Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a giant step towards becoming the presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) by securing a landslide victory in the just-ended special electoral college.
Certified results declared by the Electoral Commission show that Bawumia won 629 votes, representing 68.15% of the total valid votes across the 17 centres, to top the pack.
The MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, came second, polling 132 votes (14.3%), followed by the former trade minister Alan Kyerematen, who had a total of 95 votes (10.29%).
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The former agriculture minister Owusu Afriyie Akoto picked the fourth spot, having garnered 36 votes (3.9%), followed by Francis Addai-Nimoh and Boakye Agyarko, who had 9 votes each (0.98%), leaving them to contend for the fifth position in a run-off.
Countdown to November
At least 955 delegates voted at 17 polling centres across the country to whittle down the number of candidates to five. There will be a final primary ballot on 4 November among the top five NPP contenders to select a flagbearer for the 2024 elections.
If he wins the NPP candidacy, Bawumia – a former deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana – could become the first Muslim to lead the ethnic Akan-dominated party.
The NPP, whose stronghold is in the Ashanti Region, has been led by non-Muslims and Akan candidates since its formation.
After the first round of voting, the top five candidates are:
Below are the certified national results:
The breakdown of regional results is as follows:
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