Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged constituents in Ejisu to prioritise continuity and progress by voting for the party’s candidate, Kwabena Boateng.
In a final campaign rally before the Ejisu by-election on April 30, Bawumia cautioned against diverting votes to independent candidates, suggesting that such actions could inadvertently benefit the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader, John Mahama.
Highlighting the slim margin in parliament, with the NPP holding 138 seats against the NDC’s 137, Bawumia emphasized that every vote mattered in securing a stronger mandate for the ruling party.
He stressed the importance of party loyalty and unity, cautioning against straying from the NPP candidate and encouraging constituents to vote in favour of continuity and progress for the constituency.
“The NPP government has improved the lives and the people of Ejisu than the NDC. Nothing really worked during the NDC era…MPs don’t sponsor projects; they lobby for projects from the government in power…In parliament, the NPP has 138 including the independent candidate while NDC has 137. And so, a vote for an independent means handing over power to NDC and John Mahama.
“And so that is why the NDC did not fill a candidate for this by-election, they are sponsoring the independent candidate”, he remarked.
“Let’s all come out in our numbers on election day and vote massively for Lawyer Kwabena Boateng to continue the late John Kumah’s work”, he said.
President Akufo-Addo has vehemently denied accusations that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) intends to manipulate the forthcoming Ejisu by-election.
Addressing voters, he urged them to disregard such claims made by the Independent Parliamentary Candidate, Kwame Owusu Aduomi.
Political messaging has been filling the streets as the governing party presents Kwabena Boateng in a bid to win back the late John Kumah’s seat.
Mr Boateng will face off with five other candidates, including Kwabena Owusu Aduomi who broke away from the governing party to recontest the upcoming by-election.
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