The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, is confident the party will make a huge impact in the Ashanti region ahead of the 2024 general election.
According to him, the party’s intention in the Ashanti Region is to increase its votes.
Citing the the outcome of the Kumawu bye-election that saw the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) retaining the seat, Mr Gyamfi said it was a blessing for the party to have increased its votes by about 1, 200 compared to what it garnered in the 2020 general election.
This is in spite of the fact that ahead of the bye-election at Kumawu, the NDC sounded more hopeful that it could snatch the seat, with officials and followers banking their hopes on the failures of the incumbent government, and the economic hardship Ghanaians were facing.
The party even dispatched top members including MPs to serve as their polling agents to give the bye-election a close watch.
But speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Wednesday, Sammy Gyamfi noted that although the party did not win the ultimate at Kumawu, appreciating its votes was noteworthy.
“The outcome of the Kumawu bye-election was good for the NDC because the Ashanti Region is a very difficult terrain for the NDC. In some of the Ashanti constituencies, the NDC is strong there but to improve our numbers by more than 1,000 votes between 2020 and now, it’s significant,” he said.
Mr Gyamfi noted that the NDC has a lot more work to do to increase its votes in the region, admitting, however, that the NDC cannot win the Ashanti Region overall.
“It’s impossible, just like NPP cannot win the Volta Region, but we must appreciate our votes. If we have 30% votes in Ashanti Region we will win any election in Ghana.”
Asked whether he thought the NDC had become attractive enough to perform much better in the Ashanti Region, Mr Gyamfi said they will shock the NPP in its stronghold.
“Even Kumawu that is so hard for the NDC, we appreciated our votes. The NPP even shared money, constructed roads at night and all that, and yet we managed to increase our votes by more than 1,000 in an area where people can even insult you for wearing NDC-branded shirts. We have done well,” he stressed.
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Let Bawa Motangri lead the campaign in the Ashanti region. You want their votes after insulting them and also sponsor Kelvin Taylor to do same.
It will be a difficult task considering your party's disrespect for Ashantes.
SAMMY GYAMFIHOW OLD ARE YOU IN POLITICS?FIND A BETTER JOB TO DO OK,THIS NDC GUYS ARE ONLY USING YOU
And if NPP gets 20% votes in Volta Region, they will any election in Ghana.
P(NDC ) take Voltarians as f0.0ls. They vote for you always but get nothing in return. (p)NDC ruled for close to 28years. Tell me one factory you guys build in Volta Region? Nothing. You only get their votes for free. Don't worry very soon they will realise it and stop voting NDC and you will smell peper.
Where will you pass and get 30%? Your vote will reduce to 5% in 2024.
When your central regional chairman insulted Ashantis as illiterates, what did you or the ndc party say about it yet you want your party to increase its vote in the Ashanti Region.