Ghana: Abu Jinapor Retains Damongo Seat With 1,800-Vote Margin

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has retained the Damongo seat in the Savannah Region for the New Patriotic Party in the 2024 Parliamentary election.

He polled 16,222 valid votes to beat his main contender Adam Mutawakilu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who secured 14,425 votes.

Before the declaration, a group of disgruntled youth in Damongo, on Sunday afternoon set ablaze the local Electoral Commission (EC) office.

This followed hours of frustration…