The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Agona West, Cynthia Morrison, has announced her decision to run as an independent candidate in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
The former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection made this revelation during a recent interaction with her constituents, emphasizing that her decision transcends party politics.
“God willing, I would be contesting the parliamentary election as an independent candidate. It is not about the NDC, and it is not about the NPP. It is about the development of Agona,” Morrison declared.
Her decision follows her defeat in the NPP parliamentary primary held on April 13, where she secured 152 votes against Christopher Arthur, who garnered 240 votes to win the party’s nomination.
Despite her loss, Morrison, who has represented Agona West since 2016, remains focused on the development of her constituency.
She called on the people to rally behind her candidacy, stating, “I don’t care whether you vote for former President John Dramani Mahama or Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. But the most important thing is for you to vote massively for Cynthia Morrison so I can come and complete the work I started.”
Morrison first won the Agona West seat in the 2016 general elections and retained it in 2020 as the NPP candidate, receiving 30,513 votes out of the 59,193 valid votes cast.