Hundreds turn up for Abu Jinapor's final rally at Damongo

There is bustle and hustle at the Damongo Market Square as a mammoth crowd gathered at the final rally of the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Samuel A. Jinapor, who is seeking re-election in the December 7 polls.

Although the rally has been advertised to start around 5pm, as early as 1pm, the streets of Damongo were awashed with the blue, white, and red colours of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as sympathisers and members of the party thronged the venue to throw their support behind the legal practitioner.

Adorning party paraphernalia and shouting slogans of the NPP, the hundreds of patrons at the rally ground danced to campaign songs amid tooting of vuvuzelas.

Mr Jinapor, who is also the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, is in a battle fit for the gods as he is seeking to hand a second successive defeat to his main contender and Parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Adam Mutawakilu.

He wrestled the seat from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP in 2020 after polling 15,671 votes while Mr Mutawakilu managed 13,330 votes.

Ahead of the Saturday, December 7 polls, the stakes are high as the familiar opponents are ramping up their door-to-door and retail campaigns in a last minute move to pick up every available vote.

Some of the patrons told the Graphic Online that they would cast their vote for Mr Jinapor because he has brought unprecedented development to the area in the last four years.

Latif Abudulai, one of the  patrons, said the NPP Parliamentary candidate had undertaken many infrastructure projects in the constituency and deserved to be retained.

"Until Lawyer Abu won the elections, we did not have any astroturf here, but he has constructed three of those facilities," he said.

For her part, Aylsha Adam, said Mr Jinapor was a kind person who prioritised the welfare of women and the vulnerable groups.

Some of the eligible voters also said they were going to vote skirt and blouse by casting their vote for Mr Jinapor and the NDC Presidential Candidate, John Mahama.