News:
August 10, 2010
A Two-time failed contender of the Atiwa parliamentary seat Lawyer Kwasi Amoako Atta has been elected by the NPP to contest the Atiwa By-elections.
Lawyer Amoako Atta, who is also the Presiding member for the Atiwa constituency, polled 361 votes to beat his closest contender Abena Osei Asare Tweneboah who polled 197 votes.
Having failed to get the nod on two occasions, Lawyer Amoako Attah is expected by his party to win the Atiwa seat.
On the other hand, the Atiwa District Chief Executive, Mr. Emmanuel Attah-Twum, has been elected as the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the forth coming by-election at Atiwa.
Mr Attah-Twum was elected by popular acclamation, due to the late withdrawal of his only challenger, Mr. Samuel Nana Agyapong, a businessman, from the contest.
The Electoral Commission had announced August 31 as the date for the by-election, which has become vacant as a result of the death of the NPP Member of Parliament for the area, Mr Kwasi Annor Ankamah, on July 1 2010.
The NDC says although the NPP had occupied the Atiwa seat since 1996, it is poised to take the seat away from them this time round.
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