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She sent shock waves across the country when she mounted a political platform to campaign for the ruling National Democratic Congress. First runner up of Miss Malaika 2011 Alexandra Ayirebi-Acquah who created so much controversy for not winning the coveted Miss Malaika crown last year, was seen on stage vigorously propagating the NDC�s �Better Ghana Agenda� at the official launch of the party�s manifesto held in the Volta regional capital Ho, yesterday Thursday October 4, 2012. The event which was live on several Television and Radio networks across the country and beyond saw the beauty queen speaking about the immense contribution in the education sector within the past three years of the party�s reign, urging Ghanaians, specifically the youth, to vote the NDC back to power. The Malaika runner walked up the heavily tensed political stage out of the blue, and first mentioned her full name and introduced herself as a level 300 student of the University of Ghana, Legon before she sent her message across. �My name is Alexandra Ayirebi-Acquah and I am from the University of Ghana. I am a level 300 student. I am thrilled and excited to see that finally we have a government that is committed to the youth, to our future generation and the future of this country�, Alex stressed. She further elaborated the plight of students in the country and the efforts the NDC government has made to solve the problems students are facing in Ghana. �So many students are excited with pursuing a higher level of education but there are no schools for them and they don�t have access to some of these opportunities that we have access to but under the NDC, they have established two brand new state of the art universities in the Volta and Brong Ahafo region so that students can go to school, study and give back to their country�. Alexandra who spoke on top of her voice so everyone can hear her, also spoke about how the NDC have supported students in Ghana through the Ghana Education Trust (GET) Fund. �Under the NDC, five thousand students have benefited from the Science and Mathematics scholarship under the GET fund. Under the NDC, we have seen students get into the technology fever with their laptops, and are coming up with brand new creative ideas that are going to push Ghana into the next millennium�. She finally concluded her brief statement saying �I don�t know about you but I am set and I know where my vote is going to�, she said as she screamed �NDC�, before she walked off the stage. Peacefmonline.com contacted Charter House, producers of Miss Malaika, to find out what they have to say about Alex�s open support for the NDC. They declined commenting on her personal decision explaining that she was on stage as a University of Ghana student and a Miss Malaika runner up, and moreover she is no longer under the management of the company.