Dr Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has reacted to the defeat of Paul Yandoh at the recent NPP regional executives election.
Paul Yandoh, a close associate of jailed Chairman Wontumi, was defeated in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Secretary contest.
Mr Yandoh placed third in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Secretary contest.
Paul Yandoh polled 105 votes in the contest. Francis Adomako won the race with 492 votes, while Michael Amoah Awuku placed second with 331 votes.
Paul Yandoh’s candidacy attracted attention in the build-up to the election, after Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene, a member of the NDC, endorsed and campaigned for him on social media.
Yandoh’s defeat rules him out of the new Ashanti Regional executive team, having opted to leave the Communications Officer position he previously held to contest the secretaryship.
The election forms part of the NPP’s reorganisation as the party seeks to strengthen its structures and prepare for the 2028 general elections.
Reacting to Paul Yandoh’s defeat, Dr Amoakohene in a video disclosed that although he initially wanted Yandoh to lose the election, he later changed his position and supported his campaign after Yandoh’s financier, Chairman Wontumi, was imprisoned.
Dr Amoakohene stated, “Anyone who spoke against me lost the NPP executive election, including Paul Yandoh”.
“I initially wanted him to lose, but I felt sympathy for him and campaigned for him after his financier, Chairman Wontumi, was imprisoned,” he added.
“He still lost because the NPP delegates saw him as a comedian,” Dr Amoakohene stated.
According to Dr Amoakohene, political contests in the Ashanti Region demand strategic communication and a serious engagement with delegates rather than campaigns built around drama or stunts.
“Politics in the Ashanti Region is a serious business. You need strategic communication to appeal to delegates rather than relying on stunts and drama,” he said.
Some netizens reacting to the video stated, “I agree with Dr Frank Amoakohene on this one. Ashanti Region politics needs to become decent again. The comedy and unnecessary drama were becoming too much, Paul Yandoh.
I’m glad the Wontumi loyalists who were destroying the party lost. The NPP needs serious rebuilding, discipline and a new direction. I hope the new leadership will bring all of us disgruntled NPP supporters back to the party and give us something worth believing in again”.
“Charley this a regional minister for the biggest Ashanti region, Otumfour region oo bro, a whole regional minister doing this herh Awurade, that saddest thing is he’s a doctor, doctor paa nie oo herh🤦🏽, i pity the people in the Ashanti region”, a netizen added.
One last X user added, “The Regional Minister campaigning for him contributed to his loss. Heust know that”.
Watch the video below:
“Anyone who spoke against me lost the NPP executive election, including Paul Yandoh. I initially wanted him to lose, but I felt sympathy for him and campaigned for him after his financier, Chairman Wontumi, was imprisoned. However, he still lost because the NPP delegates saw him… pic.twitter.com/ddoZQbQgdB
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