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Politics
Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about
anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for
yourself —Henry James
Western Region has only one female MP
OUT OF nine
females in the
Western Region
who contested
for
Parliament in
the December 7 elections, only
Madam DocasAffo-Toffey of the
National Democratic Congress
(NDC) was able to win her seat at
Jomoro.
The other women who failed
to win their seats were Madam
SamiaYarba Nyamekye Nkrumah
(Jomoro Constituency), Mrs
Catherine Afeku (Evalue Ajomoro
Dwira), Professor Grace
Ayensu-Danquah (Essikado-
Ketan) and Madam Rashidatu Alhassan
and Madam Joy Joycelyn
Andoh (TarkwaNsueam).
The rest were Mrs Barbara
Oteng-Gyasi (Prestea Huni Valley),
Madam Cecelia Apaam
(Amenfi Central) and Madam
Eleanor Effie Appiah (Sekondi
Constituency).
Madam Docas Affo-Toffey,
the MP-elect for the Jomoro Constituency
for the NDC polled
24,356 votes to beat the incumbent
MP, Mr Paul Essien of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) who
polled 19,889 votes.
Madam Affo-Toffey, who hails
from Bonyere in the Jomoro Municipality
of the Western Region,
also beat Madam Samia
•Madam Docas Affo-Toffey
Nkrumah, an independent candidate
who polled 10,539 votes,
while Mr Patrick Ekye Kwesie
who stood on the ticket of the
Convention People's Party
(CPP) polled 235 votes.
The Constituency had a
total of 55,019 valid votes and
recorded 1,028 rejected ballots.
Madam Catherine Afeku,
the NPP sitting MP for the
Evalue-Ajomoro-Dwira Constituency
who polled 17,287
votes, lost to Mr Kofi Arko
Nokoe of the NDC who
bagged 19,820 votes.
Mr Elisha Joshua Kabenla
of Ghana Union Movement
Party (GUM) polled 1,145
votes with Mr Assuman Frank
Afful of the National Democratic
Party (NDP) bagging 90
votes.
For her part, Prof Dr Grace
Ayensu-Danquah of the NDC
failed to grab the Essikado-
Ketan Constituency seat from
the incumbent MP, Mr Joe
Ghartey of the NPP.
Prof Dr Ayensu-Danquah
polled 24,527 votes while Mr
Ghartey had 26,701 votes with
Mr Frank Cobbina of GUM getting
629 votes.
The TarkwaNsueam Constituency
which fielded two
women and four men, had both
women losing the seat to the incumbent
MP, Mr George Mireku
Duker of the NPP.
Madam Rashidatu Alhassan of
the GUM and Madam JoycelynAndoh,
an independent candidate,
both lost to Mr Duker who
polled 31,946 votes.
Also in the contest were Mr
John Justice Abban of the NDC
who polled 31,845 votes, Mr
Jacob Cudjoe of the
PNC getting 93 votes
and Mr Seedolf Simpey
of PPP, recording
119 votes.
Madam Joycelyn
Andoh polled 29,006
votes while Madam
RashidatuAlhassan
got 2,171 votes with
the Constituency
recording a total of
1,242 rejected ballots.
In the Sekondi
Constituency, Madam
Eleanor Effie Appiah
who stood on the
ticket of GUM
polled 468 votes and
lost to the incumbent
MP, Mr Andrew Kofi
Egyapa Mercer of
the NPP who polled
17,259 votes, while
Mr Charles of the
NDC had 10,310
votes.
A total of 237 rejected
ballots were
recorded in the Constituency.
Madam Cecilia Apaam of
GUM in the Amenfi Central Constituency,
polled 1,302 votes and
lost to the incumbent MP of the
NDC, Mr Kwakye Ackah Yaw
who polled 26,100, while Mr Amponteng
Patrick Hockson of the
NPP recorded 21,926 votes, with
the Constituency recording 1,067
rejected ballots.
The Western Region by this
development has only one female
representative in Parliament.
In the Western North Region
no female was able to make it to
the House. Three women contested
in the nine Constituencies.
Mrs Martha Kwayie Manu,
District Chief Executive of the
Juabeso District who stood on the
ticket of NPP in the Juabeso
Constituency, lost with 19,199
votes to the incumbent MP, Mr
Kwabena Mintah Alandoh of the
NDC who polled 22,304 votes.
Three other contenders,
Madam Ernestine Oppong of the
CPP polled 69 votes, Mr Teye
Nicolas of GUM polled 341 votes
and Mr Elijah AppiahFrimpong
of the PNC polled 94 votes.
The Constituency with 42,007
valid votes recorded 677 rejected
ballots.
In the Sefwi-Waiwso Constituency,
Madam Louisa Nkuah
Kwame of GUM contested four
men and lost to the incumbent Dr
Kwaku Afriyie of the NPP.
The other contenders were Mr
Evans Paul Aidoo of the NDC,
Mr Prince Stephen Akomah of
the GCPP and Mr Martin Bonye
Kofi, an independent
candidate.GNA
EC's computational errors taint credibility of 2020 polls-Research Group
A RESEARCH institution named Research
and Grant Institute of Ghana
(REGIG), has raised concerns over
the declared results for the Presidential
election saying the Electoral Commission
(EC) must provide answers
over detected anomalies.
The independent non-governmental
organization dedicated to the generation,
dissemination and utilisation
of research and data in Ghana and beyond,
in an analysis released, said the
results and details provided by the EC
was questionable.
“As researchers and data scientists,
we are particular about the validity
and reliability of the methodology
used to obtain data. As we will be
using the data for research purposes, it
is extremely important we know the
data curation process, as well as steps
taken to rectify data anomalies.
“ We call on the EC to take steps
to provide answers to the pressing issues
contained in this press release as
we work together to strengthen our
democratic institutions with data and
science.”
The EC on Thursday issued a
statement admitting an error in the
declared results.
The Electoral Commission clarified
that its Chairperson, Jean Mensa,
inadvertently used 13,433,573 as the
total valid votes cast.
“The total valid votes cast is
13,119,460. This does not change the
percentages stated for each candidate
and the declaration made by the
Chairperson,” the EC said in the statement
issued Thursday, December 10,
2020.
The statement came after some
top members of the NDC raised
questions over the credibility of the
percentages given the candidates.
Reacting to this, the institute said:
“While the response from the EC is
very timely, there are several lingering
questions relating to the credibility of
the Presidential election results that
researchers, data scientists, policy
•Jean Mensa, E.C. Boss
makers and political stakeholders demand
answers for.
“This is particularly important
given that the error was not limited to
the total number of valid votes cast
but also the total number of valid
votes obtained by each candidate and
their corresponding percentages.
a. What accounted for the gross
computational error in the results declared
by the EC on December 9
2020?
b. Was the result computed manually
or an automated statistical software
was used? If statistical software
was used, what software was used and
what could have contributed to such
anomalies? If manual computation
was used, how was it done and by
who?
c. Did the EC audit or verify the
accuracy of the results prior to the
declaration? How much due diligence
was undertaken and by who?
d. When did the EC notice the
anomaly? Was it before, during and
after the declaration of the result?
How did the anomaly come to the attention
to the EC? Was it an internal
check or external prompt?
e. What were the reasons behind
or factors that contributed to some
candidates recording an increase in
votes whereas for others, there was a
decrease in the number of valid votes
obtained in the revised results released
by the EC on December 10 2020?
f. What is the integrity of the supposed
revised Presidential results for
advancing statistical discourses relating
to the 2020 Presidential election in
Ghana published by the EC on December
10 2020? What processes were
adopted in revising the results?