Former Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Baba Jamal, has suggested that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should have maintained its 2024 parliamentary candidate, Henry Boakye Yiadom, for the upcoming September 2 by-election instead of conducting fresh primaries.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Citi FM\/Channel One TV\u2019s Akwatia Watch, Baba Jamal explained that retaining Henry Boakye Yiadom, who contested in the December 2024 elections, would have been a stronger option and spared the party from the divisions that often arise from competitive primaries.<\/p>\n
According to him, the decision to hold new primaries was unnecessary, but as a democratic party, the majority\u2019s decision had to be respected.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was not in support of any primaries. I was not in support. I thought that we should have maintained the status quo and go ahead and allowed the old candidate to continue. Other people thought otherwise, and we are in a democracy, so the majority of the people will always carry the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow it is for us as NDC to work hard to confirm and consolidate the unity among our supporters. I don\u2019t think we are doing badly in that direction. The two other candidates, Asanka and Okoyo, have always appeared on all our platforms with our new candidate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Three aspirants contested the NDC primaries in Akwatia: Henry Boakye Yiadom (popularly known as Okoyo), who was the party\u2019s parliamentary candidate in the 2024 general elections; Bernard Bediako Baidoo Esq., the Akwatia Constituency Secretary; and Erasmus Koney Ali, widely known as Asanka Poyooyo.<\/p>\n
In the end, Bernard Bediako Baidoo emerged victorious and will represent the NDC in the September 2 by-election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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