Duffour’s Son Loses Sekyere Afram Plains Primaries1 min read
Dr. Kwabena Duffour Jnr., son of former finance Minister and failed National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential aspirant, Dr. Kwabena Duffour could not sail through in his bid to be the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency.
He lost by just eight votes garnering 203 as against his main contender Hajia Nasira Afrah’s 211.
Dr. Duffour Jnr. was in that race with three others including his own uncle, Dr. Alex Adomako Mensah, the incumbent MP for the area.
Other results were Prof. Edward Brenya, lecturer at KNUST [65 votes], and Alex Adomako Mensah [86 votes].
Following the declaration of the results, Dr. Duffuor Jnr.’s team however called for a recount but businesswoman, Hajia Nasira Afrah won the primaries to emerge as the party’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency