, Basintale, will be here on Friday, if you like make kɛ – Basintale warns NPP

The Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has issued a strong warning to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the upcoming parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North Constituency, set for Friday, July 11, 2025.

Speaking at a campaign event in the constituency on Wednesday evening, Basintale made it clear that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not sit back if the NPP attempts to use violence during the election.

“I will be here on Friday. Will you turn out in your numbers? I, Basintale, will be here on Friday. Will you show up? And if I come and the NPP by any means makes kɛ, we will make kɛkɛ,” he declared.

Meanwhile, the NPP’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has pushed back against the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to hold a rerun in 19 polling stations in Ablekuma North. He insists that the NPP’s candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, already won the 2024 parliamentary election and that the results should be upheld.

At a press briefing on Tuesday, July 8, Kodua stated that the party secured a clear victory and criticized the EC for what he described as an attempt to overturn the will of the people.

“For us in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), we are resolute, and we know that our candidate, Nana Akua Afriyie, won the election with a margin of 414 votes. This is based on facts and figures. Yesterday, when the National Executive Committee met, we said that under no circumstances will we be intimidated.

“Under no circumstances will we go for a rerun. We will not go for any rerun. The New Patriotic Party will not go for any rerun. We have won the election. What we are asking the Electoral Commission to do is to follow the court’s directive to complete the collation and declare our candidate, Akua Afriyie, as the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North,” he said.

The situation continues to draw attention, with tensions rising ahead of the rerun vote.

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