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Sheer opulence, vote-buying caused NPP’s defeat in Assin North – Mussa Dankwah
Executive Director of Global Info Analytics, Mussa .K. Dankwah, has outlined major causes that led to the defeat of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Assin North by-election.
The pollster prior to the election disclosed that, per their latest poll, the New Patriotic Party’s candidate Charles Opoku was leading by a slight margin.
During an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Mussa Dankwah said sheer opulence exhibited by some of the NPP members, vote-buying amongst other factors led to the party’s defeat.
“It was a combination of many factors: the perception that they are persecuting James Gyakye Quayson, the fact that they left development projects in Kumawu [uncompleted],and they hurriedly came to Assin North and another factor was the sheer opulence and sprinkling of money in the constituency. It made some people very angry,” the pollster told sit-in host of Eyewitness News, Nii Larte Lartey, on Wednesday.
He further highlighted the reasons Charles Opoku lost the election and explained that majority of his demography didn’t vote especially strongholds of the NPP.
“James Gyakye won the people who were undecided, most of them, and Charles Opoku lost grounds to Quayson on the basis that his demography didn’t come out to vote, especially strongholds of NPP such as Kushea and Breku, where they were hoping to win, but they didn’t. These are the reasons James Gyakye Quayson outperformed,” he stated.
Mr. Quayson polled 17,245 votes representing 57.56%, while Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) received 12,630 votes, representing 42.15% after the by-election on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.
The Liberal Party of Ghana’s (LPG) candidate, Sefenu Bernice Enyonam, garnered a paltry 87 votes, representing 0.29%.
The by-election became necessary after Gyakye Quayson was kicked out of Parliament for having dual citizenship prior to filing his forms to contest in the 2020 elections in the Assin North constituency.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
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Atuabo Gas Plant to Shut Down for Maintenance from August 16 to 30
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced that the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region will be shut down for scheduled maintenance from August 16 to August 30, 2025.
The Ministry said it had approved a request from the Ghana National Gas Company Ltd. to carry out the maintenance, describing it as essential for the continued safe and reliable operation of the plant.
In a statement, the ministry stated that during the shutdown period, Ghana Gas will temporarily stop supplying gas to allow for critical works such as inspections, repairs, and upgrades to key equipment and systems.
The Ministry explained that these activities will help improve the plant’s efficiency and overall performance.
To ensure the shutdown does not affect power supply, the Ministry said it is working with key players in the energy sector to deploy alternative fuel sources.
It assured the public that these measures will help keep electricity supply stable across the country.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining reliable power supply and promised to give regular updates on the progress of the maintenance.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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”99% of prophecies in Ghana are most likely designed to extort money from unsuspecting victims” – Mussa Dankwah
Executive Director and Head of Global Research at Global InfoAnalytics, Ghana, Mussa K. Dankwah, has alleged that the majority of prophecies in the country are schemes to take money from people.
He claimed that 99% of such prophecies are targeted at powerful and wealthy individuals, especially those in politics, rather than ordinary citizens.
“They target the most powerful, the rich, and the political class. Ordinary people do not feature in their prophecies”
We should not fall for it. If they are genuine, they will pray over it hoping that God will avert it. But we are told in the Quran that what is written is written and what is not written can never happen. The Bible does not dispute this” Mr Dankwah said.
In a Facebook post, he urged Ghanaians to be vigilant and not become victims of deceptive religious practices.
“Don’t be a victim, biɛ wa ni fiii,” he warned, stressing that if a prophecy is truly from God, it should be handled with prayer and not used as a tool for financial gain.
By: Jacob Aggrey
