The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahaigbah, has expressed optimism of a victory for the NPP candidate in the Ejisu by-election.
He says the success of the NPP candidate in the by-election will signal the victory of the flagbearer of the NPP Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the December 7 general elections.
“Ejisu will turn out in large numbers to vote for Kwabena Boateng, who is #2 on the ballot. Our victory [today] will herald the coming of Bawumia’s one-touch victory on December 7th, 2024. The NDC can’t do much to stop the inevitable victory of the NPP. It’s coming” he wrote on X.
Over 100,000 voters are voting today (April 30, 2024) to decide on who will replace the late Dr John Kumah as representative of the people of Ejisu Constituency in Parliament.
Six candidates are contesting for the seat.
They are; a former Member of Parliament for the area, now contesting as independent candidate, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, New Patriotic Party’s Kwabena Boateng, Convention People’s Party’s Esther Osei, Liberal Party of Ghana’s Beatrice Boakye, Freduah Agyemang Joseph and Attakorah Joseph both independent candidates.
Meanwhile the Electoral Commission (EC) has urged electorates to trust them as they will ensure the voting is done in a free, fair, and transparent manner.
“The time the allegation was made, we had not even started printing the ballot. How then can someone stuff the ballot boxes. And how is that even going to be done? Because our ballot box is transparent, and we open it before we start voting.
After close of polls, we open it there and then to count it in the presence of everybody. So how possible can somebody stuff the ballot box? These are false allegations and must not be given any attention. So, everybody should have confidence in the system. We as a Commission will not allow anybody to cheat or be cheated”, Ashanti Regional Director of Electoral Commission, Benjamin Bannor-Bio told 3news.com.
