The Campaign Team of Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has strongly refuted claims that market women abandoned her at Winneba. 

Reports had suggested that Prof. Opoku-Agyemang had fled from the Winneba market after the women ignored her.

In a statement released on Monday, August 5, the campaign team dismissed the publication as false and baseless, describing it as a product of the reporter’s imagination.

The statement emphasised that Prof. Opoku-Agyemang continues to receive warm and enthusiastic support from the people of Winneba and urged the public to disregard the misleading reports.

“For the records, Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang on Friday had a very successful campaign tour of Winneba in the Effutu constituency. She visited market women in their shops and stalls at the Winneba market, and interacted with shoppers and lorry drivers, amongst others, amidst cheers and encouragement from the public.

“She also drove through some principal streets of Winneba and was given a rousing welcome.”

The team stated that at the Winneba Lorry Station, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang addressed a well-attended rally where she highlighted the benefits of NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama’s 24-hour economy policy and the upcoming Women’s Development Bank initiative, which aims to support about one million women in business.

“At no point was the Member of Parliament for Effutu present at the same place and time that Prof Opoku-Agyemang was at the Winneba market,” the statement added.