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Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the minority leader in parliament, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is shameless for contesting the Akwatia by-election.
The minority leader confidently stated that the NDC as a party has no shame; if they did, they would not contest the Akwatia by-election after the NPP decided not to contest the Tamale Central by-election because of the tragic demise of the MP in a helicopter crash.
Afenyo-Markin urged NPP supporters not to be intimidated and to stand firm, even if their opponents come with guns during the by-election.
Speaking at the 40-day observation of the late Akwatia Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, Afenyo-Markin stated, “If the NDC brings guns, face them squarely with confidence and prayers.”
“Do not let anyone instil fear in you. The things going on in parliament are painful. Go out in your numbers and vote.
The NDC has no shame as a party. If the NDC had shame when we (NPP) decided not to contest the Tamale Central by-election, they should have done the same at Akwatia”, he added.
It will be recalled that the NPP decision not to contest the Tamale Central follows a National Steering Committee meeting held on Monday, August 11, 2025.
The NPP asserts that they believe it would be inhumane and unconscionable to subject the nation to a competitive process in search of a replacement for the late Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.
In a statement signed by Justin Kodua, the NPP General Secretary, on August 11, 2025, read, “The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has resolved that it would not take part in the Tamale Central Parliamentary by-election to elect a replacement for the late Alhaji Hon. Dr Murtala Mohammed, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Constituency, who was among the ecight (8) who lost their lives in service of the Republic in the helicopter crash that occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
The statement added, “In arriving at the decision, the Party considered many factors, including the circumstances under which the Tamale Central seat has become vacant and the possibility of a further polarisation of the country at this critical time.
The NPP is of the belief that it would be inhumane and unconscionable to subject the nation to a competitive process in search of a replacement for the departed MP. The Party believes that the tension and acrimony often associated with the conduct of by-elections in the country should be avoided”.
The NPP statement continued, “It is the considered view of the Party that the greatest tribute that the NPP and the rest of the nation can pay in honour of the departed is not only to win the fight against Galamsey but also to ensure a smooth and peaceful replacement for the good people of Tamale Central.
In addition, Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said his expectation is for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to withdraw from the upcoming parliamentary by-election for the Akwatia Constituency.
According to Nana Boakye, the NDC has lost five important party dignitaries and going into a fierce contest for them after their burial will not serve their memory.
He noted that the NDC, in respect of their five members who died in the helicopter crash, should not go into active politics just after their burial.
He asserted that the NDC, in respect of their five members who died in the helicopter crash, should not go into active politics just after their burial.
However, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, thanked the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for opting out of the Tamale Central by-election.
Johnson Asiedu Nketia thanked the NPP for their decision to withdraw from the Tamale Central by-election and later used an Akan proverb suggesting one should leave a fight rather than wait to be beaten before leaving.
He boldly declared that although the NPP has withdrawn from the Tamale Central by-election, the NDC will still contest the Akwatia by-election.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, the Akwatia by-election will be held to determine a representative for the constituency of Akwatia following the passing of the late Ernest Kumi.
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Minority Leader, Hon. Afenyo-Markin, has stated that the NDC is shameless for contesting the Akwatia by-election when the NPP has already decided not to contest the Tamale Central by-election because of the tragic demise of the MP in a helicopter crash.
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