Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on constituents in Ejisu to prioritize continuity and progress by voting for the party’s candidate, Kwabena Boateng.
In his final campaign rally before the Ejisu by-election on April 30, Bawumia warned against splitting votes to independent candidates, suggesting that such actions could unintentionally benefit the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its leader, John Mahama.
With the NPP holding 138 seats in parliament against the NDC’s 137, Bawumia highlighted the slim margin and emphasized the significance of every vote in securing a stronger mandate for the ruling party.
He underscored the importance of party loyalty and unity, advising against deviating from the NPP candidate and urging constituents to vote for continuity and progress in 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 strongly refuted accusations that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) intends to manipulate the upcoming Ejisu by-election.
Addressing voters, he urged them to disregard such claims made by the Independent Parliamentary Candidate, Kwame Owusu Aduomi.
Ahead of the by-election to fill the seat left vacant by the late John Kumah, political messaging has intensified as the governing party presents Kwabena Boateng as its candidate.
Mr. Boateng will compete against five other candidates, including Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, who parted ways with the governing party to run independently in the upcoming by-election.