NDC regional elections: Four incumbent chairmen lose as results declared in 14 of 16 regions
ACCRA, Nov. 15 – The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected regional chairmen in 14 of Ghana’s 16 regions after Saturday’s regional executive elections, with sitting chairmen losing in Greater Accra, Bono East, Upper West and Central, while seven incumbents held on to their seats.
Results from the Oti and Savannah regions were yet to be declared as of Sunday morning, Citi Newsroom reported.
Incumbents who lost
The biggest upset came in Greater Accra, where Benjamin Danso unseated Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore, polling 515 votes to Mr Ashie-Moore’s 295, according to Citi Newsroom.
In the Central Region, lawyer Obeng Inkoom defeated incumbent Richard Kofi Asiedu by five votes, 372 to 367. Mr Asiedu has demanded a recount and threatened legal action, citing alleged irregularities in the voters’ register.
In Bono East, Ali Abubakari Donkor beat incumbent Unas Owusu by 155 votes to 118, while in the Upper West, Alhaji Alhassan Adam, popularly known as Randy, polled 196 votes to defeat Abdul Nasir Saani Bunas, who had 164. The result reverses Randy’s defeat by Mr Bunas in 2022.
Incumbents who retained their seats
In the Ashanti Region, Augustus Andrews Nana Kwasi secured another term with 814 votes against 622 for former Regional Organiser Isham Alhassan Yaw Bonsu.
Alhaji Abdulai Mumuni Bolnaba, who has led the Upper East since December 2005, polled 371 votes to 151 for Duncan Nsoh Ghaneba, 3News reported. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo was re-elected in Bono with 361 votes, and Nana Kojo Toku retained the Western Region seat with 225 votes against Samuel Kwame Borlu’s 209, despite a petition by the Apinto royal family seeking to bar him as a gazetted chief.
Michael Aidoo, popularly known as Big Aidoo, retained the Western North chairmanship with 202 votes to Jerry Kankam’s 109. Mark Oliver Kevor (Eastern) and Alhaji Abdul Rauf Tanko Ibrahim (North East) were also re-elected.
New faces
Godfred Apasinaba Wumbei won the Northern Region chairmanship with 328 votes against Alhaji Tanko Maida’s 236, and Ababio Owusu Nkrumah took Ahafo with 106 votes to Joseph Baradoe’s 94. Mawutor Agbavitor was the only candidate in the Volta Region.
The regional polls form part of the NDC’s reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general elections. The party is expected to hold its National Congress on December 19, 2026, to elect national officers, MyJoyOnline reported.
Source: Citi Newsroom; MyJoyOnline; 3News; GhanaWeb; Angel Online.
Featured image: Oye News GH graphic.
