Lawyer Ralph Opoku Adusei has emerged as the winner in the NPP parliamentary primaries for Bekwai.
The results, declared by the Electoral Commission Officer in Bekwai, reveal a commanding performance by Adusei, securing 662 votes, which constitutes 70% of the total votes cast.
COP George Alex Mensah (RTD) trailed with 245 votes (26%), while Henry Opoku Adusei obtained 30 votes (3%) and Kingsley Opoku Agyeman managed 1 vote (0.001%). Two ballots were rejected.
Ralph Poku-Adusei, a lawyer in private practice, who is also the Managing Partner of Trent Legal, Amansie Chambers, and a parliamentary candidate aspirant on the ticket of New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Bekwai Constituency in the Ashanti Region.
Ralph Poku-Adusei, officially announced his intention to vie for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) candidacy in the Bekwai Constituency parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Region during the upcoming December 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
The Bekwai seat is currently held by the NPP, and the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Osei Owusu (Joe Wise), has decided not to seek re-election after representing the constituency for sixteen years across four different parliamentary terms (2008 to 2024).
Ralph Poku-Adusei, who is a British-trained lawyer with thirteen years of experience in corporate and commercial practice, land acquisition, and criminal law, aims to leverage his extensive experience to represent Bekwai in Parliament.
Having spent his formative years in the constituency, he is committed to transforming the municipality. As an indigene of Bekwai, Poku-Adusei has undertaken several socially impactful projects in the area, demonstrating his dedication to the well-being of its residents.
