NPP’s Kwabena Boateng Wins Ejisu By-election With 55.8%

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has successfully retained the Ejisu parliamentary seat.

 

Lawyer Kwabena Boateng of the the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took an early lead in the Ejisu constituency by-election when the Electoral Commission (EC) started collating the results Tuesday evening.

 

Mr Boateng secured 27, 782 representing 55.8% of the total votes cast while his closest contender Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, a former Member of Parliament for the area who ran as an independent candidate, secured 21,534 votes or 43.3% of the total votes cast.

 

Watch as supporters of Kwabena Boateng celebrating outside the party office in Ejisu.

Credit: Citi Tv

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Beatrice Boakye of the Liberal Party had 140 votes representing 0.3% Esther Osei of the Convention People’s Party received 0.2 percent.

Independent Candidates Joseph Agyemang and Atakora Joseph had 222 representing 0.2% and 23 representing 0.0% respectively.

Photo credit: Citinewsroom

 

 

The by-election followed the passing of Member of Parliament and Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, on March 7, 2024.

The race was fiercely contested, notably between Kwabena Aduomi, a former three-time NPP Member of Parliament for the constituency, who contested as an Independent Candidate.

Allegations of vote buying surfaced against Kwabena Boateng’s campaign.

In response to allegations of bribery, the Electoral Commission removed two temporary staff members. A viral video captured these individuals allegedly receiving a bribe from The Member of Parliament for Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Professor Kingsley Nyarko during the Ejisu by-election.

 

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