{
  "id": 20147338,
  "title": "Bono East NDC: Incumbent chairman ousted as Alhaji Ali Abubakar secures victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/bono-east-ndc-incumbent-chairman-ousted-as-alhaji-ali-abubakar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T09:01:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bono-east-ndc-incumbent-chairman-ousted-as-alhaji-ali-abubakar-secures-victory/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Alhaji Ali Abubakar, CEO of Akina Group of Companies, has been elected as the new Bono East Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), ousting incumbent Unas Owusu. The election took place at the Nkoranza Technical Institute on Saturday, with Abubakar securing 155 votes compared to Owusu's 118. The regional elections concluded with Abubakar's victory, marking the end of Owusu's tenure as regional chairman. The process was described as transparent by Dr Gabriel Dei Yeboah, Regional Electoral Commission officer, who praised the delegates for their peaceful conduct. Abubakar's acceptance speech expressed gratitude to the electorate. The elections also led to changes in several other positions within the regional executive, with new candidates elected for various roles.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}