The Director of Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako, has revealed that the NPP is bound to win the election in Kumawu scheduled for today, May 23, 2023, as it is looking to see the people of Kumawu reward its parliamentary candidate with a win.
According to him, he has been reliably informed that the NPP will canvass more votes to be declared winners in the Kumawu by-election. He indicated that the party has put in a lot of work and conducted extensive consultation in the constituency and is confident of a massive win in the by-election.
“We have consulted all the opinion leaders in Kumawu [and] our campaign team are at all the polling stations. We are talking to serious people who appreciate where we are as a country and where the constituency is. From what they have seen, they have confidence in the party that it is only the New Patriotic Party that will bring legislations that will transform Ghana’s development and that is what we are bound to do.
“So, the NDC can continue with their antics or propaganda, and it will serve them no good. What we are looking out for is that the Kumawu constituency will reward us with another win, and we will ensure that by the close of polls, the New Patriotic Party’s candidate will emerge victorious.”
Evans Nimako
Furthermore, Mr Nimako rejected claims that the ongoing road projects in the constituency were a means to garner votes in the by-election. He explained that before the Member of parliament for Kumawu, Philip Basoah passed, he had already organized a press conference to announce that the roads were going to be constructed, and it just happened that the MP had to unfortunately pass.
“What is important is that the constituents are ready to vote for the NPP.”
Evanso Nimako
NDC and NPP pledge to ensure peace during Kumawu election
Meanwhile, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have pledged to play their respective roles in ensuring peace during and after the Kumawu by-election.
The assurance came after a meeting between the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare, and the leadership of the contesting political parties ahead of the polls.
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Mustapha Abdul Salam, emphasized that the party’s sole focus is on retaining the Kumawu Parliamentary seat and not engaging in violence.
“We don’t go into elections preparing for war, we go into it to win votes and that is the mindset to which we came here. We are coming for ballots and not bullets. Almost everyone is overwhelmed by our campaign and that is because we appreciate the electoral dynamics and appreciate the people of Kumawu. I can assure you that the NPP will not do anything untoward to break the peace in the community nor create violence or tension.”
Mustapha Abdul Salam
On its part, the National Democratic Congress expressed its commitment to making absolute use of its internal mechanisms to support the police in effectively carrying out its duties during the election.
The National Organiser for the NDC, Joseph Yammin, citing the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence, noted that the IGP assured both parties of the avoidance of a recurrence of such nature in the upcoming poll.
“I personally asked whether there will be any joint military police operations in this election and he (the IGP) said no, adding that they will do so if the police is overwhelmed. And per the security architecture of the country, they may invite the military but as it stands now, the police service has no plans for such. I also asked whether there will be any deployment of national security operatives because we don’t want to witness what happened at Ayawaso West Wuogon.”
Joseph Yammin
