Voters within the Assin North constituency within the Central Area will go to the polls tomorrow, Tuesday, June 27, to elect their subsequent consultant in Parliament.
Three candidates are vying for the seat: James Gyakye Quayson of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC), Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Social gathering (NPP), and Bernice Enyonam Sefenu of the Liberal Social gathering of Ghana (LPG).
The Electoral Fee (EC) scheduled the by-election for June 27 following the nullification of the 2020 parliamentary election received by Mr. Quayson.
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The Supreme Courtroom ordered Parliament to expunge Mr. Quayson’s identify from its information after it discovered that he held twin citizenship on the time of submitting his nomination varieties.
The NDC has since re-nominated Mr. Quayson for the by-election.
All of the candidates are hopeful of successful the election.
New survey reveals Opoku in slight lead
A current survey by International Information Analytics reveals that Mr. Opoku of the NPP has a slight lead over Mr. Quayson of the NDC.
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The survey, which was performed between June 15 and 20, 2022, discovered that 46.7% of respondents stated they might vote for Mr. Opoku, whereas 45.6% stated they might vote for Mr. Quayson.
The remaining 6.9% of respondents stated they have been undecided.
The Inspector Common of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare on June 26, met with the management of the 2 fundamental political events forward of the by-election.
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The assembly, held on the Assin State Faculty SHS aimed to advertise dialogue, understanding, and cooperation between the political events and the police power.