The current Upper East Regional Minister, Ms Tangoba Abayage has defeated the incumbent Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central, Mr Joseph Kofi Adda who is also the Minister for Aviation.
She pulled 313 votes against her contender who lost the race with 269 votes.
The Saturday's, June 20 parliamentary primaries between the two political giants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was the keenest contests in the region.
The constituency is largely considered a swing seat, mainly dominated by the NPP and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Godfrey Abullu of the NDC (1992), independent candidate John Setuni Achuliwor following a by-election (1995), NDC’s Clement Tumfuga Bugase (1996), and then Achuliwor again, this time on NPP’s ticket (2000) came to spice the parliamentary contests in the constituency. Unfortunately, Achuliwor’s tenure was short-lived as he died through a motor accident on January 25, 2003, compelling a by-election which sent Mr Adda to Parliament in 2003.
He went on to win subsequent elections until he was defeated in 2012 by the NDC's Mark Owen Woyongo. Mr Woyongo, however, lost the seat in 2016 to Mr Adda.
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