{"id":12221,"date":"2025-08-04T19:14:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12221"},"modified":"2025-08-04T19:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:14:20","slug":"bernard-bediako-baidoo-wins-ndc-parliamentary-primary-in-akwatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12221","title":{"rendered":"Bernard Bediako Baidoo wins NDC Parliamentary Primary in Akwatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"307\">Lawyer Bernard Bediako Baidoo has emerged victorious in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary for the Akwatia Constituency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"642\">Baidoo, who currently serves as the constituency secretary of the NDC, secured 380 votes out of 980 valid ballots cast, defeating two other contenders \u2014 his own client and former Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Henry Boakye Yiadom (popularly known as\u00a0<em data-start=\"574\" 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