NDC Chairman, Yaw Obimpeh wins Council of State Elections in Ashanti

THE RULING National Democratic Congress (NDC) has once again proven that the party’s 2024 electoral victory, especially the positive performance in the Ashanti Region, was not a fluke.

The former Ashanti Regional NDC Chairman, Yaw Obimpeh, against all odds, emerged victorious in the Council of State elections in the Ashanti Region, which was held on Monday, February 17.

His main competitor, Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, the Agric Nzemahene, who is a known New Patriotic Party (NPP) member in the Ashanti Region, placed second in the election.

At the end of voting, which was held at the Prempeh Assembly Hall, Yaw Obimpeh secured 49 votes out of the 85 valid votes cast, followed by Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, who had 35 votes.

THE NEW PUBLISHER is aware that 12 people were supposed to contest for the position but two of them withdrew from the race on the day of the election, leaving 10 people to contest.

The voting, which took place at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi, was virtually peaceful as the electorates exercised their franchise on after the other without any challenges.

After Yaw Obimpeh was declared winner by the Electoral Commission (EC), the NDC members, who were present at the venue, were seen in wild jubilations.

Some of them said their victory in the Council of State elections clearly showed that the NDC is ready and poised to make the Ashanti Region their stronghold anytime soon.

Elections Rerun

The Monday, February 17, 2025, election was a rerun after an earlier one was violently disrupted.

The first elections got truncated when a group of men invaded the premises to disrupt the process, vandalize property, scatter electoral materials and assault innocent journalists.

The rerun scheduled for Monday is expected to be held amidst a super tight security.

The polls were held at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Kumasi on Tuesday but it was disrupted.

Because of the condemnable interference, the Electoral Commission (EC) officials present could not decide the winner of the election.

According to a top police source in Kumasi, the important polls has been rescheduled to take place on Monday morning at the same venue, amid tight security.

He said only accredited people would be allowed access to the voting grounds as part of new security measures by the police to help avert a repeat of nasty scenes.

The police source therefore admonished residents in the region, especially those that are not accredited, not to come close to the election venue in their own interest.

He also said the police was not sweeping the Tuesday’s violent scenes at the RCC under the carpet, disclosing that police were still investigating the case thoroughly.

The source assured that in due time those involved in the chaotic spectacle would be apprehended to help assist the security agencies in their investigations.

It was shocking that the scores of police officers on duty when the unlawful invasion occurred did not arrest a single one of the men who invaded the place to disrupt the process but hours after the incident, the Ghana Police Service has issued an official statement that it is on a manhunt for the assailants.