Julius Nainoo unseats incumbent NDC constituency chairman in Berekum West
Delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Berekum West Constituency of the Bono Region have elected Mr Julius Nainoo as party chairman.
He polled 334 valid votes to unseat the incumbent chairman, James Ntim, who had 302 valid votes in an election conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission (EC) at Koraso in the constituency.
The delegates also elected Mr Simeon Sakyi as the Vice Chairman with 336 votes, beating Mr Emmanuel Amankona who had 298 votes.
Mr Effah Jame, Mr Victor Abeam Takyi, Mr Ernest Korang and Mr Francis Gyamfi were elected as the party’s constituency Communications Officer, Youth Organiser, and Deputy Organiser by popular acclamation.
Madam Regina Ferka won the Women Organiser position with 43 votes, beating her only contender, Madam Diana Koranteng, with 27 votes, while Mr Forster Kyere also secured 59 votes for Deputy Youth Organiser, beating Mr Emmanuel Acheampong, who had 11 votes.
Mad Esther Mmra secured 39 votes to beat Madam Gladys Kyeremaa, who had 31 votes, for the Deputy Women Organiser position, while Sampson Adjei polled 445 votes for the Zongo Caucus position, beating Ibrahim Sheikh Idrisu, who had 186 votes.
Madam Linda Akrasi won the Deputy Treasurer position with 364 votes, defeating Mr Isaac Yeboah with 269 votes, while Mr Abraham Lincoln won the Deputy Communications Officer position with 348 votes, beating Mr Kofi Mclean with 293 votes.
Mr Augustine Nketia was also elected as the Constituency Organiser with 421 votes, beating Mr Anthony Amoah, with 215 votes, while the Treasurer position went to Mr Eric Amponsa Benneh, with 291 votes, beating his two contenders, Mr Francis Kwadwo Atta, with 242 votes and Mr Daniel Osei, with 99 votes.
For the secretary position, Mr Kwasi Asoma was elected with 341 votes, beating his sole contender, Mr Eric Kyere, with 294 votes, while Mr Prince Dwabeng polled 354 votes to secure the Deputy Secretary position, beating Mr Peter Adjei, with 276 votes.
Other executive members comprised Mr Stephen Kofi Kyere, 60 votes; Mr Eric Aseidu, 100 votes; Mr Samuel Acheaw, 148 votes; Mr Solomon Dadzie, 77 votes; Mr Frank Owusu, 66 votes; Mad Joyce Yeboah, 43 votes; Mr Ransford Korang, 52 votes; Mr Solomon Owusu, 38 votes; and Mr Kofi Baa, 40 votes.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr Nainoo, the newly elected constituency chairman, pledged his commitment to work hard to make the NDC more appealing in the constituency.
He expressed appreciation to the delegates for the confidence reposed in the newly elected executives and assured their dedication to work hard for the NDC to retain the Berekum West constituency parliamentary seat and political power in the Election 2028.
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