Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a presidential aspirant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), congratulated the party’s elections committee for organizing a free and fair presidential primary.
He had earlier given Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia a “showdown”, but has now conceded defeat and congratulated the VP for emerging as the winner in the contest. He pledged his full support for the upcoming 2024 general elections.
After the announcement of the election results, Mr. Agyapong stated that he had been advocating for a fair election and that he accepted the outcome in good faith.
He acknowledged the support of his grassroots and pledged to work with the flagbearer-elect to defeat the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and “break the eight.
” He emphasized the need for party members to unite and put everything behind them to achieve this goal. The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central also stressed that in 2024, they would come together to challenge the NDC.
He commended all his team members, particularly his wife, for their support during his campaign.
The “showdown” man polled 71,936 votes representing 37.38 per cent while the winner, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, obtained 118,210 votes representing 61.43 per cent of all 192, 446 valid votes cast.
The remaining candidates, a former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto and former MP for Asante Mampong, Francis Addai-Nimoh polled 1,459 and 781 votes, representing 0.76 per cent and 0.41 per cent respectively.
