Ejura-Sekyedumasi NPP elects parliamentary candidate

Ejura (Ash), Sept. 29, GNA- The Ejura-Sekyedumasi constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has elected Mr Ofori Dwamena, the District National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Co-ordinator as its parliamentary candidate for the 2004 general elections.

Mr Dwamena polled 65 votes out of 105 valid votes cast in the election supervised by the Electoral Commission at Ejura on Sunday. The other contestant, Dr Joshua Ayarkwah, Presiding Member of the Ejura-Sekyedumasi district assembly, polled 40 votes.

After the election, Mr Dwamena and Dr Ayarkwah, shook hands and embraced each other and also pledged to work together in a bid to wrestle the parliamentary seat from the National Democracy Congress (NDC).

Madam Rita Asobayere, National Women's Organiser of the NPP, commended the delegates for the matured and peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves during the election.

She advised them to let loyalty to the NPP be their priority and not "loyalty to personalities in the party".

Madam Asobayere called on them to bury their differences and work as a team to ensure landslide victory for the NPP in the 2004 elections. Mr F.F. Antoh, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, said now that a parliamentary candidate had been elected, it was imperative for all branches and wards to adopt workable and effective strategies to win more members into the party.