President Akufo-Addo has congratulated the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for their victory in the just-ended Assin North by-election.
The NDC’s Gyakye Quayson on Tuesday, June 27, beat his closest contender, Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Assin North by-election by obtaining 17,245 votes out of the total valid votes of 29,962, representing 57.56 per cent.
Mr Charles Opoku, on the other hand, garnered 12,630 of the votes cast, representing 42.17 per cent while Bernice Enyonam Sefenu of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) secured 87 votes.
Despite the defeat, President Akufo-Addo urged the rank and file of the ruling New Patriotic Party “to keep their heads up.”
He highlighted that in a democratic government there are winners and losers. The President however entreated NPP supporters not to lose hope as “we live to fight another day.”
“We once held the Assin North seat, and I am confident that, sooner rather than later, Assin North will be blue again,” he added.
Yesterday, Tuesday, 27th June 2023, Ghana’s democratic credentials were strengthened even further, following the conduct of peaceful and credible elections in the Assin North by-election.
— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) June 28, 2023
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Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has described the just-ended by election as peaceful and credible. He praised the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Ghana Police Service for a job well-done.
“The security services are to be commended for maintaining law and order during the holding of the elections; as is the media for providing extensive coverage before, during and after the elections,” he wrote.
Source: The Independent Ghana | Andy Ogbarmey-Tettey