The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has formally announced its decision to abstain from participating in the upcoming by-election in Ejisu, slated for April 30. This decision comes in the wake of the demise of the constituency’s Member of Parliament, John Ampontuah Kumah.
Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the NDC, clarified that the party’s attention is towards the primary parliamentary elections taking place in December, prompting their decision to forgo involvement in the interim by-election.
Last Saturday, April 13, delegates representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the constituency elected Kwabena Boateng, who serves as the second Vice Chairman for the party in the constituency, as their candidate for the upcoming by-election.
During a media briefing, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey reaffirmed the NDC’s stance of refraining from participation in the by-election. He underscored the party’s dedication to groundwork activities for the December polls as their primary focus.
“NDC will officially not be taking part in the Ejisu by-election. We have already set into motion processes leading to December 7, just a few months away. We want to continue those processes and ensure that come December 7, we are prepared to combat in all the constituencies and Ejisu will be one of them. So for this particular by-election, NDC will not be part of it. We are very confident about the processes we have in place. We just want to make sure we have the time to implement them fully. And between now and December 7, we will be in the position to make sure we are deploying everything that we have done so that really will be the way we want to go.”
By: Gideon Stevens
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