Kwame A Plus wins Gomoa Central parliamentary seat

Entertainer and politician Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as Kwame A Plus, has been elected as the new Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central in the Central Region, ending the eight-year dominance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the constituency.

Kwame A Plus, contesting as an independent candidate, secured a decisive victory in the December 7 parliamentary election. He garnered 14,277 votes out of 36,026 total valid votes cast, defeating the incumbent MP, Naana Eyiah Quansah of the NPP, who polled 11,637 votes. Ywason Mohamed of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) came third with 10,112 votes.

This victory marks Kwame A Plus’s first entry into Parliament and has left the incumbent MP and her supporters in shock. Naana Eyiah, who is also the Deputy Minister for the Interior, had served two terms in Parliament and had previously won the seat in 2016 and 2020 with commanding margins.  

Kwame A Plus celebrated his victory with street jubilations and took to social media to declare his win even before the official announcement by the Electoral Commission. His triumph is attributed to widespread dissatisfaction among the youth, who criticised the lack of developmental projects in the constituency under Naana Eyiah’s tenure.  

Gomoa Central, an NPP stronghold since 2016, has now shifted allegiance, with Kwame A Plus promising to deliver on his campaign commitments and champion development in the constituency.