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The results certified by the Electoral Commission (EC) of one of the 275 constituencies of the country participating in the presidential primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NEC) show that former President John Mahama won with a huge margin.
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 received 608 votes in total.
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 said delegates voted peacefully.
In 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 reports that 577 delegates are 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.
Meanwhile, former President John Mahama arrived at Wa, the Upper West Region capital, to vote at Wa UDS voting center.
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 was missing. After waiting more than 20 minutes, EC officials contacted party officials who finally gave the go-ahead for his name to be registered before he was allowed to 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 during the primary primaries of the flag bearer clearly showed 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 for 2020, as it tries to shorten its stay in the opposition since 2017.
And he is looking for one in seven candidates who they say will have the biggest 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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