NDC National Chairman: Ofosu Ampofo powers to victory
Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has been elected as the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress according to provisional results.
Mr Ofosu-Ampofo who has previously served as national organiser, vice chairman and director of elections for the NDC beat four other contestants, Alhaji Huudu Yahaya, Dan Abodakpi, Betty Mould-Iddrisu and Danny Annang.
During the late President J.E.A. Mills’ presidency, 2009 – 2012, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo first served as Eastern Regional Minister and later Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.
Popularly referred to as “Braa Sammy Photo”, he supervised election 2016 for the NDC as its director of elections.
About 15,000 people, made up of 9,350 delegates and 5,650 observers, are expected to throng the premise to decide the fate of the 65 candidates vying for various positions.
So far, the race for the National Chairman and the General Secretary seem to be the one generate most interest among the citizenry.
Sammy Gyamfi has jumped to a commanding lead in the party’s Director of Communications election as the first votes were counted, otecfmghana.com has leant.
With almost all the votes counted, the tough talking NDC politician is said to be leading with almost 6225 votes out of about 9,000 votes with Alfred Abgenyo, the incumbent managed to garner 2,225 votes.
Counting is still ongoing for other positions from Saturday’s vote at the Trade Fair in the Greater Accra Region.
Mr Godwin Ako Gunn has been elected as one of the Deputy Communication Directors of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He will be playing that role together with Mr Kwaku Boahen, who was also elected as Deputy Communication Director at the polls.
Mr Boahen polled 2,847 votes while Mr Ako Gunn, who was jailed together with two others for threatening Justices of the Supreme Court in the lead-up to the 2016 general elections, polled 1,816.
