Tema, May 1, GNA - Mr Kofi Brako, a 55-year old businessman, has been elected the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tema East Constituency.
Out of a total of 575 votes, Mr Brako had 294, while his closest contender, the incumbent MP, Mr Ashong Narh, polled 108 votes at the party's nationwide primaries which were held on Saturday.
Other contenders Mr Ramseyer Agyeman-Prempeh, an educationist and Mr Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, a labour consultant, had 91 and 79 votes respectively.
Declaring the results, Mr Gabriel Manu, Tema Metropolitan Electoral Officer, said three of the 575 votes cast were rejected. A total of 609 delegates were expected to vote.
Addressing delegates and party supporters after the election, Mr Brako thanked the party executives, delegates and the contestants for their tolerance that led to the peaceful voting process.
Mr Brako gave the assurance that he would work in unity with all members to retain the seat and draw more support for the NPP. He promised to provide young dynamic visionary and excellent leadership in the constituency to ensure that the party retained the seat in 2012.
The three other candidates also thanked delegates, congratulated the winner, and promised to support his vision. The election, which was supposed to start at 0900 hours started
at 1135 hours due to delays in accrediting delegates.
