NPP’s Tangoba Abayage concedes defeat in Navrongo Central
The parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Tangoba Abayage has thrown in the towel in the race to claim the Navrongo Central seat in the Upper East region.
Few hours after polls ended on December 7, 2020, elections, Miss Abayage posted on her Facebook Wall to acknowledge her defeat even before the Electoral Commission (EC) announced it.
“Unfortunately, I lost to the men! 😩 But I raise my chest boldly out! 😊😊💃🏽💃🏽
Never has there been this fight in Navrongo before. Navrongo wins at the end of it all. No dusting of the body; just polishing of shoes and dancing off into the future!” She posted on her wall.
Unfortunately I lost to the men! 😩
But I raise my chest boldly out! 😊😊💃🏽💃🏽
Never has there been this fight in Navrongo…Posted by Tangoba Abayage on Monday, December 7, 2020
Miss Abayage, who is the Upper East Regional Minister, had defeated the Minister of Aviation, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda in the party’s primaries, and was hopeful of grabbing the seat.
Polls on Election Day, however, did not go in her favour as the opposition NDC’s Mr Sampson Tangombu Chiragia snatched the seat.
There are 12 presidential aspirants with more than 1000 parliamentary candidates.
The twelve include the flagbearer of the NPP – Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, Presidential Candidate of the NDC – John Dramani Mahama, Brigitte Akosua Dzogbenuku – flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Hassan Ayariga of the All People’s Congress (APC), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), David Asibi Ayindenaba Apasera of the People’s National Convention (PNC), among others.
Five of the 17 nominees who submitted their nomination forms with the hope of contesting in the polls were disqualified by the EC.
The five included two independent presidential nominees – Kofi Koranteng and Marricke Kofi Gane, and three political party-sponsored nominees; Akwasi Addae Odike of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Kwasi Busumbru of the People’s Action Party (PAP), and Nana Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP).
A total of 17,027,971 voters are expected to cast their ballot in 38,622 polling stations across the 16 regions of the country.