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Tina Mensah beats Obuobia to win Weija-Gbawe constituency seat
Tina, who beat Rosemund Comfort Abrah during NPP’s primaries, floored National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Obuobia Darko-Opoku to attain the Weija-Gbawe parliamentary seat.
Tina Mensah
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Tina polled 34,216 out of 59,707 total valid votes cast while Obuobia polled 25,087 votes. The Progressive People’s Party’s (PPP) candidate Jessica Manuel managed to amass 426 votes.
On the presidential elections, Nana Akufo Addo of the NPP polled 36,803 while John Dramani Mahama of the NDC polled 22,398.
Delivering her acceptance speech, Tina said she was very happy to attain the parliamentary seat and that, hard work won her the seat.
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“I feel so happy. I know hard work has a reward and this is the reward for my hard work. This is an evidence to show the whole world that we are working hard,” she said.
She further stated that the journey to the parliament hasn’t been easy.
“The journey hasn’t been easy but by the grace of God, we made it.”
Tina also assured the people of Weija-Gbawe constituency that she will deliver her promise as soon as she assumes the office of the Member of Parliament.
“I am very excited that Weija-Gbawe voters listened to my message. They listened to my message of hope than exchanging their votes with money and material things. They proved that they have hope in me and I will make sure that my promises are delivered.”
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She admitted that the constituency is facing some challenges but promised to deliver.
“Even though there are some challenges at this constituency, I have promised them and I know that I will deliver,” she added.
The battle between Tina Mensah and Obuobia Darko ahead of this year’s elections had been a tough one. Prior to the elections, the two had a bitter contest. Renowned pollster Ben Ephson predicted in a pre-election survey that Obuobia Darko-Opoku would lose the seat.
Weija-Gbawe constituency has 129 polling stations with 89,838 registered voters. This year's elections saw 60,061 voters turn up.
Pulse.com.gh has reached Obuobia for comments.
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