The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, KT Hammond is not ready to concede defeat in the recent elections.
Following the polls on Saturday, December 7, Joy News reported that KT Hammond, who has represented the constituency since 2001, received 13,229 votes.
His challenger, Animli Dorgbadzi Dorani of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), secured 14,229 votes, emerging as the new MP-elect for the constituency.
However, the outcome has not been well received by the veteran politician, who has since Saturday called for a recount of the ballot papers.
In an interview with Adom TV on Monday, December 9, KT Hammond firmly responded, “No, I will not concede,” when asked if he was prepared to accept the results.
The MP’s refusal to concede stems from what he claims are discrepancies on the pink sheets issued by the Electoral Commission (EC) officials at the end of the polls.
He also alleged that, some ballot boxes were snatched and others were also missing.
Meanwhile, many senior members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who have lost their seats to the NDC include Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of Communications and Digitization, from the Ablekuma West constituency, and Henry Quartey, the Interior Minister, from Ayawaso Central in the Greater Accra Region.
Additionally, Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Hawa Koomson, Tourism Minister and MP for Sekondi Andrew Egyapa Mercer, and Deputy Works and Housing Minister Prince Hamid Armah have all lost their seats to NDC candidates.
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