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Nana Akufo-Addo floored Alan Kyerematen in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer race for the 2016 elections.
Nana Addo, who was pundits’ favourite prior to the primaries, polled 117, 413 votes representing 94.35 per cent as against 5,908 representing 4.75 per cent by Alan Kyerematen.
The other contender Francis Addai Nimoh secured 1,198 representing 0.91 per cent, according to official results declared by the Electoral Commission at the Efua Sutherland Park.
A total of 141,000 delegates of the main opposition were expected to have voted on Saturday to give the former Foreign Affairs Minister the nod to lead the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition in the next general elections.
