Abuakwa North by-election today as Akufo-Addo urges victory

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed to residents of Abuakwa North to turn out in their numbers and vote massively for the party’s candidate, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, in today’s by-election.

A vote for Madam Twum-Ampofo, Nana Akufo-Addo explained, would be a vote in honour of the late J.B. Danquah-Adu, former MP for the constituency, and would send a strong signal to all Ghanaians that change, from the severe economic hardship and suffering they were facing under President Mahama’s government, was coming to Ghana.

The NPP flag bearer made this known last Wednesday while campaigning in Old Tafo, Sokode Juase and Kukurantumi, all in the Abuakwa North Constituency, ahead of today’s by-election.  

Accompanied by the NPP National Women’s Organiser, Otiko Afisa Djaba; NPP Eastern Regional Chairman, Kinston Akomeng Kissi; and other national party stalwarts, the NPP flag bearer explained that the process of bringing change to every part of the country would begin with victory for Madam Twum-Ampofo, aka Hajia Kande, culminating, God willing, in an NPP victory in November. 

At Kukurantumi, the NPP flag bearer, who was once the former MP for Abuakwa, from 1996 to 2004, until the constituency was split into Abuakwa North and Abuakwa South, addressed a mini-rally attended by several hundreds of the party faithful and sympathisers, which took place at the main transport terminal.

“I am here today because of the death of J.B. which has led to Tuesday’s by-election. We have a replacement in the person of ‘Hajia Kande’, and I am appealing to you, as a son of this land and as your former MP, to vote for her and give her a landslide victory. The hardship that we are facing in Ghana is as a result of bad leadership and bad governance. I can assure you that, God willing in 2017, an NPP government will change Ghana. We will usher in an administration which will bring wealth and prosperity to every home in this nation,” he said, prompting massive cheers of approval from the gathering.