The Member of Parliament-Elect of the Gomoa Central Constituency, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has recounted how his deceased father contributed to his victory in the recently held election.

Speaking to Kwame Dadzie in an interview on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, A Plus said a day before the demise of his father, he called all the chiefs in the Gomoa Central Constituency and asked them to throw their weight behind A Plus for his MP bid.

He said even though his father initially didn’t like his idea of talking about politicians in his songs, he later got his support when he declared his intention to get into mainstream politics. 

“A day before my father passed, we had a long conversation. He went into coma when I was in London. I spoke to him thirty minutes before, then my sister called and asked if I had heard what had happened. 

He said his sister told him their father was not well and had been taken to the hospital just a few minutes after speaking with him.

“For four days he was in coma. After four days, when he came back he said he had died and resurrected so he knew how death felt like," he said.

A Plus said when his father returned from the hospital he said he needed to do 'his thing' for him to win the election . 

“When my father came back we spoke at length, then he called every chief a day before he died to support me.

It was his last wish and you know our people, they take some of these things seriously," he noted.

According to the musician-turned-politician, the chiefs rallied behind him and even attended his father’s funeral in their numbers because of the foundation his father laid for him.

A Plus has promised to serve the interest of his constituents as he heads to parliament. He has revealed that he will only go for two terms as Member of Parliament and pursue a Presidential bid after that.

As an independent candidate, A Plus secured 14,277 votes in the December 7 election, defeating the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) incumbent MP, Naana Eyiah Quansah, by a margin of 2,640 votes.

Naana Eyiah Quansah garnered 11,637 votes, while other parliamentary candidates collectively polled 10,112 votes.