Speaking on Wontumi TV/Radio on Monday, the Yendi Constituency Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Baba Gazale says there is nothing wrong with the outcome of the Yendi NPP parliamentary results and declaration of Farouk Aliu Mahama as the candidate elect.
The chairman insists that the declaration of Farouk Aliu Mahama was a decision agreed by the General secretary of the party, Justin Kodua Frimpong and some other regional executives to declare the results.
He explained that the approach will not have any effect on their electoral fortunes, hence, the opponent of Farouk Aliu Mahama should send their complains to the national executives.
“After close of polls, Farouk Aliu Mahama and Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama ballot was both sotted and about to count and the EC told everybody to pay attention while counting begins, after counting first and second hundred to the third hundred, Farouk Aliu Mahama still have more of the papers uncounted the a brother of Hajia Abibata started accusing the EC of taking some papers into his pocket then distraction started but everybody around knows Farouk Aliu Mahama has won the election”
“They are out for distraction, why do you start accusing people when your ballot papers are not yet counted. The security and party folks are there watching us loud and clear, they new they’ll lose the elections and they’ve lost it to. the election was clear that Farouk Aliu Mahama has won”
The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Yendi constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama, has been declared the winner in the New Patriotic Party(NPP) parliamentary primaries in the Yendi constituency.
The National 3rd Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Alhaji Osman Masawudu, declared Farouk Aliu Mahama as the winner as he polled 495 votes out of 785 votes cast.
According to him, during the counting of the ballot papers, Farouk Aliu Mahama had secured 296 before an unknown person disrupted the process.
He indicated that the ballot papers in the possession of the EC officials belonging to Farouk Aliu Mahama remained 199.
“So if you add the 296 and the 199 the total votes for Farouk Aliu Mahama will be 495 out of the 785 votes so based on these results we have declared Farouk Aliu Mahama as the parliamentary candidate for the Yendi constituency”.
Earlier, the New Patriotic Party(NPP) parliamentary primaries in the Yendi constituency halted over confusion that erupted during the counting process.
An Electoral Commission official was allegedly caught removing ballot papers belonging to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for MASLOC, Mrs. Abibata Shanni Zakariah Mahama into his pocket.
The situation however created some tension which resulted in the destruction of voting materials by supporters of both aspirants.
The unknown EC official was however whisked to the police station after some supporters of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for MASLOC threatened to attack him.