Source: newsthemegh.com
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that it will not take part in the April 30, 2024, by-election for the Ejisu Constituency.
The Party’s general secretary, Mr. Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, stated that the choice was made to allow the party to focus all of its efforts on securing a seat in the December 2024 national election.
On Monday, Mr. Kwetey disclosed the information to the media during a side event at a press conference in Accra.
After the death of Dr. John Kumah, the local member of parliament for the Ejisu Constituency, on March 7, 2024, the seat became vacant.
The Electoral Commission then scheduled a by-election on April 30, 2024, in order to select a successor to the outgoing Deputy Finance Minister.
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, Mr. Kwabena Boateng was chosen by the New Patriotic Party to be its candidate in the by-election.
Speaking to the press on Monday, Mr. Kwetey stated that the Party would not run in the by-election and instead concentrate on securing a seat in the general election scheduled for December.
“NDC will officially not be taking part in the Ejisu by-election,” he indicated.
“We have already set into motion processes leading to December 7, it’s just a few months away. We want to continue those processes and ensure that come December 7, we are prepared to combat in all the constituencies and Ejisu will be one of them.
“So, for this by-election, NDC will not be part of it. We are very confident about the processes we have in place. We just want to make sure we have the time to implement them fully. And between now and December 7, we will be in the position to make sure we are deploying everything that we have done, so that will be the way we want to go,” the General Secretary stressed.