The current Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has been re-elected to continue representing the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the district until Election 2024. He won the district’s primary election with an overwhelming margin.
The former Sports Minister received 863 votes out of a possible 1246, with his closest competitor, Saad Ustaz, coming in second place with 283 votes and Theo Braimah Awanzam coming in third with 96. Four votes were invalid. Former president John Mahama received 1202 votes, Kojo Bonsu received 25, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor received 9, and 7 percent were rejected.
Several areas across the country began voting without problem in the presidential and parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress at 7:00 a.m. and went on until about 2 p.m. Delegates in the Greater Accra Region started lining up for the elections at 6:00 a.m.
All but one of the 275 seats in Manhyia had flagbearer elections. As a result of 16 seats being put on hold and 47 others having no opposition candidates, a total of 212 constituencies held elections for parliament.
The number of eligible voters is 1379, and only 1246 cast ballots. Many voters are optimistic that the NDC will regain power in 2024 because of how calm the primaries have been.
There were a total of 420 voting locations across the nation. A maximum of 1,200 delegates were allowed at each polling location. There are 117 candidates competing for seats in Accra, 107 in Kumasi, and 75 in the Volta region, making that region the third most competitive region.
