Popular Ghanaian actor, John Dumelo has once again demonstrated kindness to the people in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.
The Ghanaian actor, who is now a politician seeking to be elected as a Member of Parliament for the constituency, has disclosed that the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency has been hit with a shortage, forcing some constituents to call on him.
Upon receiving the calls in the early hours of Tuesday, August 27, 2024, John Dumelo immediately stepped in, significantly alleviating the dire situation.
In a video shared on social media, a KIA truck loaded with water tanks was parked in the area, with the constituents bringing pans, buckets, and barrels to fetch the water to their homes.
Sharing the video on his social media pages, John Dumelo wrote, “I had a call at 4:30 am from Okponglo that they had no water and they needed my help… I responded. #idey4u #thenextMp.”
John Dumelo shed light on why some individuals who are seeking votes from the electorates engaged in some house chores.
Before this, John Dumelo briefly disclosed that he had been actively involved in communal services to campaign. However, he added that he does not post most of them.
“I still do clean-up exercises; I mean, I still provide an absolutely free bus for Legon students or the university students or community students in Ayawaso. It’s just that because we do it so much, I don’t post so much,h but on the grounds, the people know that we are definitely working.”
John Dumelo
He continued, “If you are asking if I am not braiding hair and pounding fufu, I still do that, but I don’t post.”
According to John Dumelo, he has adopted a new door-to-door campaign strategy to reach out to the electorates in his constituency.
Explaining why politicians do this, he stated that sometimes, when they [politicians] go to the people [electorates], that is what they want them [politicians] to do and they [politicians] can’t say no to them.
John Dumelo is contesting as the Member of Parliament candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. He contested against Lydia Alhassan of the NPP in the 2020 elections but lost with about 2000 votes.
However, he is hopeful to secure victory in the upcoming December 7th general elections.
Aspiring MP is Currently Focused on Winning His Seat
The aspiring Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso Constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress, John Dumelo revealed that he is currently focused on winning his seat, rather than being concerned about a ministerial position.
According to him, he is open to accepting any ministerial role after he has secured his seat and helped John Dramani Mahama win the 2024 general elections.
Dumelo stated that the issue of any ministerial position would be addressed after the NDC and John Dramani Mahama have won.
When asked about wanting a ministerial position, he said, “My aim at this point is to be a member of parliament is to make sure John Mahama becomes president after that you can now ask that question.”
Ghanaian actor and politician, Prince David Osei declared his support for his colleague, John Dumelo, in his quest to become an MP.
Although Prince David Osei supports the NPP and campaigned for Alhassan against Dumelo in 2020, he has made a U-turn this time.
Osei revealed that his choice to back John Dumelo stems from his disappointment with the incumbent MP.
He said he was unappreciated by Alhassan after campaigning for her in the previous elections.
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