Minority leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, says the ruling New Patriotic Party stood no chance of victory in the Assin North bye-election.

According to him, the dissatisfaction and discontentment with the current state of affairs he encountered in his interaction with constituents ahead of the bye-elections had been all the confirmation he needed of his party’s eventual victory.

Speaking on PM Express, he stated that the Assin North constituency is a microcosm of the country, and their disillusionment with the current government reflects the nation’s disillusionment as well.

He said, “I knew there was no way NPP was going to win. I was on the ground from day one and I spent almost two weeks or three weeks in the constituency, and their views are not different from the views on the streets of Accra.

“The mess that we’re seeing in this administration in terms of poor governance, in terms of mismanagement of Ghanaian economy, increasing corruption and many more are the very sentiments that you can find in those villages and in the farms.”

He added that the strong conviction of the people really surprised him, and further convinced him that the machinations of the ruling party will be foiled.

“And I was surprised at the level of intelligence by the people of Assin North – really surprised, extremely intelligent people – and the kind of belief that they have in the state of Ghana, and they believe that this government is a mistake.

“So I knew from day one that it doesn’t matter whatever they throw at them, they know what they’re going to do and they voted accordingly. So the results for me didn’t come to me as a surprise because I had touched at least 85% of the constituency in three weeks,” he said.