It doesn’t appear to be exciting news for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Nfantseman West constituency as Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boatenbg is believed to have lost his seat.
Mr. Asamoah Boateng was confident of winning the seat but the story doesn’t look pleasant.
The Information and National Orientation Minister is said to be hot trying to sort things out and see if he can still manage something.
His deputy, Mr Frank Agyekum, told reporters there was no need for anybody to conclude his boss has lost his seat.
He however, admitted that in the normal scheme of things, Mr. Asamoah Boateng would have won the seat by a handsome majority.
In 2004, he won the seat with 28,081, beating his NDC rival Joojo Bruce Quansah, who polled NDC 20,552 votes.
The over 7,000 difference has down diminished remarkably. On the general trend of the results which pundits say don’t look good for the NPP, Mr. Agyekum said although some of the results did not look good, it was too early to draw conclusions.
“We should hesitate before concluding that we have lost in the Central Region,” he said.

Is Mahama Ayariga going?

Reports from the Bawku Central constituency in the Upper East Region indicate National Democratic Congress incumbent MP, Mahama Ayariga could be losing his seat.
Joy News correspondent, Saeed Ali Yaqub says reported polling station results show figures heavily favour the New Patriotic Party candidate, 46-year-old ADAMU DARAMANI.
While Adamu is obtaining three-digit numbers, Ayariga has only single digits to show.
But Saeed cautioned it could be too early yet to call, as several other polling stations results were yet to be obtained.
In all five people are contesting the seat, with the Convention People’s Party fielding Rodalin Imoru Ayarna, the People’s Convention Party putting in Alhaji Amidu Mamudu Sisala and for the Democratic Freedom Party, Alhaji Imoro Yaro-N-Kano.
Mahama Ayariga won the seat from the New Patriotic Party in 2004 when he beat the then MP, late Hawa Yakubu to the seat.