John Setor Dumelo, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for parliament in 2020 from the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, says he will be disappointed if Kojo Bonsu receives one vote in the ongoing primaries against John Dramani Mahama.
He claims that the former President, who is attempting to lead the NDC into another presidential election, has already “done deal” with the elections.
Even though the race was initially being contested by two party heavyweights, Mr. Mahama now only has Kojo Bonsu left after Dr. Kwabena Duffuor withdrew at the last minute.
In an interview with Media General on Saturday, May 13, Mr. Dumelo expressed his confidence that Mr. Mahama will win after the postponement of the Ayawaso West Wuogon primaries by the national leadership. Mr. Dumelo’s reelection campaign has been put on hold as a result.
According to him, the NDC is only seeking at least 90% for the former President.
“It is John Mahama all the way!”
#NDCDecides: @johndumelo firmly believes that John Mahama will secure a resounding victory in Ayawaso West Wougon, stating that he would be disappointed if even a single vote goes to Kojo Bonsu.#3NewsGH #ElectionCommandCentre pic.twitter.com/1EWfaPsRve
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) May 13, 2023
Meanwhile, NDC has declared that it is prepared to hold its presidential and parliamentary primaries on Saturday, May 13, as scheduled, with or without the assistance of the electoral management body.
The EC initially declined to oversee the election due to an injunction request made by Dr. Kwabena Duffour, one of the candidates for flagbearer, but the lawsuit was later withdrawn.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the NDC, expressed his displeasure with the EC’s decision to charge to supervise internal political party elections on Friday. He asserted that the elections will still take place even if the EC chooses not to get involved.
“We have a contractual agreement with the EC, but if they fail to supervise our primaries, we will use our internal structures to conduct the primaries. They are mandated to supervise our primaries. We had a discussion with the EC this morning to dispatch all materials. We even assured them to fly the materials if they encounter any difficulties. We will take full responsibility for our elections. The elections will surely come on,”
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the NDC will hold its presidential and parliamentary primaries. The voting period will run from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.
