{"id":65588,"date":"2024-01-28T17:21:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T17:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/bekwai-constituency-cop-alex-mensah-trails-in-npp-parliamentary-candidate-polls"},"modified":"2024-01-28T18:32:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T18:32:13","slug":"bekwai-constituency-cop-alex-mensah-trails-in-npp-parliamentary-candidate-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/bekwai-constituency-cop-alex-mensah-trails-in-npp-parliamentary-candidate-polls","title":{"rendered":"Bekwai Constituency: COP Alex Mensah trails in NPP parliamentary candidate polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Retired Commissioner of Police and NPP parliamentary candidate hopeful for the Bekwai Constituency, COP Alex Mensah, has failed to make the cut to lead the constituency ahead of the December 7 general elections.<\/b><\/p>\n

Private legal practitioner, lawyer Ralph Poku-Adusei, secured 662 votes to beat COP Alex Mensah, who polled 245 of the total valid votes cast.<\/p>\n

Kingsley Opoku had one vote with Henry Opoku, who had 30 votes. There were two rejected ballots. The total number of votes cast was 940. About 982 delegates were expected to cast their ballots.<\/p>\n

COP ALEX MENSAH \u2014 245<\/p>\n

LAWYER RALPH \u2014 662<\/p>\n

KINGSLEY OPOKU \u2014 1<\/p>\n

HENRY OPOKU \u2014 30<\/p>\n

REJECTED \u2014 2<\/p>\n

TOTAL VOTE CAST \u2014 940<\/p>\n

TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTERS \u2014 982<\/p>\n

COP Alex Mensah was at the centre of the parliamentary probe into a leaked audio recording in which the content sought to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.<\/p>\n

I’ll be selfish not to contest to become MP \u2013 COP Alex Mensah (Rtd)<\/p>\n

However, COP Alex Mensah reportedly described the circumstances surrounding the leaked audio as a \u201cblessing in disguise.\u201d He also accused the IGP of being the mastermind behind the recording to thwart his political ambitions.<\/p>\n

According to sources in the constituency, Mr. Mensah also had the blessings of the outgoing Member of Parliament and First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, popularly referred to as Joe Wise.<\/p>\n

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