Delegates in the Akwatia Constituency on Monday elected Legal practitioner Bernard Bediako Baidoo in the party’s parliamentary primaries to lead the governing party in the September 2 by-election.
The party’s legal team member polled 380 votes to beat his close contender, Erasmus Ali Korney, who secured 366 votes.
He defeated former MP Henry Yiadom Boakye, whom he previously represented as legal counsel in court, as Mr Yiadom garnered 232 votes.
The NDC primary was tightly contested among three aspirants: Henry Yiadom Boakye, the incumbent MP until defeat in December 2024; Bernard Bediako Baidoo, a constituency executive and lawyer; and Erasmus Koney Ali, an entrepreneur and newcomer.
The lawyer was declared the winner by the Regional Electoral Commission boss, Appiah Baffoe.
The outcome signals a new chapter for the NDC in Akwatia Constituency.
The election follows the sudden demise of sitting Member of Parliament Ernest Yaw Kumi in July 2025.
With the NDC holding the seat through a narrow margin in 2024, the primary was seen as critical in shaping the party’s bid to reclaim the seat from the ruling NPP in the expected September 2, 2025 by-election. Enditem
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