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\"\"Ghana Weightlifting Federation President, Ben Nunoo Mensah has been elected as the <\/strong>new Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) leader after ousting incumbent Prof. Francis Dodoo yesterday at the Alisa Hotel.<\/p>\n

Dodoo, who has been at the helm of affairs of the Olympic governing body since 2011, was vying for a second term but has been dethroned by the former treasurer of GOC.
\nNunoo Mensah had 33 votes with Dodoo getting 28 votes of the total beating the former Olympian by just five votes.<\/p>\n

In other portfolios Paul Atchoe has been elected as the first vice, incumbent Richard Akpokavi retained his position as secretary general, Frederick Otoo Lartey elected as treasurer and will be deputised by Theophilus Wilson Edzi.<\/p>\n

PRESIDENT
\n1.Profs.Francis Dodoo – 28
\n2.Mr.Ben Nunoo Mensah – 33<\/p>\n

1ST VICE PRESIDENT
\n1.Paul Atchoe – 32
\n2.Deborah Cubagee – 29<\/p>\n

2ND VICE PRESIDENT
\n1.Michael Nunoo 32
\n2.Emmanuel Tetteh – 29<\/p>\n

3RD VICE PRESIDENT
\n1.Evans Yeboah – 44
\n2.George Lamptey – 17<\/p>\n

SECRETARY GENERAL
\n1.Richard Akpokavie – 36
\n2.Mohammed Sahnoon – 26<\/p>\n

ASST.SEC GENERAL
\n1.Richmond Quarcoo – 31
\n2.Joseph Mingle – 30<\/p>\n

TREASURER
\n1.Christopher Essilfie – 29
\n2.Frederick Lartey Otu – 32<\/p>\n

BY Philip Ampofo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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