Ebi Bright, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Tema Central has narrowly lost the Tema Central parliamentary seat after the EC re-collation exercise.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has declared the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Charles Forson the winner of the Tema Central constituency.
Charles Forson narrowly beats the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ebi Bright after the re-collation on Sunday.
This follows the official declaration on Sunday, 5th January 2025, after the Accra High Court ordered the EC to complete the collation of all results and declare the winner.
The Electoral Commission complied with the court order and concluded the collation declaring the NPP’s Charles Forson as the winner.
The EC official results declared showed that Charles Forson pulled 18,870 votes, defeating the NDC’s Ebi Bright who secured 18,815 votes, with the independent candidate Frederick Aniagyei securing 209 votes.
Meanwhile, the newly elected Members of Parliament in the December polls will be sworn in at midnight of January 6, 2025, to signify the commencement of the 9th Parliament.
In the inaugural session, there will be the election of a speaker of parliament and two deputy Speakers for the 9TH Parliament.
