The Majority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West, Mr Abraham Osei Aidoo, has lost the New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency primary election to Madam Irene Naa Torshie Addo.
The victorious 38-year-old lawyer and diplomat polled 55 votes against 37 by Mr Abraham Osei Aidoo last Saturday in the election held in Tema.
Though there had been a divided front during the campaigning, voting went on peacefully and smoothly, albeit under a heavy police guard.
After the votes were declared, Mr Aidoo conceded defeat and wished Madam Torshie well in her endeavours.
Supporters of the two candidates were not allowed into the hall and, therefore, chose to sing and dance around to show their support for their respective candidates.
The Chairman of the Tema West Constituency of the NPP, Mr Paul Sampana Azure, who addressed the delegates before the voting, appealed for peace and unity among the two groups, adding that they should accept whoever won in good faith, stressing that the party was more important than individuals.
Mr Azure was of the view that with peace the party was sure to retain power in the general election in December.
Some of the constituency executive members had accused the national executive of the party of delaying the primaries to favour Mr Aidoo, thus creating unnecessary tension.
For her part, Madam Torshie thanked the delegates for their massive support and appealed to all members of the party to unite and work towards win getting the party to both the presidential and parliamentary elections.
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