The former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency, Enoch Teye Mensah has been declared winner of the Council of State election in the Greater Accra Region by the Electoral Commission.
According to the Greater Accra Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Mr Kwame Amoah, the former Youth and Sports Minister got 100 percent of the votes cast to win the slot (58 votes).
He beat two other contenders to win the elections, held across the country today, February 12 in accordance with Paragraph (C) of Clause 2 of Article 89 of the 1992 Constitution. Before the elections, Nii Kotei Dzani, who had represented the Region in the last Council, withdrew from the race. Charles Andrew Parker-Allotey also had to withdraw “due to reasons beyond his control”. Therefore, E.T Mensah was left with Michael Kofi Mensah and John Mantse Akwetey to contend with.
In his acceptance speech, he thanked the electorates for their confidence in him and pledged to work diligently to ensure the development of the region and the country at large.
“This is a not partisan issue; I have been elected to serve my country and I am going to support to build the nation with my knowledge and experience. My motivation to come and run was that, if I team up with them with an experience in local governance, things will move faster and better.”
Enoch Teye Mensah
Ashanti Region
The Agona Akrofonsohene, Nana Owusu Achaw Brempong, has been re-elected the Ashanti Region’s representative of the Council of State. The 66-year-old polled 77 out of 86 valid votes cast as Justice Baffour Awuah, a journalist and James Adusei-Sarkodie, a teacher, withdrew from the race at the last minute. Nana Bobie Ansah II polled six votes while James Nana Prempeh, had only three votes with the remaining candidates recording no vote.
In his acceptance speech, Nana Brempong thanked the delegates for believing in him and assured that he will present the region’s interest to the president.
“The victory is for all Ashantis and not me as an individual… While with the council, I would focus my energy on what I believe are our priorities in the region. I will continue to push the government’s agenda on agriculture such as planting for food and jobs and planting for exports to enhance the livelihood of people in the Ashanti region.
“As far as I am concerned, we will work tirelessly to protect the good name of our Great Kingdom and improve the development of this region.”
Nana Owusu Achaw Brempong, Agona Akrofonsohene
Northern Region
Alhaji Colonel Mahamoud Tahiru (rtd) alias Zung Lana has been elected as the Northern Regional representative of the Council of State. He polled 23 out of 32 valid votes cast. His closest contenders including former Stanbic Bank MD, Alhassan Andani and Abdul Rashid-Mohammed polled eight votes and one vote respectively while the immediate-past MP for Kumbungu Ras Mubarak got zero vote.
After losing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries in 2019, Mr Mubarak laced up his boots to contest the elections as Northern Region’s representative but did not get any vote.
Savannah Region
A former Principal of the Bagabaga College of Education in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region, Alhaji Adam Zakaria has also won the slot to be the Savannah region representative on the Council of State.
His two main contenders, Jawula Muhamadu Nurudeen, a traditional ruler and farmer and Mohammed Adam Abdul, a lecturer polled no vote in the contest while a third person, Mohammed Tohir, and a regional director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) withdrew from the poll.
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