In the widely anticipated election, Kwaning-Bosompem received 94 votes, while the incumbent MP, Kennedy Osei, received 194. Okyere Jerome Kwame garnered ten votes.
The parliamentary election gathered traction when the Controller and Accountant General announced his desire to run for the seat.
Despite gaining support from prominent figures, politicians, religious leaders, and civil society organisations, he received criticism, with some asking for his resignation or removal from office.
The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Ghana sought his immediate dismissal, citing a violation of the Civil Service Act (PNDC Law 327).
On January 10, 2024, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, a Member of Parliament for South Dayi, filed a lawsuit against Mr Kwaning-Bosompem.
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