By Benjamin Akoto
Sunyani, Feb. 11, GNA – Odeneho Dr Afram Brempong III, the Paramount Chief of the Suma Traditional Area in the Jaman North District was on Tuesday, elected as a member of the Council of State for the Bono Region.
He obtained 16 votes out of the 24 valid votes cast in an election conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission in Sunyani. Nana Aful Kyere, another contestant, secured four votes, while Umar Adam Sulemana and Nicholas Saddari two votes each.
Dominic Adu-Gyimah, Nana Ankamah Bosomtwe II, Mary Nana Adjeiwaa, Daniel Owusu Brempong, and Eric Kofi Appiah had no votes. Earlier, Peter Kwadwo Ackom withdrew from the race bringing the number of contestants to nine.
Odeneho Dr Brempong III thanked the delegates for the confidence reposed in him to represent the region and stressed his commitment to work hard and utilise his experiences in the academia and the business community for the benefit of the region.
GNA