NPP member dies in road crash during election dispute

A Member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akyem Oda Constituency in the Eastern Region has died in a road accident while party officials were on their way to halt an alleged unauthorised polling station election at Oda Nkwanta last Saturday.

The deceased, Maxwell Kofi Nti, popularly known as Kofi Nti, aged 40, was the personal assistant to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah.

He was among a team of party executives and members travelling from Akyem Oda to Oda Nkwanta following reports that some persons had allegedly defied a suspension order placed on polling station elections in the area.

One of the survivors, Ebenezer Kwasi Amoah, popularly known as “Batty”, said the accident occurred shortly after the team had passed the Oda Senior High School.

According to him, the constituency chairman, Kwadwo Amparbeng; an aspiring constituency chairman, Rev. Bediako; the deceased and others were travelling in five vehicles to intervene in the matter.

Mr Amoah explained that a black vehicle attempted to overtake the NPP pickup vehicle in which they were travelling.

In an attempt to avoid a collision with an oncoming passenger vehicle, the driver of the black vehicle allegedly crashed into the pickup, causing it to somersault several times.

The three occupants of the pickup were rushed to the Oda Community Hospital, where Mr Nti was pronounced dead on arrival.

Mr Amoah and the driver, Kwabena Adu Boahen, who sustained injuries, are currently receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, the NPP has begun its nationwide polling station executive elections as part of preparations towards the 2028 general election.

The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has stated that the party’s internal electoral road map will continue with electoral area, constituency, regional and national executive elections in the coming months.