"If not a candidate like me, no one can successfully rescue the seat from the National Democratic Congress (NDC)," Mohammed Amin Yakubu, aspirant of the Ejura Sekyedumase Constituency seat says as he filed his nomination forms at the party office.

According to Mohammed, he is the favourite, and now is the right time for him to reclaim the seat from the NDC.

"Based on the dynamics of the constituency, everyone knows that if not Mohammed Amin, the other two candidates cannot rescue the seat for us," he added.

The former biostatistician at Agona Government Hospital believes that understanding the constituency and its dynamics will help him gain more votes in 2024.

He argued that the constituency lags behind in terms of development and giving him the nod, he said, would address numerous shortcomings, such as job creation, great education, and constituent security.

"When I get the nod, all of these problems will be solved. Scholarships would be provided for their education. Jobs would be provided."

He praised the Akufo-Addo government for mass recruitment and job creation, stating that if he is given the nod, he will recreate the same in the constituency.

He urged his fans and admirers to view intra-party rivalry as everyone's democratic right since they would need every party member in 2024.

The NPP has only won the Ejura Sekyedumase Constituency once, in 2012, when Mohammed Salisu Bamba defeated the incumbent, Mohammed Issifu Pangabu, by less than 400 votes.

Supporters of Mohammed are arguing that the triumph might be replicated if their preferred candidate is given the nod.

"The NDC has been consistent in terms of the type of candidate they have presented to us." They chose from the people who make up the majority here, according to Mahmud Mohmmed-Rabiu, a supporter of the candidate.

Mahmud observed that the opposition NDC has always performed well in every election, which is why he wanted the party to back Mohammed, who was well-known among the people.

From Tuesday, July 11, 2023 to August 10, 2023, the party opened nominations for prospective parliamentary candidates in orphan constituencies.

From September 2023 to December 2, 2023, elections in orphan constituencies will be held on a case-by-case basis to elect parliamentary candidates to run on the party's ticket in the 2024 general election.

However, parliamentary aspirants who have submitted nomination forms must first be vetted to determine their eligibility for the internal party challenge to produce parliamentary candidates.