The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate for the Amasaman constituency, Akwasi Afrifa Mensah has won the Amasaman seat.

It is the first time the seat is changing hands from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the New Patriotic Party since the 2004 elections when the NPP last won it.

He wrestled the seat from the incumbent Member of Parliament Emmanuel Nii Okai Laryea who has occupied the seat for the past eight years.

Mr Akwasi Afrifa Mensah is the current Director of Finance and Administration, Ghana School Feeding Programme, and has also been the Principal Internal Auditor, Ghana School Feeding Programme (Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) 2015 to 2017.

He was the former Principal/ Senior Internal Auditor, Ghana School Feeding Programme, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, 2008 – 2015 and an Accountant, Presbyterian Girls Senior High School, Kumasi from 2004- 2008.

He has also held several other political positions in the Amasaman Constituency of the New Patriotic Party.