Wontumi beats Odeneho to win Ashanti Regional NPP chairmanship for the third time

Wontumi beats Odeneho to win Ashanti Regional NPP chairmanship for the third time

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly called Chairman Wontumi, has sailed through his re-election bid as Regional Chairman for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region for the third time.

Chairman Wontumi first won the position in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018. Before that, he was the constituency chairman for Bosomtwe.

The vociferous Chairman polled 464 votes against that of his closest contender, Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), who got 306 votes.

Other members of the party who contested for the Chairmanship position included Asare Bediako, Owusu Aduomi, and Oheneba Kofi Adum Bawuah.

Robert Asare Bediako, who is contesting the chairmanship position for the second time, polled 20 votes to be the third. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, a former MP for Ejisu, polled nine votes and Oheneba Kofi Adum Bawuah managed three votes to be in the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Find below the full results:

CHAIRMAN

Bernard Antwi Boasiako Boasiako -464
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah -306
Asare Bediako -20
Kwabena Owusu Aduomi – 9
Oheneba Adum Bawua -3

FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN

Kwabena Senkyire -342
Patrick Acheampong -358
Kennedy Marfo -76
Yaw Amoaten -26

SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN

Victoria Owusu Acheaw – 422
Patrick Gyamfi-153
Oscar Riches – 140
Samuel Abanga -41
Mohammed Seidu -32
Abraham Boadi -11
Adu Asamoah Kwasi Joseph-3

WOMEN ORGANISER

Nana Ama Ampomah – 419
Beatrice Owusu -344
Adwoa Konadu – 39