Kwame Asare Obeng Asare, known popularly as Kwame A-plus, an independent candidate in the Gomoa Central Constituency, has emerged as the new member of Parliament elect after the December 7 parliamentary election.
Kwame A-plus won the election by beating the incumbent member of Parliament Naana Eyiah by 14,277 votes out of 36,026 total number of valid votes cast, leaving 11,637 for Naana Eyiah of the NPP and 10,112 for Ywason Mohamed of the NDC.
Kwame Asare Obeng, a first-time contestant has left the incumbent MP for the constituency and her supporters in shock.
Some of the youths of the constituency expressed disappointment in Naana Eyiah leading to their decision to vote her out.
The youth said “no form of developmental projects has come to their constituency.”
Naana Eyiah, who is also a Deputy Minister for the Interior has served the constituency for two terms in Parliament.
In 2016, she defeated the Rachel Florence Appoh of the NDC 14,178 votes (51.6%), and in 2020, Naana Eyiah defeated Jonamoah Moses Jeh-Appiah of the NDC with 20,527 votes(56.81).
The Gomoa Central Constituency has been an NPP stronghold for the past eight years. But in 2024, a new and first-time contesting candidate Kwame A-plus has emerged as the new Member of Parliament for the constituency.
