Defeated NDC Youth Organiser candidate, Ernest Brogya Genfi, says even though he lost the recently held poll, the contest is 'far from over'.

In a statement issued on Monday, he explained that the contest at the University of Cape Coast last Saturday was fraught with manipulations, designed to favour the incumbent, George Opare Addo.

According to the NDC member, the election of Opare Addo, popularly known as 'Pablo', was marked by express violations of court orders prior to the polls.

Noting his reservations, he therefore called on the party to institutionalise reforms to ensure credible elections in the future.

"For the records, the election of National Youth Organizer of the NDC is far from over", he warned.

"The processes leading to the 10th National Youth and Women's Conference was fraught with deliberate manipulation of the delegates list to favour the incumbent.

This was in violation of express decisions and orders of courts of competent jurisdiction and the directives of the NDC", Mr Genfi lamented.

In the release issued after the election, he however expressed gratitude to his teeming supporters who rallied behind him in his bid to unseat the incumbent, Pablo.

" 'Ayekoo' to all those who accepted my message of Leadership of Courage and voted for me, as well as those who did not.

To my teeming supporters, admirers and the rank and file of the party who desired for a change in the youth leadership, I say thank you to you all", he said.

The incumbent National Youth Organiser of the NDC, George Opare Addo, retained his position after a keenly contested election in Cape Coast on Saturday, December 10.

Pablo, as he is affectionately called, beat his sole contender, Yaw Brogya Genfi by obtaining 533 votes.

Brogya Genfi, who was the Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser, failed to annex the portfolio, after amassing a total of 508 votes of the valid votes cast.

Pablo’s win marked his second successive victory over Brogya Genfi, after beating him in the 2018 contest.

Having retained his seat, Pablo, a trained lawyer, will serve as the leader of the party’s Youth wing for the next four years; leading the NDC’s youth into the 2024 general elections.

In the race for the party’s Deputy National Organiser, Osman Abdulai Ayariga and Ruth Dela Seddoh emerged victorious in that regard.

Ruth, who is the incumbent garnered 313 votes, while Osman Ayariga led the race with 373 votes.

But Pablo's sole contender remains agitated about the outcome of the poll, and is yet to formally congratulate Mr Opare Addo, after losing by some 25 votes.

Meanwhile, the NDC will hold the next phase of its national delegates conference this Saturday, to elect a new national chairman, secretary and persons to occupy other portfolios.