The late Assembly Member for the Tebrebe Electoral Area in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region, Manasseh Addison Sackey has won the District Level Elections with a single vote.
The news has left the community in shock and awe, as residents grapple with the unique circumstances surrounding this electoral victory.
The assembly member, who is also the headteacher of Aboponiso MA School was on his way from his electoral area, Tebrebe to Mile 10 and half, to campaign when the unfortunate incident occurred on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
The incumbent assembly member, who was seeking re-election, was travelling with four others in a canoe, which was said to be one of those he had recently donated to the people in the area.
According to sources, on their way, the canoe capsized causing the four to fall into the river. Two of them managed to swim out of the river while the other two, including the assembly member, drowned.