Ibrahim Baba Bukhari, NPP Bono East Regional Chairman
The Bono East Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ibrahim Baba Bukhari popularly known as ‘ Game Changer’ has urged party members to unite and remain focus after losing the Assin North by-election.
The NPP stalwart believes it would be in the best interest of the party if ranks and files within the NPP fraternity can exercise decorum after this loss.
He has described the Assin North by-elections as novel and has its own demographical analysis. He, therefore, called on Academia in the party to do a comprehensive research on the outcome and proffer pragmatic ways to improve on the party’s performance in similar situations.
“I stand to be corrected, but I think this is the first time in history, for a immediate former member of Parliament to retain his or her seat in a such polls”.
“I will suggest to researchers in the country to do a thorough review of the election and give it a suitable name in the history books because this wasn’t just any by-elections as witnessed before “. He said.
Ibrahim Baba Bukhari in an interview with OTEC News reporter Jacob Agyenim Boateng on Friday June 30, 2023, said this was no time for blame games, adding that apportion blames will unnecessarily distract the party from learning great deal of lessons from the defeat.
He has therefore urged leadership of the party to treat this by-elections as a wake-up call for 2024 general polls.
“I personally views this outcome of the by-election as a wake-up call”
This unexpected defeat must prompt the party to evaluate its approach, make rational retrospective assessments and conduct thorough analysis”
“I know doing this will strengthen the party and prepare us well for future competitions”. He said
NPP’s defeat at Assin North By-election
The party’s candidate, Charles Opoku, polled 12,630 to come second in the by-elections won by James Gyakye Quayson, who polled 17,245.
The party threw everything at winning the polls with the President, Vice President, Chief of Staff, Ministers of State, Presidential Candidate aspirants, among others, campaigning vigorously for the seat but it ended in defeat.
Source; Ghana/otecfmghana.com
