Disappointed aspiring Assemblyman for Adukrom Nima in the Ashanti region is accusing officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) of stabbing him in the back.
Nana Adabor Ibrahim Issah Ampim, popularly known as ‘Hon Aponkye’, said he fed the officials expecting they would secure his vote in the just ended District Assembly elections but they allowed others to ‘steal’ his vote.
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Hon Aponkye lost the elections to Abdul Rashid who polled 1,056 of the total votes cast. The aspiring Assemblyman, who shared porridge to constituents before the elections, garnered just 234 of the total votes cast.
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This shambolic performance, the failed assemblyman attributed to the lack of vigilance on the part of EC officials.
“I gave them [EC officials] porridge hoping they will protect my votes but they failed me,” he bemoaned on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, Friday.
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Hon. Aponkye alleged that, his opponents had already stamped ballot papers and mixed them with votes before counting which led to his defeat.
“I was leading in 12 out of the 17 polling stations so how can I lose?. I blame the EC officials and will challenge it at the Supreme Court,” he added.
Source: Ghana|Adomonline.com|Adwoa Gyasiwaa Agyeman
