Celebrated musician, philanthropist and politician, Kwame Asare Obeng, known widely as A Plus, has noted that close to 100 incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) would have lost the parliamentary primaries if the party had not protected 65 Members of Parliament from the competition by making them run unopposed.

In Saturday’s parliamentary primaries of the governing party, as high as 40 sitting MPs, including very influential MPs in the government, lost their bids to relatively new faces.

But A Plus has posited that the number could have reached about hundred if the party had not taken steps to protect some MPs from being contested.

“In all, 40 incumbent MPs were kicked out. If they had not forced 65 incumbent MPs on the people by asking them to run unopposed, there would’ve been close to 100 casualties,” he argued on Facebook.

Already some members of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have said that the defeat of the MPs is testament that the NPP government is performing unsatisfactorily.

Notable among them is NDC MP for Tamale North Alhassan Suhuyini, who has described the government’s performance as disappointing and chaotic, and therefore responsible for the defeat of the incumbent MPs.

However, some supporters of government have asserted that the defeat shows how internally democratic the NPP is.

List of defeated MPs below:

GREATER ACCRA REGION:

1. Nana Akua Owusu Afiriyie – Ablekuma North

2. Vincent Sowah Odotei – La Dadekotopon

3. Ahmed Arthur – Okaikwei South

4. Kofi Brako -Tema Central

5. Alhaji Habib Saad – Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro



ASHANTI REGION:

6. Daniel Okyem Aboagye – Bantama Constituency

7. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi – Ejisu Constituency

8. Collins Owusu Amankwah – Manhyia North Constituency

9. Ben Abdallah Banda – Offinso South Constituency

10.Kennedy Kankam – Nhyiaeso Constituency

11. Kwame Asafu-Adjei – Nsuta/Kwamang/Beposo

12. Dr. Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi – Atwima Kwawoman

13. Nana Marfo Amaniapong – Kwabre North

14. Joseph Albert Quarm – Manso Nkwanta

CENTRAL REGION:

15. Anthony Effah – Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa

16. Abraham Odoom – Twifo Atti Morkwa

17. Nana Amoako – Upper Denkyira East

WESTERN REGION:

18. Joe Mensah – Kwesimintsim constituency

19. Ato Panford-Shama Constituency

20. Alex Agyeku-Mpohor Constituency

21. Patrick Bogyako Kwame Saime- Amenfi East Constituency



UPPER EAST REGION:

22. Joseph Kofi Adda – Navrongo Central Constituency

UPPER WEST REGION:

23. Godfred Bayong Tangu-Wa East Constituency

24. Patrick Adama-Sissala West

25. Ridwan Abass-Sissala East

EASTERN REGION:

26. Mark Assibey-Yeboah – New Juaben South Constituency

27. William Agyapong Qauitoo – Akim Oda Constituency

28. Seth Kwame Acheampong – Mpraeso constituency

29. Ama Sey- Akwatia Constituency

30. Opare Ansah – Suhum Constituency

31. Kwabena Ohemeng- Tinyase Kade Constituency

32. Robert Kwasi Amoah – Achiase Constituency

33. Kwaku Darfour – Nkawkaw

NORTHERN REGION:

34. Alhaji Wahab Wumbei – Tolon Constituency

35. Charles Bintin – Saboba Constituency

BONO REGION:

36. Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah – Berekum East Constituency

37. Kwasi Sabi – Dormaa East Constituency

NORTH-EAST REGION:

38. Dr. Sagre Bambangi – Walewale Constituency

WESTERN-NORTH REGION:

39. Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu- Bibiani Ahwiaso Bekwai

AHAFO REGION:

40. Joseph Daha – Asutifi North.