NPP primaries at Ashaiman ends in confusion

Ashaiman (Greater Accra) - Mr. Samuel Kwame Amable, a businessman, has been elected as the NPP's parliamentary candidate for Ashaiman but his closest opponent, Mr. Alex Sampson Doglo says the poll was rigged.

Mr. Doglo, a teacher who claimed that he won the first primaries held on July 17, complained that most of the delegates for the second voting were hand picked.

He also accused the party executives of not being able to account for the vote of one of the 110 delegates. Mr. Amable polled 57 votes, Mr. Doglo had 51,while the third candidate Mr. Samuel Amega, had one and one vote was rejected.

The second delegates' conference was held on the orders of the National Executive Council after it was detected that even though 120 delegates attended the first conference last month, the total votes counted was 127.

Last month's voting was won by Mr. Doglo, who had 64 votes, Mr. Amable 51, Mr. Amega 11, and Mr. Emmanuel Teye, one vote.