Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been re-elected as Regional Chairman for the ruling NPP in the Ashanti Region.
The incumbent stamped his authority in the party’s heartland, garnering 464 votes and leaving his nearest rival, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), with 306 votes behind.
This is the third time in a row that I have been appointed Regional Chairman.
There was tension at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, in Kumasi, as the election of regional executives of the NPP was put on hold for the second time.
This followed a move by one of the Ashanti Regional Chairman aspirants, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, to block some members of TESCON from taking part in the election over eligibility claims.
The exercise was earlier put on hold after members of the party from Obuasi East protested the exclusion of some names from the voters’ register at a time Mampong and Juaben had been exempted from voting.
The directive came after the Election Committee resolved to exempt some delegates in some institutions from voting in the elections.
Kumasi Technical University, Kessben University, Agona Nursing, Kokofu, and Offinso Nursing Training Colleges were among the institutes.
After the party’s leadership settled the issue, calm was restored in time for voting.
