Ghanaian actor, Fred Nuamah has stated that he has no intention of withdrawing from the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) parliamentary contest in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.

According to him, the constituents are ready to support his political career and it is not in his interest to disappoint them.

“Well, as it is, I am here. I’m not stepping down today, I’m not stepping down tomorrow. I am here to work for the people. You should ask yourself, are they ready for me, yes they are so I don’t want to disappoint them."

Mr Nuamah added that “If you travel this far and you withdraw, it will be very bad not just on your political career but you would disappoint a lot of people so stepping down it's a no for me.”

Speaking to JoyNews on Saturday during the NDC’s primaries, the actor-turned-politician said he is very much interested in competing with John Dumelo.

There was a misunderstanding between the political duo in contesting for the NDC seat in Awayaso West Wuogon Constituency.

Mr Nuamah claimed that John Dumelo had given him his full support to contest for the seat. According to him, he was taken aback when Dumelo declared his intention to contest again despite previous assurances that he would not.

“Truthfully, I am surprised about his U-turn because it was evident and crystal clear that he was not going for the Ayawaso seat anymore and rather invested in Guan/SALL. Frankly, it’s late to step down…He gave me his blessings when I made up my mind to contest,” he said.

But John Dumelo dismissed the claims and said that he never gave his blessings to Fred Nuamah to contest the seat.

According to him, Fred Nuamah knew he would contest to represent the constituency once again in the 2024 elections but he (Nuamah) went to pick the forms anyway.

“I never gave him my blessings and I never told him in the face that ‘Fred I am not coming back (to Ayawaso) so you can go there’. I never said it, never in any conversation whatsoever,” he said. 

Despite the disagreement, Mr Nuamah says there is no tension between them as long as democracy allows both of them to contest freely. He has vowed to support Dumelo should he emerge victorious.

“We are going to compete and whoever wins, if my brother John wins, we will support him 100 per cent. If I win, I know John will support me so you will be seeing me here today, tomorrow and forever. If John comes, I’m here, so it’s the same family,” he said.