{
  "id": 16707695,
  "title": "Tarkwa Nsuaem NDC Elections: Incumbent Chairman, Secretary lose seats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/tarkwa-nsuaem-ndc-elections-incumbent-chairman-secretary-lose-seats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T04:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/tarkwa-nsuaem-ndc-elections-incumbent-chairman-secretary-lose-seats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the recent Tarkwa Nsuaem NDC elections, the incumbent Chairman, Danladi Salifu, lost his seat to John Justice Abban, also known as 'DJ'. Abban received 1,008 votes, while Salifu garnered 857 votes. In the election for the Secretary position, incumbent Stephen Ayombisa was defeated by Joseph Baker. Ayombisa had 481 votes, while Baker obtained 589 votes. George Enimil secured the position with 784 votes, previously held by Ayombisa. Kwasi Adam won the deputy secretary position with 972 votes, while Eric Gyimah had 879 votes. Madam Diana Awuah won the woman's organiser position with 202 votes, while Gifty Efua Nyinaku had 44 votes. Madam Emilia Eshun was elected as deputy woman organiser with 145 votes, while Jamilatu Fuseni lost with 103 votes. Nuhu Yahaya and Nana Oheneba Boakye both received 934 and 924 votes respectively for the organiser position, while Ali Salifu, Daniel Yakubu, Frank Mensah, and Emmanuel Adu Amoah received 843, 525, 435, and 43 votes respectively for the deputy organiser position. The treasurer position went to Madam Fayadatu Yakubu with 937 votes, defeating Anthony Kojo Otoo's 916 votes. Madam Patience Nzeh secured the deputy treasurer position with 847 votes, while Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Musah had 816 votes. Mr. Ibrahim Diallo won the youth organiser position with 110 votes, followed by Mr. Richard Nsoh with 106 votes. Mr. Justice Abban was elected as the deputy youth organiser with 111 votes, while Madam Emilia Anafo had 106 votes. Mr. Francise Benevolent Abban became the communication officer with 976 votes, followed by Mr. William Appiah with 883 votes. Mr. Isaac Atinoto was elected as the deputy communication officer with 968 votes, while Mr. Bismark Asante had 898 votes. Mr. Hafiz Alasco, the Western Regional Zongo Caucus Coordinator, swore all the newly elected executives into office after the Electoral Commission officer certified the results. A total of 1,858 delegates participated in the elections, which were held peacefully.",
  "summary": "John Justice Abban, the 2020 Parliament Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency, has defeated Mr Danladi Salifu, the party’s incumbent constituency chairman, at the party’s constituency executives’ election held at the weekend.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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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."
}