Legal practitioner ousts incumbent to win Atwima Nwabiagya South NPP chairmanship
Dr. Eugene Boakye Danquah has been elected as the new NPP Chairman for the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency in Ghana, defeating the incumbent Stephen Boateng. The election process faced minor disruptions but concluded with the selection of a full slate of new constituency officers.
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Asante Abuakwa (Ash), July 12, GNA – Dr Eugene Boakye Danquah, a 54-year-old legal practitioner, has been elected Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency after defeating the incumbent, Mr. Stephen Boateng.
Dr Boakye Danquah secured 742 of the 1,306 valid votes cast, while Mr Boateng polled 621 votes, ending the incumbent’s four-year tenure.
Other elected officers include Mr Akwasi Appiah as First Vice Chairman, Oheneba Nana Asiedu as Second Vice Chairman, and Mr John Kwame Duodu as Constituency Secretary.
Also elected were Mr Simon Boateng as Assistant Secretary, Mr Isaac Kusi Boateng, who retained his position as Organiser, Mr Thaddeus Opoku Takyi as Treasurer, and Mr Abdul Razak Amoah, who was elected unopposed as Communications Officer.
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