The president of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo , is optimistic his party, the New Patriotic Party(NPP), will capture the Assin North parliamentary seat in subsequent elections.
In a post-election statement on the Assin North by-election which saw the National Democratic Congress(NDC) candidate James Gyakye Quayson emerge victorious, the president urged party members of the governing New patriotic Party(NPP) to appreciate the dictates of the country’s democracy, adding his optimism at the party’s chances of winning the seat in future elections.
“I urge members of my party, the New Patriotic Party, to keep their heads up, recognising that, in a democracy, there are winners and losers, and that 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”
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H.E Nana Addo further, in his statement, congratulated the NDC for winning the election, and thanked both the security agencies and the Electoral Commission of Ghana(EC) for the maintenance of law and order and a successful conduct of the election respectively.
“I congratulate warmly the Chairperson and Members of the Electoral Commission, again, 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. I congratulate the National Democratic Congress on its victory yesterday”
Meanwhile, former president John Dramani Mahama has been commemorating the nations Republic Day, which falls on today, July 1, 2023, suggesting attempts by the current government to distort history by changing the Republic Day date.
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Read the full statement below:
