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The results certified by the Electoral Commission (EC) of one of the 275 constituencies that voted in the presidential primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NEC) show that the former President Mahama was largely beaten.
The final results of the constituency of Bodi in the western region, where polling stations closed at least five hours before the official closing time, show that the former president was beating his six challengers of late. at least 600 votes.
Mr Mahama polled a total of 608 of the votes cast.
Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin voted 5 times; Ekwow Spio-Garbrah voted 4 votes; Professor Joshua Alabi voted 9 votes; Sylvester Mensah voted 3 votes; Goosie Tanoh 7 votes and businessman Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu voted 2 votes.
The total number of votes cast was 641 with three rejected votes, representing a participation rate of 95%.
Constant progress
The current presidential primaries of the opposition, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday, are progressing steadily.
Joy News correspondents across the country say delegates are voting peacefully.
in the eastern regionDr. Edward Omane Boamah, former Minister of Communications, was among the 700 delegates who voted in the New Juaben North constituency.
"The voting process has been peaceful since the beginning at 7 am," said East Asia correspondent Kofi Siaw.
Speaking to reporters after his vote, Dr. Omane Boamah was confident, his former boss, John Mahama, will be victorious, saying his victory would rejuvenate the party's base before the 2020 elections.
In the Kwesimintsim constituency in the Western RegionIna-Thalia Quansah reported that out of a total of 577 delegates expected to vote – at 9 am – 60 delegates voted.
"There was the problem of the names of some people appearing twice but they were told to keep themselves for further instructions before they could vote," reports Ina-Thalia on Saturday.
Former President John Mahama voted in his new hometown of Bole, in the Savanah region.
Photo: Voters line up in Wa, capital of the Upper West region.
Professor Joshua Alabi also voted in Krowor, in the Greater Accra Region. When he arrived at the polling station on Saturday morning, a search in the registry revealed that his name did not appear there. After waiting more than 20 minutes, EC officials contacted the party leaders who finally gave the go-ahead for his name to be registered so he could vote.
He told Joseph Opoku Gakpo, of Joy News, that, after what he can observe and who has been informed, the process has largely proceeded smoothly.
in the Northern RegionNDC regional president Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila said the level of enthusiasm shown by party delegates in today's vote for the election of a flag bearer clearly shows his willingness to conquer power in 2020.
Alhaji Mobila made the remark when he visited the polling stations in the Tamale North constituency to monitor the exercise.
The Democratic National Congress, Ghana's largest opposition party, is expected to elect its flag bearer in the 2020 elections as it attempts to return to power.
And he is looking to find one of seven candidates who, in their view, will exercise the most convincing influence on voters in the 2020 general election.
Former President John Mahama, Second Deputy Speaker Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin, former Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Ekwow Spio -Garbrah, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Accra Professional Studies (UPSA) and Professor Joshua Alabi.
Mr. Sylvester Mensah, former CEO of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Mr. Goosie Tanoh, executive, and businessman Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu.
The party uses the most comprehensive electoral process ever seen in a political party with nearly 280,000 delegates in the 275 constituencies that are expected to vote.
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