The immediate past General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has unseated Samuel Ofosu Ampofo to become the new Chairman of the largest opposition party in Ghana.
Johnson Asiedu Nketia is the Chairman-elect of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The 65-year-old politician secured 65.17% of the votes to eliminate competition at the ongoing 2022 National Delegates Congress of the Party.
Mr Asiedu Nketiah, who vacated the General Secretary role to contest Mr Ampofo polled 5,574 representing 65.17 per cent of the valid votes cast to claim a landslide victory at the NDC’s 10th National Delegates Congress held at the Accra Sports stadium.
Mr Ampofo finished second with 2,892 votes representing 33.81 per cent in what turned out to be a two-horse race with Nii Armah Ashitey and Samuel Yaw Adusei polling 38 and 52 votes respectively.
The voter turnout was 94% from a total voter population of 9,133.
However, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has entreated all losing candidates in the just-ended internal elections to see their defeat as an indication that the party needs them to serve in other capacities.
