Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has recounted what stands to be one of his most keen political contests ever since he stepped into the political landscape.
He juxtaposes this contest with the battle between Israel’s David and Gath’s Goliath.
In an interview on The Independent Ghana’s Personality Profile show, Mr Sosu mentioned that the 2020 parliamentary election against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Abubakar Sadick is so far the fiercest contest he has encountered so far.
Prior to this contest, he lost narrowly in a similar primary against the then incumbent Amadu Bukari Sorogho.
Mr Sosu polled 1,486 votes as against the 1,738 votes polled by Mr Sorogho who had been representing the constituency since 2005 but eventually lost to Abubakar Sadick in the 2016 general elections.
For Mr Sosu, that was a “slim” victory for Mr Sorogho. He decided to try his luck again and became the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for Madina in 2020.
This time around, he came up against Abubakar Sadick, the former Minister for Zongo and Inner City Development, whom he beat by getting 62,127 votes against his 46,985 votes to be declared a member of parliament elect for the Madina Constituency.
Recounting his victory, Mr Sosu said, “So what happened in 2020 was me getting back the 9000 votes and adding about 17,000 votes. Which was also a major point for the National Democratic Congress because Hon. Boniface Abubakar was no mere small politician.”
For Mr Sosu, the victory meant so much to him, as his contender “had been a Minister of State and a very experienced person in politics.”
“I was a novice. It was a typical David and Goliath battle. But as destiny will always have it, David will always prevail. So I think God was able to give me that very resounding victory for me to get the chance to represent the good people of Madina,” he added.