For the first time since 1992, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has won the Parliamentary seat in Upper West Akyem Constituency in the Eastern Region, breaking the Political History in the area.
A 36-year-old GeoChemist, Frederick Obeng Adom who defeated DCE and two-term Parliamentary candidate, Eugene Sackey, and two others united the defeated candidates and won the seat with 21,868 votes to defeat incumbent, Derek Ohene Asifu Bekoe who was seeking for the second term and he also had 20,0196 votes.
Honorable Asifu Bekoe until his election to Parliament was the first DCE for the Upper West Akyem District created in 2012 during the late Atta Mills administration.
Recent Parliamentary election results:
2012
JOSEPH SAM AMANKWANOR
NDC 18,736 – 54.30%
EUGENE SACKEY
NPP 14,973 – 43.39%
JACOB LARYEA
PPP 729 – 2.11%
AGNES AKWELEY ADORSHIE
PNC 66 – 0.19%
2016
DEREK OHENE ASSIFO BEKOE
NDC 17,091 – 50.26%
EUGENE SACKEY
NPP 16,661 – 49.00%
MUNTALA ABUBAKAR
APC 251 – 0.74%
Presidential
John Mahama
NDC 17,754 – 52.51%
Nana Akufo-Addo
NPP 15,751 – 46.59%
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
