RFA ELECTIONS CONCLUDED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WESTERN REGION GOES FOR SIMON EHOMA AS RFA CHAIRMAN
The 2019 Ghana Football Associations (GFA) elections got off on Friday with 10 Regional Football heads being elected by delegates.
There were fears that the RFA election would not be held following reports of an injunction served the Normalisation Committee acting as the Elections Committee by disqualified Central Region aspirant Roy Arthur.
The RFA elections is a preview to the presidential and executive council elections scheduled for October 25, in Accra.
The elections were held in the ten RFA zones with three candidates retaining their seats. They are Yahaya Sadugu of Upper West Region, Salifu Zida of Upper East Region and Ashanti Regions’ Osei Tutu Agyeman popularly known as Kotoro.
Roy Arthur’s disqualification from the Central Region race meant that Robert Duncan stood unopposed and received backing from 63 delegates out of 75 present.
Daniel Agbogah also won Volta Region seat without any competition as he stood unopposed.
Of all the regions, Greater Accra had the most candidates with four contesting for the position. Samuel Aboabire polled 75 votes to beat his close competitor Eugene Jacquaye’s 49 votes to take the seat.
In the Western Region a total of 101 votes were cast, with the Simeon Ehoma amassing 47 votes.
Simon Ehomah 47 votes
James Kainyah 28 votes
Mark Bismark Owusu Mensah 26 votes
Here are results of the elections across the country :
1.Upper East Region:
Salifu Zida 24 votes – Elected
Atiah Junior 8 votes
2.Upper West Region
Alhaji Biyad Sadugu Yahya – 16-Elected
Seidu Bomison – 7
Baba Pele – 11
3.Central Region:
Robert Otieku Duncan – 63/75 present unanimously approved
4.Brong Ahafo Region:
Ralph Gyambrah – 52-Elected
Dr. Charles Anton – 47
5.Northern Region:
Alhaji Abu Alhassan – 41-Elected
Umar Farouk Karimu – 22
6.Volta Region:
Daniel Agbogah – elected unopposed
7.Ashanti Region:
Osei Tutu Agyemang – 41-Elected
Referee Osei Nsiah – 29
- Eastern Region:
Linford Asamoah – 109-Elected
Nana Budu – 9
9.Greater Accra:
Samuel Aboabri – 71-Elected
Rev Emmanuel Ankamah – 14
Dr Albert Arthur – 2
Eugene Jacquaye – 49
10.Western Region
Simon Ehomah – 47
James Assiedu Kainyah- 28
Mark Bismark Owusu – 26
