Independent Parliamentary Candidate for tomorrow’s by-election in Ejisu, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has declared that he cannot work with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) should he win the election and go to parliament, leading many to believe the narrative that he was planted in the race by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Realizing that the NDC flag would not help his cause in Ejisu, a constituency regarded as NPP stronghold, Mr. Aduomi, in a video that has gone viral, declared that he belongs to Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change and cannot do business with the NPP. In the video, in which Mr. Aduomi is seen campaigning to some residents of the constituency, he noted that he decided not to contest the NPP primaries because he cannot work with the party.
It is believed that the NDC stayed out of the by-election in order to support Mr. Aduomi. Joseph Yamin, NDC national organizer, on last week, declared the party’s support for Mr Aduomi and urged all NDC members in the constituency to vote for him.
The actions and statements of Mr. Aduomi, coupled with the tacit endorsement by the NDC, have led political observers to believe that should he have the opportunity to be in parliament, he would align himself with the NDC side, shifting the majority in favor of the NDC.
A political analyst who spoke to this paper explained that Mr Aduomi has proven to be a sore loser, a loose cannon, and a bitter person who has decided to cut off his nose to spite his face. He explained that Mr Aduomi’s reasons for staying out of the NPP’s primaries and leaving the party are shallow and smack of a person on a destructive course.
He noted that Mr Aduomi would find it difficult to work with the NPP side in parliament following all the negativity he has exhibited against the party, making it obvious his intention to work with the NDC side in parliament.
Should Aduomi decide to work with the NDC side, it would shift the parliamentary majority to the NDC side with 138 members, a development that could have dire consequences on the governance of the country for the rest of the year, another political analyst explained.
She indicated that the outcome of the Ejisu by-election tomorrow will have far-reaching consequences on the governance of the country as it could affect critical decisions that need to be taken by both the executive and parliament. She noted that the unbridled desire of Mr. Aduomi to do the bidding of the NDC should be arrested by the electorate in Ejisu in the interest of the development of the country.
