The New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament for the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante, has finally declared his intention to contest independently in the 2024 Parliamentary elections.
On Sunday, July 28, 2024, friends of Ɔboafo embarked on a mega health walk in the constituency, and after the exercise, they petitioned him to contest the December polls as an Independent Parliamentary Candidate, avoid their planned decision to absent themselves from the coming polls.
The secretary to the MP, Isaac Asiedu received the petition letter on his behalf and assured them that at the appropriate time, Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante would come out and respond to their letter.
In the latest development on Sunday, September 1, 2024, the Member of Parliament of the constituency organized the same mega health walk where the principal streets of Suhum were flooded by the constituents.
In his address after the exercise, Ɔboafo Asante thanked the crowd for their massive support and recognized his efforts of doing a lot of uncountable infrastructure projects in the area and pleading with him to go independent despite losing the parliamentary primaries.
“I can’t disappoint the larger number of the constituents who have seen my handwriting across the Constituency and asking me to contest the 2024 elections as an independent Parliamentary Candidate, likewise the delegates,” he stated.
Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante then mentioned that it was an honor for the entire constituents to back him to go independent; therefore he will be contesting the 2024 general elections as an independent Parliamentary Candidate for Suhum Constituency to continue his works.
He further said he would continue to do developmental projects for Suhumman if he remained as the lawmaker of the area.
After the declaration, the constituents couldn’t hide their excitement, saying they could now have a good sleep because that was what they were expected of Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante.
They told DL FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH that, this should send a signal to the NPP delegates that they can’t decide for the entire constituents whom they want to become their Parliamentary Candidate.
“We won’t allow Ɔboafo Kwadjo Asante to just go like that because none of our previous MPs has performed better like him since assuming office in 2021, and we can’t afford to lose him in Parliament, hence pleading with him to go independent for us,” they recounted.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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