NDC claims victory over Speaker in 8th Parliament

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) claims the candidate they put forward for the position of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has won the race to lead the noble house.

They claim the Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nadowli Kaleo Constituency and Second Deputy Speaker of the 7^th Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, beat the candidate put forward by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the immediate past Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye.

The provisional results suggest that the NDC side of the House beat the NPP side with three votes.

Provisional results:

Alban Bagbin – 138 votes

Mike Ocquaye – 136 votes

Rejected ballot – 1