A Plus urges Assin North voters to vote for Gyakye Quayson for another by-election to enjoy development projects

Kwame Asare Obeng, known widely as A Plus, a Ghanaian highlife musician and social activist has urged electorates in the Assin North constituency to vote for the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), James Gyakye Quayson.

He urges the voters in a video shared on his Facebook wall on Monday, June 26, to vote for Mr. Quayson, for another by-election to bring development to the constituency.

Citing frequent statements by some NPP communicators that the deposed MP will go to jail, A Plus noted that the constituents must still vote for him.

He argued that the government will not be willing to develop a place unless there is a by-election for overnight projects to be put up by the ruling NPP.

The by-election is being held after the Supreme Court nullified the election of Mr. James Gyakye Quayson, the NDC's parliamentary candidate for holding dual citizenship.

The nullification came after a petition challenged the eligibility of the NDC MP to hold public office due to his dual citizenship.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the petitioners and ordered the lawmaker's name to be removed from parliamentary records, leading to the by-election.

A win for the NPP candidate Charles Opoku would solidify the party's parliamentary majority.

However, a victory for James Gyakye Quayson would give the NDC a much-needed boost.

About 41,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots in the election being contested by candidates from the NDC, NPP and Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG).

The State, on February 12, 2022, charged James Gyakye Quayson with five counts: deceit of a public officer, forgery of a passport, knowingly making a false statutory declaration, perjury, and false declaration.