Accra: Ursula Owusu wins Ablekuma West NPP primary

The Ablekuma West primary has ended and incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has emerged the winner of Saturday’s primary to contest for the party in the upcoming polls. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful polled 554 Votes while her only contender, Roni Nicole secured 317 votes with 5 rejected ballots. Her contender, Roni Nicole who conceded defeat in an interview even before counting ended, said he is ready to support Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful to retain the seat. "I know that she has put in a lot of efforts so, just after the counting, I went over to congratulate her” he said.

 The MP initially could not find her name in the election album that caused so much rift within the constituency and has led to mass resignations by constituency executives. It took the intervention of the NPP's Director of Elections, Martin Adjei Mensah, for the challenge to be resolved.

 As the MP of the constituency, Ursula Owusu, by the party's regulation was entitled to vote even if her name was not in the register. She voted only minutes before the polls ended A third candidate, Theophilus Tettey, withdrew at the eleventh hour in protest against the use of two different registers for the poll.