He received 1209 votes in Sunday’s election, while his opponent, Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea, received 952 of the total votes of 2161.
Over 2100 NDC delegates from the Odododiodioo constituency in the Greater Accra Region participated in the election, which was postponed owing to an injunction brought by disqualified parliamentary candidate Michael Nii Yarboi Anan.
Mr Yarboi Anan’s interlocutory injunction plea was dismissed, and Sunday’s election went forward as planned.
Speaking to delegates following his triumph, Mr. Kotey Ashie offered to help unify the party ahead of the December elections.
BACKGROUND
In November 2023, the NDC’s Functional Executive Committee barred Michael Nii Yarboi Annan from running in the parliamentary election in the Odododiodioo Constituency.
In a report published last year, the NDC said that the findings of the special committee constituted by the Functional Executive Committee of the party warranted Mr. Annan’s exclusion from contesting the party’s parliamentary primary in the Odododiodoo Constituency.
According to the party, based on the evidence presented, the special committee was unable to endorse Mr. Annan’s qualification to contest the parliamentary primaries in the Odododiodoo constituency under Article 41(8)(b) of the NDC Constitution, which states that “a member must be an active member of the party at the constituency level for the four years immediately preceding the date of filing nominations.”
The party has postponed the Odododiodioo seat primary indefinitely owing to a court order secured by the rejected candidate.
However, following the court’s rejection, the party has officially approved the primary.
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