Incumbent Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), August Andrew Nana Kwasi, has been re-elected for a third term following his victory in the party’s regional elections.
Nana Kwasi polled 814 votes to defeat his challenger, former Regional Organiser Isham Alhassan Yaw Bonsu, who secured 622 votes out of the 1,436 votes cast.
His re-election comes after he expressed confidence in retaining the position, arguing that delegates would renew his mandate based on what he described as significant achievements during his eight years in office.
Speaking to Starr News ahead of the elections, Nana Kwasi cited the NDC’s improved electoral performance in the Ashanti Region under his leadership as one of his major accomplishments.
He said the party had increased its presidential votes from about 300,000 when he assumed office to 450,000 in the 2020 general elections, before securing approximately 800,000 votes in 2024.
He also pointed to the party’s increase in parliamentary representation in the region from just over three seats to seven in the 2024 elections.
“I took over the party when it had only 300,000 votes in the Ashanti Region and a little over three parliamentary seats. As chairman, we increased the votes to 450,000 in 2020, and in the 2024 elections, we secured about 800,000 presidential votes and increased our parliamentary seats to seven. These are some of my achievements,” he said.
The regional chairman further cited the election of an NDC representative to the Council of State from the Ashanti Region as another achievement of his administration.
He attributed the party’s growing fortunes to his leadership approach, which he said focused on campaign policies and strategies rather than personal attacks and political insults.
Nana Kwasi also maintained that his administration had made the party more attractive to prospective members, resulting in increased membership across the region.
On internal party organisation, he said he had allowed regional executives to perform their duties without discrimination, adding that his inclusive leadership style had promoted unity and strengthened the party’s structures.
He expressed confidence that delegates from the region’s 47 constituencies would support his bid for another term, although he acknowledged that election outcomes could not be taken for granted.
The STC Board Chairman said he was prepared to do more for the NDC now that the party was in government, arguing that his administration had worked to strengthen its electoral fortunes in the Ashanti Region while in opposition.
“In opposition, I made the NDC in the Ashanti Region attractive. Now that we are in government, I am going to do more. All I am asking of the delegates is to retain me as regional chairman. What I look forward to is a free and fair election,” he said.
