Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie has emerged as the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) chosen Parliamentary Candidate for the Odododiodioo constituency in anticipation of the 2024 General Elections.

Securing a total of 1209 votes in the Sunday election, Mr Ashie outperformed his rival, Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea, who garnered 952 votes out of the 2161 total votes cast.

Over 2100 NDC delegates from the Odododiodioo constituency in the Greater Accra Region participated in the election, which had initially been delayed due to an injunction filed by disqualified parliamentary aspirant Michael Nii Yarboi Anan.

The election proceeded on Sunday following the dismissal of the interlocutory injunction application filed by Mr. Yarboi Anan.

Addressing the delegates after his victory, Mr. Kotey Ashie pledged to work towards unity within the party leading up to the December polls.

Background:

In November 2023, the Functional Executive Committee of the NDC disqualified Michael Nii Yarboi Annan from participating in the parliamentary election in the Odododiodioo Constituency.

The disqualification was based on findings from a special committee established by the Functional Executive Committee, citing that Mr. Annan did not meet the qualification criteria outlined in Article 41(8)(b) of the NDC Constitution.

This article stipulates that a member must be an active participant in the party at the constituency level for the four years immediately preceding the date of filing nominations.

Due to a court injunction obtained by the disqualified candidate, the party had initially postponed the primary in the Odododiodioo constituency indefinitely. However, following the court's dismissal, the party has now granted clearance for the primary to proceed.