercer, who had represented the area since 2016, received 11,084 votes, while Armah secured 14,558 votes.
In his victory speech, Armah thanked his constituents, stating, “This win is for the whole constituency and we will rebuild Sekondi together.”
Interior minister Henry Quartey lost his seat in the Ayawaso Central constituency to Abdul Rauf Tubazu of the NDC. Quartey, who had previously served as the Greater Accra Regional Minister, received 23,345 votes, while Tubazu won with 29,755 votes.
Tubazu expressed his confidence in the victory, saying, “This win is sweet, and we will work for the people.
Meanwhile, in the Ashanti region, independent candidate, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, shocked many by winning the Asante Akim North seat.
Frimpong secured over 18,000 votes, far surpassing the incumbent NPP candidate Andy Appiah Kubi, who only received 8,933 votes.
During the election process, power outages occurred at two collation centres, Ayawaso North and Madina, causing delays and tension among supporters. The Electoral Commission confirmed that efforts were being made to restore the power.
Additionally, police arrested a polling station agent for double voting in the Wassa Akropong-Appiahkrom polling station in the Western region, while another individual was detained in Okaikwei South for carrying a weapon at the St. Theresa school polling station. In the Bono East region, an Electoral Commission official was also arrested.
The election results and incidents highlight the growing intensity of the parliamentary race in Ghana as power shifts within the constituencies
