The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially declared Kwame Appiah Kodua as the winner of the Fanteakwa-North Constituency parliamentary election in the Eastern Region, following a disputed result.A re-collation of the votes was conducted on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at the Tesano Police Training School in Accra.

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The process showed Appiah Kodua, the Eastern Regional NADMO Coordinator, securing 11,751 votes, ahead of his opponent, Haruna Apaw-Wiredu from the NDC, who received 11,297 votes.This re-collation came after a previous declaration by the EC on the results, which initially named Apaw-Wiredu as the winner.

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The earlier announcement was challenged by the NPP candidate, Appiah Kodua, due to concerns over disputed pink sheets from two polling stations.In the first declaration, made at Begoro following the close of polls on Election Day, the Returning Officer, Zacharia Adams, had stated that the NDC candidate had won with 11,138 votes, while Appiah Kodua had received 10,847 votes.

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Appiah Kodua will now replace the outgoing MP, Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah, from the NPP.

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