Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, says he is the ideal candidate to replace the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejisu and Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah.
Nyantakyi is among nine aspirants vying for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primary for Ejisu.
Amid mounting public outcry over his bid to contest the seat, the former GFA president faces opposition due to his alleged involvement in corruption, stemming from the infamous Number 12 exposé. Calls have emerged urging authorities to disqualify him from the race.
Addressing the matter in an interview on Thursday (4 April), Nyantakyi likened himself to Cristiano Ronaldo, asserting his candidacy as the ideal replacement for Kumah, whom he analogised to Lionel Messi.
“If Lionel Messi plays a game and gets injured, will you go and take anybody at all to replace him? You need Cristiano Ronaldo or Mbappe or Haaland…I am the Ronaldo that should be brought to replace Lionel Messi [John Kumah],” he remarked.
