Welcome to GhanaWeb’s live updates of the parliamentary by-election for the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region.
The by-election was necessitated by the death of the sitting New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for the area, Ernest Yaw Kumi, who died after a short illness on July 7, 2025.
Three men – Bernard Baidoo, the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); Solomon Asumadu, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate; and a third candidate, Owusu Patrick – are contesting in the by-election.
The total number of registered voters for the Akwatia Constituency is 52,328, per the Electoral Commission of Ghana register used for the 2024 Election.
The by-election will be held in 119 polling stations.
The Akwatia Constituency has had representation in Parliament since the 1st Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. The seat has been won by the NPP five times and the NDC four times.
Follow the updates below:
🚨 #AkwatiaByElection: A scuffle breaks out at the Akwatia Lorry Station centre between NPP 3rd National Vice Chairman, Alhaji Osman Masawudu, and the escort of NDC Vice Chairman, Chief Sofo Azorka. Alhaji was slapped in the melee.
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) September 2, 2025
📺 Live coverage: https://t.co/EaCzyMSIMA… pic.twitter.com/HJ2g99vjW4
🚨 #AkwatiaByElection: One person arrested after a scuffle at the NDC Akwatia office. Eyewitnesses allege Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin arrived with supporters attempting to remove posters from the office — which is not a polling centre. More soon.
🔴 Wenchi update: macho men seen around as the by-election unfolds.
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) September 2, 2025
📺 Watch live: https://t.co/EaCzyMSIMA#AkwatiaByElection #CitiNewsroom pic.twitter.com/ONImrW4dYJ
📺 Watch live:… pic.twitter.com/NJdYZ2qtRi— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) September 2, 2025
Afenyo-Markin is fortunate. Had I encountered him here in Akwatia, there would have been a by-election in Effutu... - Sofo Azorka (National Vice Chairman, NDC)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork#GHOneTV #NewsAlert#AkwatiaByElection pic.twitter.com/h5KVDHPDHG
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) September 2, 2025
Let there be PEACE in Akwatia constituency By-election!#AkwatiaElection pic.twitter.com/kMKGy8tSjm
— Aristotlektv (@aristotledada) September 2, 2025
Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin visit polling stations in Akwatia to observe proceedings and ensure a smooth, peaceful electoral process during the Akwatia by-election#ghanaweb#ghanawebtv pic.twitter.com/jkjEadUtsH
— GhanaWeb (@TheGhanaWeb) September 2, 2025
🎥 On the Ground at Akwatia 🇬🇭
— GhanaWeb (@TheGhanaWeb) September 2, 2025
Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin and the NPP General Secretary visit polling stations to observe proceedings and ensure a smooth, peaceful electoral process during the Akwatia by-election#ghanaweb#ghanawebtv pic.twitter.com/70cFNaFnRa
Statement by Nana Kwame Bediako on the Akwatia By-Election
— Nana Kwame Bediako (@OsagyefoNKB) September 2, 2025
As the people of Akwatia prepare to exercise their democratic right today, I would like to call on all Ghanaians to uphold the values of peace, tolerance, and unity that bind us together as one nation.
Elections are a…
At approximately 5:30 a.m. this morning, the Electoral Commission began distributing ballot boxes to polling centres across the Akwatia constituency ahead of the scheduled by‑election#ghanaweb#ghanawebtv pic.twitter.com/ZjpBwTX4nl
— GhanaWeb (@TheGhanaWeb) September 2, 2025
📹 | Akwatia By-Election: Misunderstanding breaks out in Akwatia over the removal of Benard Bediako’s poster by an alleged NPP group#AdomFM #AdomNews #AdomBrands #KokromotiPower #ElectionHQ #Akwatia #Ghana pic.twitter.com/ZKbTK0vl3G
— Adom 106.3 FM (@Adom1063fm) September 2, 2025
Tensions mounting in Akwatia after a misunderstanding broke out over the removal of a campaign banner of the NDC Parliamentary candidate, Benard Bediako Baidoo, by a person moving with a delegation of NPP executives. pic.twitter.com/4b6eP2XyVB
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) September 2, 2025
