The Effia-Kwesimintsim Constituency primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) which was characterised by controversies has finally been held with Mr Joe Baidoe-Ansah, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) being retained to contest the seat.
Amidst heavy security he had 59 out of the 66 ballots cast and his closest rival, Mr Adoku Williams, a former chairman of the constituency, had three votes. There were four invalid ballots.
The total number of delegates for the constituency is 90 but only 66 were present to cast their vote.
Prior to the process, there were agitations by some youth, believed to be supporters of Nana Kofi Coomson who was disqualified by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP.
They chanted the name of Mr Coomson, “Kofi ooh, Kofi, Kofi ooh, Kofi” as they moved towards the venue, the West Line Hotel.
But for the timely intervention of the Kwesimitsim District Commander, ASP M.R. Sam, they would have disrupted the peaceful voting process conducted by NEC.
After the declaration of the results, the group threatened to vote “skirt and blouse” in the forthcoming general election in the constituency.
Mr Williams for his part alleged that the executive committee of the party had not been fair to him because he was only informed about the elections at about 3 a.m.of the day that the primary took place.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Baidoe-Ansah urged all members of the party to put the past behind them and work in concert to secure a resounding victory for the party, both at the constituency and the national levels.
“We are one people and our focus is the same, that is, to win a resounding victory for the party, come December 7, 2008. We have to work as a team which is moving forward.”
The constituency Chairman, Mr Paul Addo, said the long battle of selecting a candidate to represent the constituency had come to an end, and that the way forward was now how to win the elections.
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