{
  "id": 1395028,
  "title": "NPP Regional Elections Coka, Okoe Boye Emerge Winners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/npp-regional-elections-coka-okoe-boye-emerge-winners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:22:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/npp-regional-elections-coka-okoe-boye-emerge-winners/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the recent NPP regional elections, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, emerged victorious as the new chairman in the Ashanti region, despite facing a smear campaign and intense competition. His counterpart in Accra, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, also secured a significant win in the Greater Accra Region, leading the opposition party in the capital. Dr Bernard Oko Boye secured 658 votes out of 927 cast, receiving 70.98% of the votes. COKA triumphed with 389 more votes than his sole opponent, Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, who received 269 votes, making up 29.02% of the total votes. The Electoral Commission, under the supervision of the party's Election Committee, conducted the election at Jubilee Park in Kumasi, with police presence ensuring a fair and transparent process. COKA's background as a former assemblyman and constituency chairman, regional treasurer, and chairman of the NPP Constituency Chairmen in Ashanti contributed to his victory, despite initially being predicted to fall short by 19.4% according to Africa Wash Consult. Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu had led COKA in all nine categories measured, including communication skills, anger management, and loyalty, but ultimately fell short of the required votes. The outcome of the polls also disproved the initial smear campaign that portrayed COKA as an NDC sympathiser. In a post-election address, COKA called for unity to secure victories in the upcoming 2028 general elections. A total of 34 candidates contested for 11 executive positions, with other elected officers including Bernard Amofa Jabtuah, Addai Poku Aikins, Dr Francis Adomako, and others.",
  "summary": "In spite of a smear campaign, crunch meetings to plot his downfall, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, alias Asanteman COKA, simply known as COKA, won the Ashanti New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairmanship race hands down. His counterpart in Accra, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, also won massively in the Greater Accra Region to lead the opposition party in the […] The post NPP Regional Elections Coka, Okoe Boye Emerge…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}