Volcano eruption hits some NDC parliamnetary candidates in the Upper East

    By Isaac Asare GBC

Cletus Avoka, NDC Bawku West

Mark Woyongo, NDC Navrongo Central

David Adakurugu NDC Tempane

Forty four year old financial analyst, Isaac Adongo had been declared the MP elect for the Bolgatanga Central Constituency on the ticket of the NDC. 

Mr Adongo, a new entrant and a chartered accountant by profession outwitted his main contender, Mr Rex Asanga Asanga, a development expert who has also been in the NGO business for years. 

Contained in  a certified results announced by Returning Officer and copied to the various political parties, Mr Adongo polled 25, 042 representing 51. 41 percent of the total number of valid votes cast as against 15,610 attained by Rex Asanga of the opposition NPP.

The PNC candidate, Thomas Akurugu who is also a financial consultant came strongly with 7,431 votes representing 15.25 percent of the votes cast.   

 A teacher by profession, Mr Sampson Ayindongo Akolgo of the PPP was next with 288 votes and Abdul Rahman Latifa of the CPP, who is also a teacher followed with 174 votes representing 0.36 percent.

 Last on the summary sheet was Ayamga Richard of the All Peoples Congress, APC with only 169 votes. Total valid votes stood at 48,714 with no rejected ballot. 

Total registered voters was 68,012 and total percentage turn out at 71.63. 

The certified results is coming from 120 polling stations across the constituency which stretches from Sumbrungu to Tindonmolgo, Bolga Soe and other adjoining communities.

 It is one of the densely populated constituencies in the region with farming being their main pre-occupation. 

In the Presidential race, President Mahama topped the summary sheet with 32,242 votes representing 66.73 percent of the valid votes cast. 

He was followed by Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo who had 14,487 representing 29.98 percent. PNCs Edward Nasigri Mahama, PPPs Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and Independent candidate, Jacob Osei Yeboah followed in that order. 

Wife of former President, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings clinched only 56 votes to occupy the last position. Historically, the people of Bolgatanga and the Upper East in general had toll the line of the NDC since 1992.   

It is however not surprising the party had been able to maintain the seat despite what political pundits would describe as a wild goose chase by the opposition NPP. Meanwhile, some incumbent MPs had lost their seat to the opposition NPP. 

They include the former Majority leader and MP for the Bawku West Constituency, Cletus Apul Avoka who lost narrowly to NPPs Frank Fuseini Adongo. 

On the other hand, Former Defence Minister and MP for Navrongo Central, Mark Woyongo also lost his seat to his greatest rival Joseph Kofi Adda of the NPP. Mr Adda polled 20,667 as against 17,203 claimed by Mr Woyongo. 

Legal Practitioner, Lawyer Dindiok Kpemka of the NPP surprisingly clinched the Tempane Constituency seat. He outwitted the incumbent David Adakurugu of the NDC and Dr Francis Asaana, the Independent Candidate to become the MP elect. 

At the of filing this report, the collation of the Bawku Central Constituency results was underway at the Bolgatanga House of chiefs due to controversy surrounding the counting of the ballot.

Update soon
 

GBC