The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to hold a ‘thank you tour’ in the Assin North constituency from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July 9, over James Gyakye Quayson’s victory.

The event includes a soccer gala, prayers with the Muslim and Christian community and a visit to some injured supporters at Assin Dansame.  

These activities will be climaxed on Sunday, July 9, with a mammoth rally at the Assin Breku Methodist School Park.

According to an artwork released by the party, the speakers at the rally will include former President John Dramani Mahama who doubles as the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 elections, the National Chairman of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia and the Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson. 

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Mr Quayson was ejected from Parliament following a Supreme Court decision to uphold the annulment of the 2020 constituency election by a High Court.

Despite facing a criminal trial over the same dual citizenship allegations that took him out of Parliament, Mr Quayson won the Assin North Constituency seat again with a wider margin of 17,245 votes representing 57.56% of valid votes.

His main rival, Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party polled 12,630 or 42.15% of valid votes to place second, while the Liberal Party of Ghana’s Bernice Enam Sefanu polled only 87 votes or 0.29%.

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With a turnout of 74.23%, officials of the Electoral Commission indicated that it was one of the highest recorded.

In view of this, the largest opposition party is organising series of events to show appreciation to the Assin North constituents. 

Meanwhile, the Assin North lawmaker is currently being tried for forgery and perjury after he was charged by the Attorney-General’s Office.

He is also accused of deceiving a public officer and knowingly making a false declaration when he filed nominations to contest in the 2020 election when he had not renounced his Canadian citizenship.

However, he has filed a motion on notice at the High Court for a stay of proceedings, pending an appeal.

The applicant is praying the court for an order to stay the proceedings in the court pending the determination of the appeal filed in the Court on June 27, 2023.