{"id":9330,"date":"2024-12-21T18:47:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T18:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9330"},"modified":"2024-12-21T18:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T18:47:57","slug":"when-we-get-power-we-will-show-them-where-power-lies-rockson-nelson-dafeamekpor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9330","title":{"rendered":"\u2018When we get power, we will show them where power lies\u2019 \u2013 Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, has launched a scathing criticism against the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, following the Electoral Commission\u2019s (EC) declaration of\u00a0seven out of nine contested parliamentary seats in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to<a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/\">\u00a0<\/a>press\u00a0on Saturday, December 21, during the recollation process at the EC\u2019s Greater Accra regional office, Mr Dafeamekpor accused the NPP of political manoeuvring and manipulating the outcomes to secure a majority in Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen a matter is in court, don\u2019t you respect the court process? Today, Afenyo is granting a press conference, giving praises to an outcome of exercises that are still before the Supreme Court. And he is telling me to take it in good faith and that we are brothers. We are not brothers, Afenyo, we are not!\u201d the visibly upset MP declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further accused the NPP of hypocrisy, alleging that the party employs dubious tactics to secure electoral victories. \u201cSome of these lies, Afenyo should stop this conduct. He should stop fabricating stories to spice up his press conferences,\u201d he charged<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-c6f82e0b402cb74893c3bf119726fa13 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYEG0wQWFP8?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Dafeamekpor vowed political retribution, promising a reckoning if the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) assumes power. \u201cThey may be in government, but they are no longer in power. The power has left them and is now transitioning to us. When we get the power, we will show them where power lies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EC declared the NPP winners in seven constituencies, including Nsawam Adoagyiri, Obuasi East, Tema Central, Ahafo Ano North, Okaikwei Central, Ahafo Ano South West, and Techiman South, after a court-ordered recollation of results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Dafeamekpor\u2019s remarks were in reaction to a press conference by Afenyo-Markin, who celebrated the NPP\u2019s victories and called on the NDC to accept the outcomes in good faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, has launched a scathing criticism against the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, following the Electoral Commission\u2019s (EC) declaration of\u00a0seven out of nine contested parliamentary seats in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). 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