Minority threaten to boycott Akufo-Addo s inauguration LISTEN 5
Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority Caucus in Parliament says until the EC re-collated the Techiman South Constituency presidential and the parliamentary elections results with immediate effect they will not also boycott the inaugural ceremony of President-Elect, Nana Akufo-Addo.
They said this on Tuesday in a protest march to the Electoral Commission, demanding that the EC re-collated the Techiman South Constituency presidential and the parliamentary elections results with immediate effect.
Gun wielding policemen stopped the black and red attire wearing MPs, with red arm bands initially at the Ridge Roundabout, but the protesters managed to cross the barricade while they were being pushed by the police.
Madam Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for Tempane Constituency in Upper East Region, has assured her constituents she would work hard to justify the confidence reposed in her during the 2020 election.
She resolved to ensure the completion of all abandoned projects to boost economic development and create an enabling environment for job creation to improve livelihoods.
She beat Mr Joseph Dindiok Kpemka of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and incumbent MP by 4,477 votes.
Madam Akanvariba is the widow of late David Adakurugu, first MP for Tempane Constituency since its separation from Garu in 2012.
She secured 20,939 valid votes out of 37,400 valid votes cast, representing 55.99 per cent while Mr Kpemka, who is also the Deputy Attorney-General, had 16,462 valid votes, representing 44.01 per cent.
I ll not disappoint you – Tempane MP Elect assure constituents modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Upper East elects two women for Parliament 11th Dec 2020 | Source: GNA
Two Constituencies in the Upper East Region have elected ladies to represent them in Parliament in the just ended Presidential and Parliamentary elections on December 7.
The two, Madam Lamisi Akanvariba and Madam Laadi Ayii Ayamba won the Tempane and Pusiga Constituencies respectively on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Madam Akanvariba, who is the widow of the late Mr David Adakurugu, the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tempane Constituency since its separation from the then Garu-Tempane District in 2012.
The MP elect took up the mantle to contest the seat after she was overwhelmingly endorsed by NDC supporters in the primaries with Mr Alfred Azaabi, following the death of her husband who won the NDC s primaries in 2018 but passed on after a few months.
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