General News of Thursday, 9 December 2004

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Summary: Losers & Winners

  • Maxwell Kofi Jumah, Kumasi city major is now the MP for Asokwa (Ashanti region)

  • Dr. Kwaku Afiriyie, Minister of Health lost his hometown, Sefwi Wiawso to the NDC candidate.
  • Enoch Teye Mensah retains his Ningo/Prampram seat. The incumbent Member of Parliament has retained his seat for the third time in twelve years.

  • Isaac Edumadze (NPP) retains his Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam seat

  • The coalition's John Ndebugre has snatched the Zebilla seat in the Upper West Region from the NDC's Cletus Avokar.

  • Deputy Minister of Health Moses Dani Baah has retained his Sissala West constituency seat.

  • John Mahama(NDC) retains his Bole-Bamboi seat in the Northern Region
  • Abubakari Saddique Boniface (NPP) wins Salaga (North)

  • The minority spokesman on Mines and Energy, Seidu Adamu(NDC) has lost his Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai seat.

  • Ishmael Ashitey (NPP) retains his Tema West Seat

  • Baba Jamal NDC's deputy general secretary, failed to capture the Akwatia seat from NPP

  • Odododidoo, Dadekotopon, Ashaiman in Greater Accra Falls To NDC; Three seats snatched from the NDC in the 2000 election by the NPP have been regained

  • Hawa "Iron Woman" Yakubu lost her Bawku Central seat to Mahama Ayariga(NDC)

  • Joseph Henry Mensah retains Sunyani East (Brong Ahafo) seat

  • Minster of Finance, Yaw Osafo Marfo retains his Akim Oda (Eastern Region) seat

  • Paul Richard Yeboah(NDC) wins Suame in the Ashanti Region

  • Dr Richard Anane (NPP), minister, retains his Nhyiaeso seat

  • Alhaji Collins Dauda (NDC) beats minister Thomas Broni (NPP) to take the Asutifi South (Brong Ahafo) seat

  • Ms Christine Churcher (NPP) retains his Cape Coast seat

  • Haruna Iddrisu (NDC) won the Tamale South Constituency defeating Minister of Works and Housing and NPP Candidate Alhaji Mustapha Idris

  • Niibi Ayibonte (NPP) has lost his Odododiodo seat to Samuel Nii Ayikwei Mankattah (NDC)

  • Nii Amasah Namoale wins Dadekotopon in Greater Accra

  • Edward M Ennin(NPP) wins the Obuasi seat

  • Ama Benyiwaa Doe(NDC) has lost her Gomoa West seat to Joe Kingsley Hackman (NPP)

  • Stephen Asamoah Boateng has snatched the Mfantsiman West constituency from Jojo Bruce Quansah

  • Mike Hammah has lost his Efutu Seat to the NPP's candidate

  • Alhaji Malik Alhassan Yakubu(NPP) retained his Yendi seat

  • Hackman Owusu-Agyeman, Minister of the Interior, retained the New Juaben North Constituency seat for the NPP

  • In the Abuakwa South Constituency, the incumbent Parliamentarian and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo retained the seat

  • Albert Kwasi Zigah (NDC) has won the Ketu South seat in the Volta region. He defeated the Deputy Regional Minister Thomas Frank Seshie
  • James Klutse Avedzi(NDC) won Keta North Seat by beating Kofi A. Dzamesi (NPP)

  • NPP Wins Bibiani

  • NDC captures Asawase

  • Rashid Bawa has lost the Akan (Volta Region) seat to the NDC

  • Volta Regional Minister Kwasi Owusu Yeboah has lost his bid to capture the seat in the Biakoye Constituency.

  • The Member of Parliament for the Anlo Constituency James Victor Gbeho an independent candidate has lost his seat to Kofi Humado (NDC).

  • Dr. Gladys Nortey Ashitey (NPP) retains Ledzekuku (Greater Accra)

  • The NPP has lost all the 3 Tamale seats: Prof. Al-Hassan Wayo Seini takes Tamale Central; Alhaji Abubakari Sumani takes Tamale North and Haruna Iddrisu takes Tamale South

  • Karaga, Daboya, Berekum and Salaga have gone to NPP

  • Papa Owusu Ankomah (NPP) retains the Sekondi (Western Region) seat

  • Ms Angelina Baiden-Amissah(NPP) retains Shama (Western Region) seat

Emerging Trends

Some of the early LIKELY casualties of the parliamentary race are Hawa Yakubu, Professor Ekumfi, Ama Benua Doe, Thomas Broni, Mustapha Iddrisu, Dr Haroun, Rashid Bawa (VR AKAN), Kofi Dzamesi (Ketu North).
  • Professor Ekumfi is losing his Techiman North (Brong Ahafo) seat
  • Lizzy Ohene seems to be having trouble in Ho West against Francis Agbotse the incumbent NDC MP

  • Volta Regional Minister Falls

  • Akwapim mountain constituencies seems to be going to NPP