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Mrs Naana Eyiah Quansah, Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Gomoa Central has admonished party supporters to work together as a strong team to maximize adequate votes in the December 7, elections.

She said, ”the ultimate goal of the party was to go the extra mile in its campaign to help break the 8 in the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections to continue with its excellent policies and programmes to better the lot of Ghanaians”

Speaking to the media at Gomoa Ekwamkrom to express gratitude to the delegates and entire supporters over her victory, she pledged to maintain her selfless and transparent administration which had united all party members in the constituency for the past eight years.

Mrs Eyiah Quansah expressed the need for all to work hard to improve on last four years’ results to retain the seat in the upcoming elections.

The MP made an appeal to the supporters and delegates to give her enough space and to assist her to engage the communities to know their
present needs to solve them.

” I am an MP for all and not for only NPP supporters , let me also try to reach out to opposition members since we are all one people with one destiny trying to build a prosperous nation,’ she said, adding that, there was no need to discriminate against anyone because the party needed a united front with all hands on deck to massively win floating voters to its side.

Mrs Eyiah Quansah who is also the Deputy Interior Minister said her doors were wildly opened to all supporters, including those who campaigned against her during the Parliamentary primary.

The MP was thankful to the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Gomoa Central, Mr Benjamin Kojo Otoo for his tireless efforts and support given her during her campaign which contributed to her massive win in the primary.

She appealed to the members of the party to bury their differences which was the only sure way to emerge victory in the upcoming elections to help create an enabling environment for the people to live quality liv
es.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate-elect for Offinso North, Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has appealed to party supporters to put the primaries behind them and plan towards the December general elections.

He also appealed to the various contestants to put their disappointment behind them and rally the people for victory in the 2024 elections.

Dr. Asamoah made the call when he spoke to the media on Wednesday after his victory over the incumbent Member of Parliament for Offinso North, Mr Augustine Collins Ntim.

He explained that now that the primaries were over, what was needed were unity of purpose, sharing of ideas and seeing how best to get the best election message to the Ghanaian populace so they would retain the party to continue with its good policies.

Dr. Asamoah also indicated that the smooth and peaceful manner in which the recent primaries were held attested to the unity and oneness among members of the party and urged members to maintain their focus.

He thanked Offinso North constit
uency delegates for the honour done to him and the trust reposed in him to represent them during the next general election.

Dr Asamoah pledged to bring all members of the party, especially those who contested the primaries together and engage them during the upcoming campaign.

Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah polled 378 votes to beat the incumbent, Mr Augustine Collins Ntim, who had 231 votes. Mr Rockson Kwaku Adu Boahen who recorded one vote.

This is the first time Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah is contesting in the NPP primaries in the Offinso North constituency.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr Joseph Kumah Mackay, the Sene West constituency Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono East Region, has appealed to feuding factions in the Party to reconcile in the interest of the Party.

That, he said would well-position the Party to win more parliamentary seats and ‘break the eight’ in the Elections 2024 and put Ghana on sustainable path of holistic development.

He warned members that the perceived factionalism, internal wrangling and squabbles would put the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the edge, making it extremely difficult for the NPP to break the eight and retain political power in the next general election.

If not tackled with urgency, continuous factionalism could disintegrate and break the Party’s front to narrow its fortunes in winning the Elections 2024, he said.

Mr Mackay, also the Chief Executive Officer of the Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA), made the appeal in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of a meeting hel
d at Kwame-Danso, the constituency’s capital.

The Parliamentary Candidate met, interacted, and reconciled with the three other parliamentary aspirants of the Party and their followers who contested him in the NPP’s orphan constituency parliamentary primaries.

Mr Mackay said upon the successful election of the NPP’s Parliamentary candidates, it was therefore imperative for them to do more to resolve emerging internal problems and ensure that all disgruntled members and supporters were brought back on board for a vigorous campaign.

He said with absolute unity and a formidable front, the Party would be able to maintain and re-capture the parliamentary seats it lost to the NDC in the Elections 2020.

Mr Mackay explained that he had been the Parliamentary candidate for the NPP since 2008 and his determination was not only to win the Sene West seat, but to also ensure that their Party widened vote margins in the Presidential election too.

‘In fact, it has not been easy, but this time we are sure of winning the
parliamentary seat because our development achievements in the constituency are glaring for all to see,’ he stated.

Accompanied by some Bono East Regional and Sene West constituency executives of the NPP, Mr Mackay later called on members of the Wiase Traditional Council, to introduce himself for support.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it opposes the Electoral Commission’s (EC) proposal to hold the 2024 general election in November instead of December.

Mr Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the NDC, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said: ‘The NDC states without equivocation that the EC’s quest to hold the general election in November, 2024, will not be supported by the NDC’.

It said the announcement by Dr Bossman Asare, the Deputy Chairman in-charge of Corporate Services of the EC, did not reflect the irrefutable arguments that led to the concensus that any major electoral reforms should become effective from November 2028.

It noted that whereas there was a clear consensus on 2028 as the year of effectiveness, it was untrue that the majority of political parties at IPAC agreed to the November 2024 date.

‘It is, therefore, strange but not unexpected that the Deputy Chair of the EC misled the public that almost about 60 per cent of political parties supported
the proposal for elections to be held in November, 2024 at the IPAC meeting held on Monday, January 29, 2024.’

The statement said IPAC needed to return to its time-honoured tradition of building consensus on crucial electoral reforms.

‘Be that as it might, it was important to clarify that out of the 10 political parties at the IPAC meeting, at least five spoke eloquently against changing the date for elections to November 2024,’ it said.

‘We urge the Electoral Commission to concentrate on germane and urgent matters, including immediately releasing the calendar for the 2024 elections as we strive for transparent, free, and fair elections in December, 2024.’

Source: Ghana News Agency