The concerned youth of the Ho West Constituency, has called on the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, to step down after being in the House of the legislature for 16 years.

According to the concerned youth, the inactions of the MP have led to the division of the party in the constituency, by opening doors for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to gain grounds.

The concerned youth, therefore, want the MP to step down to enable the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) amass votes in the Constituency.

The leader of the concerned youth movement, Emmanuel Dobi, who spoke on behalf of the group, said: “What the MP and his cohorts fail to understand is that the NDC is bigger than any individual or group of greedy or selfish people.”

The youth called on the “party leadership at both regional and national to conduct an investigation about their loyalty to the NDC, before the primaries.”

The leader of the concerned youth of Ho West added: “The Honorable MP Emmanuel Kwesi Bedzrah should step aside for a new face, in order to maximize both presidential and parliamentary votes in the Ho West Constituency, even though he has filled his nomination to contest in the upcoming primaries.

I’m Already NPP’s Nightmare In Ketu North

With filing of nominations forms coming to an end, the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) deputy national youth organizer, Edem Agbana, also declared himself the “nightmare” of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ketu North Constituency, ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections.

Edem, is one of nine candidates running to represent the people of Ketu North, in the 9th Parliament of Ghana’s 4th republic.

Speaking during the filing of his nomination to run for office on the NDC ticket, Agbana stated that he and his team conducted research to understand the NDC’s dwindling electoral fortunes in the Volta Region, and that the findings convinced them that he is the right candidate to lead the party in the constituency.

“We have done our homework, and we know what we are up against. But I am confident that with the support of the people and by the grace of God, we will be able to drive the NPP far away from any political base or victory in the Ketu North Constituency.”
Edem Agbana

The NPP’s recent gains in the Volta Region, particularly through John Peter Amewu’s historic win in the Hohoe Constituency, in the 2020 general elections and the narrow margin by which the NPP’s 2020 candidate, Kofi Dzamesi, lost to the incumbent Klutse Avedzi, have marked the governing party’s rise in the Volta Region.

Edem Agbana, on the other hand, remained undeterred and claimed that he is determined to reverse the trend, in the Ketu North constituency. If Agbana wins the NDC primaries on May 13, he could face former chieftaincy minister, Kofi Dzamesi, who lost the 2020 general election by about 5,000 votes.

Agbana, on the other hand, is unconcerned about his opponent, claiming that he is focused on winning the hearts and minds of the people of Ketu North, with a new wave of positive youthful exuberance and dynamism.

“Even prior to the vetting and anything else, the people of Ketu North are already asking the delegates to vote for Edem Agbana. That should tell you how much confidence the people are already reposing in Edem Agbana…That is already scaring the NPP away.”
Edem Agbana

His declaration as the NPP’s “nightmare” in the Ketu North Constituency, has set the tone for what promises to be a hotly contested parliamentary election in 2024.