Daily Graphic, Pg. 29. Tuesday, Dec. 09/08
From the collation centre at the Art Centre of the Klottey-Korle constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Rebecca Quaicoe Duho reports that there was jubilation and shouts by NDC supporters who were at the centre to witness the collation of the results from the 111 polling stations in the constituency.
The NDC polled 30,575 votes as against 28,238 for the NPP, 881 for the CPP and 148 for the PNC.
The rest are 35 for DPP, 30 for DFP, 17 for the independent candidate and four for the RDP.
There were cheers for the NDC parliamentary Candidate Nii Armah Ashietey who won the parliamentary seat for the area.
The seat which was originally for the ruling NPP fell to the opposition when Mr Ashietey polled 30,633 votes as against his major opponent Mr Samuel Nii Tawiah who had 28,066 votes.
The constituency was among the few where a total of 101 women stood for parliamentary seats across the country but Madam Monica Quarcoopome, the only female candidate among the two men, had only 1,900 votes.
Anxious supporters were already jubilating before the Electoral Commission officials could finish the collation exercise at dawn.
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