The Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party Yaw Buaben Asamoah has retained his position as the party’s candidate for the Adentan constituency come December.

Though results haven’t been received from all 12 electoral areas, Buaben Asamoah polled 422 votes with the closest contender Emmanuel Kwesi Mantey pulling 217 votes.

Critics including pollster Ben Ephson have in the run-up to today’s primaries maintained that the lawmaker would lose.

Other aspirants Alfred Kumi Ababio, Rahman Zak, and Freda Agyemang had 11, 83 and n vote respectively.

In the Okaikoi South, Ahmed Arthur has lost the seat to Darkoa Newman while in the Dome Kwabenya constituency, Adwoa Safo has retained the seat beating Mike Oquaye Junior.

 

Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh