The NDC—National Democratic Congress, through its General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, expressed gratitude to the people of Assin North, hailing the victory of James Gyakye Quayson as a loud message on behalf of all Ghanaians to those [the NPP] who have plunged this country into immense hardship.
The former Ketu South MP and Chief Scribe of the NDC called the victory of Mr. James Gyakye Quayson, a victory of “truth and justice”
In a statement released on Wednesday, June 28, he indicated that the win will propel the party towards delivering Ghana “from the hands of the oppressor” at the 2024 elections.
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The by-election was held to fill the vacant parliamentary seat after the incumbent MP, James Gyakye Quayson of the NDC, was stripped of his seat by Supreme Court ruling for holding dual citizenship.
At the end of the Tuesday poll, Gyakye Quayson regained his seat.
He polled 17,205 votes, representing 57.56% of the votes cast to beat his main contender Charles Opoku of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who garnered 11, 398 votes.
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The woeful defeat of Mr. Charles Opoku, despite a national campaign charge led by the president Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo himself, makes a lot of Ghanaians wonder if the party is to be considered capable of handling the affairs of the nation, come December 2024.
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Read a full copy of the statement issued by the National Democratic Congress(NDC) below:
The party also thanked former president John Dramani Mahama for immersed contributrions toward the victory of the party in Assin North.