{"id":15690,"date":"2020-06-20T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T17:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=15690"},"modified":"2020-06-20T17:27:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T17:27:54","slug":"nppdecides-obour-loses-npp-parliamentary-primary-at-asante-akyem-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=15690","title":{"rendered":"#NPPDecides: Obour loses NPP parliamentary primary at Asante Akyem South"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice \u2018Obour\u2019 Osei Kuffour, has lost the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party in the Asante Akyem South constituency of the Asanti Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a total tally of 296 votes, he lost to the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Kwaku Asante-Boateng, who polled a total of 360 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other aspirants who contested for the seat are Edmond Oppong-Peprah, William Yamoah and Eric Amofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February 2020, when Obour picked up his nomination forms to contest for the slot, he said, \u201cthis marks the birth of a new dawn in my young but eventful life progressing from a very successful career as a musician into multi-party politics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI served MUSIGA to the best of my abilities and learnt a lot of critical lessons which I carry along into mainstream politics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FB_IMG_1592665613616.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-644324\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In another statement, he also promised to introduce a new kind of leadership, hard work, dedication, commitment, perseverance and excellence in a bottom-up approach when given the nod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wish all aspirants the very best as we keenly contest each other in a healthy manner which will inure to our collective benefit,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it appears Obour will have to wait for at least four more years in order to realise that ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwaku Asante-Boateng will now look to retain his seat in December\u2019s general elections following his victory in Saturday\u2019s polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was elected Asante Akyem South MP in 2012 before retaining his seat in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice \u2018Obour\u2019 Osei Kuffour, has lost the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party in the Asante Akyem South constituency of the Asanti Region. 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