Manhyia South NPP Primary: Baffour Awuah wins, NAPO’s brother defeated

A private legal practitioner, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has emerged victorious in the just ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Manhyia South constituency. 

He won with 376 votes representing 71.48% of valid votes cast while his closest opponent Nana Owusu Afriyie Prempeh, brother to the outgoing MP Matthew Opoku Prempeh, had 141 votes.

Akwasi Coker Gyambibi polled a paltry 2 votes, while James Owusu Boakye came in third with 7 votes.

The primary became necessary after four-time Member of Parliament Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh stepped down, having been nominated as Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate.

The newly elected parliamentary candidate called for unity amongst party members in the constituency to help secure victory in the upcoming December elections.

“Let’s come together in unity and work hard to break the eight. We are coming to work hard this year to support Dr. Bawumia and his running mate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

“The time has come for us to break the eight. We will not allow power to slip off our hands, not today, not tomorrow. Whatever means we have to use to remain in power, we will do. We will work hard, morning, day and night to make sure that power does not go to the NDC,” he said.

The deputy Majority Leader, Patricia Apiagyei also urged the delegates to rally behind Mr Baffour Awuah to ‘break the 8’ and retain power come December 7, 2024.