Parliamentary aspirants for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket aspirant for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rev. Charles Yeboah Darko, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, filed his nomination form at the party’s office in Akim Tafo.
Filing his form, ‘OZEY’ as affectionately called made himself available for the upcoming race slated for May 13th, 2023.
The aspirants, who seeks to contest the race and probably represent the party in the parliamentary election for the second time is hopeful to win the Abuakwa North parliamentary seat and help the party to recapture power in 2024.
Rev. Charles Yeboah Darko, a 2020 Parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa North for the NDC lost the seat as a first timer to incumbent NPP MP Gifty Twum Ampofo garnered over 15,000 votes. However, the votes amassed in his defeat became a record as the highest votes recorded in the history of the party in the constituency.
Speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH, after filing his nomination, the highly optimist parliamentarian hopeful said with the distress economy managed by the NPP government, it places him at an advantageous position as he expects increases in his votes come 2024 because even in 2020 when the ruling party claimed of doing better, almost 2,000 of its members voted for the NDC.
Despite entreating Ghanaians to exercise restraint under the mismanaging economy of Akufo-Addo’s led NPP administration, he believes John Dramani Mahama would by hook or crook be back to rescue the general public from the hardship.
On the other hand, the NDC communication officer for Abuakwa North constituency, Alhaji Abdul Wahab registered his displeasure about how their former parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Ambassador Emmanuel Victor Smith want to run down the party in the area.
According to him, it is alleged Mr, Smith and some former regional executives are planning to bring on board an alien to come and contest Rev. Yeboah Darko who is their sure bet for the party in the constituency.
Mr. Wahab then condemned the behavior of Victor Smith and hinted that his utterances clearly indicated he did not vote the party in 2020 and thus his continuous acts portray division.
The communication officer thus warned Victor Smith not to step his foot at Abuakwa North before and during the party’s upcoming primaries since he has nothing good to offer the party at the constituency level.
He then appeals to the national executives most especially, chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah and Secretary, Fiifi Kwatey to call Victor Emmanuel Smith to order to rescind his decision to install peace in Abuakwa North.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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