How The Big & Mighty Fell …3 Ministers, 7 Deputies, 28 MPs Go Down

By Justice Dzido On Jan 29, 2024

A total of 28 Members of Parliament (MP) on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) including 7 deputy Ministers and 3 Ministers lost their bids to be elected as the party’s parliamentary candidates for the 2024 general elections.

They were all defeated during the Party’s parliamentary primaries held last Saturday January 27.

At the Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, the MP for the area, Freda Prempeh who doubles as the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources lost the elections to Dr. Gideon Boako, campaign spokesperson for Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

Another casualty Minister is the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection and MP for Walewale in the North East Region, Hajia Lariba Zuweira Abudu who lost the primaries to Dr Kabiru Mahama, the Technical Adviser at the Office of the Vice-President.

The third Minister to get kicked out of the race is the Minister of Public Enterprises and Member of Parliament (MP) for Effia in the Western Region, Joseph Cudjoe who lost the bid to Yaw Nyarko Boamah Esq.,. a private legal practitioner and taxation expert.

Deputy Minister of Labour Relations and MP for Lower Hemang Denkyira in the Central Region, Bright Wireko-Brobbey was defeated by the Chief Executive of Export and Import Bank, Ghana, Lawrence Agyinsam,

The two deputy Ministers at the Ministry of Health lost their parliamentary primaries.

Deputy Health Minister, Tina Naa Ayeley Mensah, MP for Weija GBawe in the Greater Accra Region lost her primaries to Lawyer Jery Ahmed Shaibu the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Coastal Development Authority.

The other deputy Health Minister, Mahama Asei Seini, MP for Daboya Mankarigu Constituency in the North Gonja District in the Savannah Region lost his bid to Samuel Tika, a former deputy Minister for the same Region.

Deputy Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development and MP for Offinso North in the Ashanti Region, Collins Ntim was knocked out by Fred Kyei Asamoah.

Deputy Minister of Communications and Digitalisation and MP for Juaben in Ashanti, Ama Pomaa Boateng lost her bid to Frank Owusu Achiaw.

Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Acquaculture Development and MP for Trobu, Moses Anim lost his bid to Madam Gloria Owusu.

Deputy Minister of Education and MP for Abuakwa North in the Eastern Region, Gifty Twum-Ampofo who lost her bid to Nana Ampaw Addo-Frempong, popularly known as Buffalo.

.Sarah Adwoa Safo, MP for Dome Kwabenya in the Greater Accra Region was floored miserably and kicked out of the race by Lawyer Mike Oquare Jnr.

Oquaye Jnr has 1194 while Adwoa Safo had 328. The jubilation in the constituency after Adjoa Safo lost continued all through the weekend.

Meanwhile, President Akudo-Addo has congratuled the winners and called expressed confidence in their ability to win their respective seats for the NPP.

“We have elected a good blend of experienced and youthful parliamentary candidates whom I warmly congratulate”, Akufo-Addo noted on Sunday.

The President expressed confidence that the elected candidates would “help secure a majority for the NPP in the 9th Parliament of the 4th Republic, and help return an NPP presidential candidate into office on 7th January 2025.”

“I extend warm congratulations to the rank and file of the party, and applaud all stakeholders—the national, regional, constituency, electoral area and polling station executives of the party, the Electoral Commission, the security services and the media —for a job well done,” Nana Akufo-Addo added.

Vice President Bawumia, in a message to the party after the primaries results were officially announced noted:

“ I congratulate all those who have been elected today by the delegates of our party to participate in the December elections on the ticket of the NPP.

“I congratulate also the party parliamentary elections committee, the Electoral Commission of Ghana, the Security services, and the media for their contributions to making today’s election a peaceful and successful one.

“To those who lost out, I, together with the rank and file of the party, need your support and contributions to ensure that we win majority seats and the Presidency in December 2024.

“I urge the unsuccessful aspirants to leave the election behind, consider the supreme interest of the party, and work closely with the elected parliamentary candidates to secure success for the NPP.With unity of purpose, we will win in December 2024”, Dr. Bawumia added

Below is the full list of incumbent MPs who lost:

Freda Prempeh (Tano North)
Bright Wireko-Brobbey (Twifo Hemang Denkyira)
Joseph Cudjoe (Effia)
Yves Hans Nii Noi Nortey (Tema Central)
Collins Augustine Ntim (Offinso North)
Ama Pomaa Boateng (Juabeng)
Gifty Twum Ampofo (Abuakwa North)
Elvis Morris Donkor (Abura Aseibu Kwamankese)
Dickson Adomako Kissi (Anyaa-Sowutuom)
Isaac Kwame Asiamah (Atwima Mponua)
Eugene Boakye Antwi (Subin)
Tina Mensah (Weija-Gbawe)
Moses Anim (Trobu)
Sarah Adwoa Safo (Dome/Kwabenya)
Sheila Bartels (Ablekuma North)
Kwabena Amankwah Asiamah (Fanteakwa North)
Hajia Lariba Zuweira (Walewale)
John Frimpong Osei (New Abirem)
Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi (Odotobri)
Kwadwo Asante (Suhum)
Okyere Agyekum (Fanteakwa South)
Samuel Abaka Ericksson (Shama)
Mahama Seini (Daboya Mankarigu)
George Obeng Takyi (Manso Nkwanta)
Joseph Bennan (Zabzugu)
Akwasi Darko Boateng (Bosome-Freho)
Emmanuel Anhwere (Atwima Nwabiagya)
Owusu Afrifa-Mensah (Amasaman)