Benjamin Danso, a former Krowor Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been elected the party’s new Greater Accra Regional Chairman, defeating incumbent Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore in the regional executive elections.
Mr. Danso secured 71 votes to emerge as the winner of the chairmanship contest, while Mr. Ashie Moore polled 45 votes.
Michael Tetteh Kwetey received 23 votes, while Ibrahim Jajah secured nine votes.
The outcome brings an end to Mr. Ashie Moore’s bid to retain the regional chairmanship after he expressed confidence that delegates would reward his leadership and the work carried out by party members across the region.
Speaking ahead of the voting, Mr. Ashie Moore said he was confident delegates would recognise the efforts of his administration.
“I’m very confident the delegates today will reward hard work. I’m very confident that today the NDC delegates will not sell the NDC to the highest bidder because we’ve worked very hard,” he said.
Mr. Ashie Moore had also expressed readiness to lead the party into the 2028 general elections, although he acknowledged that the decision rested with delegates.
The Greater Accra regional elections formed part of the NDC’s nationwide reorganisation to elect executives who will oversee the party’s affairs for the next four years.
The polls follow branch and constituency elections conducted as part of the party’s nationwide reorganisation.
The NDC is expected to hold its National Youth and Women’s Conference on December 12, followed by its National Delegates Congress on December 19, 2026, when national executives will be elected by more than 9,000 delegates.
