Winner of the Assin North by-election, James Gyakye Quayson has devoted his victory to his constituents, the folks of Ghana, and to justice.
Mr. Quayson in his acceptance speech after a hotly contested by-election intimated that he’s dedicated to serving the folks of Assin North and his victory comes as a defeat to injustice and warranted the those who he’ll pursue an excellent course of justice sooner or later.
“I stood for justice and growth and I nonetheless haven’t swayed, and I’ll proceed to pursue the identical agenda as a result of that’s the mandate Assin North has given me and this can be a victory not only for me however for the folks of Ghana and hopefully someday, we’ll pursue an excellent course of justice and in addition to comprehend that politics will not be about sharing cash to folks to get a vote.”
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The Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate additionally chastised the New Patriotic Occasion (NPP) over the alleged sharing of cash in trade for votes which he indicated denies marginalized communities of the wanted growth and defeats the aim of democracy.
“Democracy is about growth, and we’re going to set this development alongside to make it possible for people who find themselves represented get a primary share of the nationwide cake and the right way to develop their communities.”
Mr. Quayson additional slammed President Akufo-Addo for announcing him responsible within the ongoing legal case in opposition to him throughout a marketing campaign rally within the constituency days in the past.
“I used to be a bit dissatisfied to listen to that from a president who’s a lawyer, however the good folks of Assin North have demonstrated that they’ve a conscience and so they consider in me and I’ve a imaginative and prescient to execute.”
Mr. Quayson polled 17,245 votes representing 57.56 percent of the whole legitimate votes solid to beat Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Occasion (NPP), and Bernice Enyonam Sefenu of the Liberal Occasion of Ghana (LPG).
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Charles Opoku polled 12,630 votes representing 42.15 p.c of the whole votes solid within the hotly contested by-election whereas the LPG’s Bernice Enyonam Sefenu polled a paltry 87 votes (0.29%).
Gyakye Quayson, who received the seat within the 2020 polls with 17,498 votes, was kicked out of Parliament for having twin citizenship previous to submitting his nomination types.
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