The re-collation of parliamentary election results for the Obuasi East constituency has confirmed Patrick Boakye Yiadom of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the winner, securing victory by a narrow margin of 19 votes.
The process, conducted at the Electoral Commission (EC) Office in Greater Accra, is part of a larger exercise involving nine constituencies undergoing re-collation today.
According to the EC, Patrick Boakye Yiadom retained his seat with 18,558 votes, edging out Samuel Aboagye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who garnered 18,539 votes. An independent candidate, Adjei Owusu Afriyie, finished with 424 votes.
The re-collation was necessitated by disputes over procedural irregularities during the initial tally.
The EC emphasized the importance of transparency and accuracy in safeguarding the integrity of the electoral process.
With tensions running high, political stakeholders closely monitored the exercise. Heavy security was deployed at the EC’s Greater Accra Regional Office to ensure order.
NPP’s Patrick Boakye Yiadom is MP-Elect for Obuasi East. #Newsfile pic.twitter.com/NyP2Tc3b7e
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) December 21, 2024
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