Elections
#ElectionHome: NDC’s Blay Nyameke Armah Unseats Egyapa Mercer in Sekondi
A Shift in Political Power as Armah Defeats the Incumbent Egyapa Mercer in a Close Race
- Blay Nyameke Armah of NDC won 56.40% of the votes, defeating NPP’s Egyapa Mercer
- Egyapa Mercer, the former incumbent, had won with 59.47% in the 2016 election
- The election saw a total of 25,813 votes cast, with 171 ballots rejected
Blay Nyameke Armah of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has claimed the Sekondi parliamentary seat, defeating the incumbent Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Armah secured 14,558 votes (56.40%) against Mercer’s 11,084 votes (42.94%) in a tightly contested election. Out of 25,813 votes cast, 171 were rejected.
This outcome marks a significant shift in Sekondi’s political landscape, ending Egyapa Mercer’s tenure, which began with a landslide victory in 2016 when he garnered 59.47% of the votes.
Armah’s triumph highlights the NDC’s growing influence in the constituency amid fiercely competitive races across the nation in the 2024 elections.
