Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo emphasized the imperative for New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates to intensify their campaigns, underscoring the party’s determination to break the eight-year electoral jinx.
Osafo-Maafo, also the chairman of the Akyem Oda constituency NPP election committee, made this call during the filing of nominations by the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah.
Mr. Akwasi Acquah drew a massive crowd during the nomination filing, with supporters parading the streets in specially designed ‘T’ shirts, singing and dancing to brass band music. Osafo-Maafo commended the MP for his development projects in the constituency and urged him to continue such efforts.
Osafo-Maafo urged Acquah and his campaign team to avoid arrogance, complacency, and the use of offensive language, emphasizing the need to win more voters for the party in the 2024 general election.
Mr. Acquah, overwhelmed by the turnout, pledged to increase the NPP’s presidential votes from 79% in 2020 to over 90% in the upcoming election. He expressed gratitude to the NPP executives for their support since assuming office.
Other speakers at the event included Constituency NPP Secretary Mr. Ben Kuuku Baiden and Municipal Chief Executive for Birim Central Ms. Victoria Adu.