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- ↑ "NDC's Lawrencia Adwoa Dziwornu snatches Akuapem South seat from NPP". Graphic Online. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ Arthur, Abigail (13 December 2024). "See some of the female MPs-elect who will serve in Ghana's 9th parliament". Citi Newsroom. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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