A former Eastern Region Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Alecs Agodo has passed on, according to a family source.
The cause of his death is however unknown.
Alecs Agodo was the Regional Secretary during the tenure of President Kufuor however lost his position during the 2010 Regional delegates’ conference held in Koforidua.
He was kicked out of the position together with then Regional Chairman Mr. Yaw Gyekye Amoabeng.
Prince Aboagye defeated Alec’s Agodo by 364 votes to become Eastern Regional Secretary of the party while Martin Ameyaw had 92 votes with Mr. Agobo getting 52 votes.
That election saw Mr. Yaw Gyekye Amoabeng polled 88 votes to lose his position to Dr. Samuel Annor who had 196 votes and became Eastern Regional Chairman of the party.
Other contestants in the chairmanship race were Mr. Kofi Asare Lartey, the former Fanteakwa Constituency Chairman of the party who polled 159 while Mr. Kweku Ansah-Asare had 54 votes.
Alhaji Umar Abbas Bodinga polled 308 votes to defeat Mr. Christian Kofi Tetteh who had 193 votes to become the First Vice-Chairman of the party.
Madam Afua Kyerewa Nyantekyi polled 244 votes to become the second Regional Vice-chairman while Madam Mercy Amu Darko polled 170, Mr. Nicholas Addai polled 55 and Mr. Adumado Nyarko also polled 29.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
