Obour Loses Parliamentary Primary To Incumbent

The Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice ‘Obour’ Osei Kuffour, has lost the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party in the Asante Akyem South constituency of the Ashanti Region.

With a total tally of 296 votes, he lost to the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Kwaku Asante-Boateng, who polled a total of 360 votes.

The other contenders, William Yamoah, garnered 38 votes while Edmond Oppong Peprah polled 9 votes with Eric Amofa getting 12 votes.

In his concession speech, Obour said “The delegates of the NPP have decided,”

He suggested his inexperience in politics contributed to his loss, stating “Kwaku Asante Boateng has shown that he is an experienced politician; he’s been in parliament two terms already and h “Definitely he may have some tricks I don’t have,” he admitted, but said  it is all good for him as a first timer.

Despite losing the elections, he said, his performance has been great and thanked the delegates for the support showed him, saying  “This is my first time of coming into the race and I think the delegates of Asante Akyem South have really shown me love.

Meanwhile, he said although he lost, he would rally behind the incumbent to retain the seat for the party.

“I am sure most of the things that we had campaigned on now that we have a parliamentary candidate the 10,000 votes we promised Nana Addo, it is coming in its numbers,” he declared.