Mahama Ayariga triumphs to represent NDC for Bawku Central seat
Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has won the Bawku Central primaries in a landslide victory to contest on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The former Sports Minister polled 863 votes out of 1431, while Saad Ustaz got 283 and the third contestant, Theo Braimah Awanzam had 95 votes.
The voting which started at about 8 am ended at around 2 pm Saturday afternoon with many voters exercising their rights.
In the presidential election, former president, John Mahama won with 1201 votes, Kojo Bonsu had 24, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor got only 9 votes while rejected ballots were seven.
Total registered voters is 1379.
Voters have expressed their excitement about the peaceful nature of the primaries and are hopeful the NDC will recapture power come 2024.
Source: Ghana News
