As candidates for the party’s parliamentary nomination in the Asawase constituency for the 2024 elections take their turns being vetted, there is a tense atmosphere at the NDC’s Ashanti Regional Office amid a significant police presence.
Muntaka Mubarak, the current Member of Parliament for Asawase, and Masawudu Mubarak, his opponent, both passed the screening process and received their assigned numbers on the yet-to-be-printed primary ballot.
In a contest that is receiving a lot of attention in the area, supporters of both aspirants flocked to the vetting centre amid chants.
After the vetting, the incumbent, Muntaka Mubarak, informed journalists that the support he had gotten from party members during and after the vetting was a proof that they approved of his continued service as the area’s MP.
“You don’t get people to support you after serving as a member of parliament for twenty years, and for people to support me after serving for twenty years, then it means there is something that I am doing right, and I only thank Allah for all that he has done for me, and I know Allah is not yet done with me.”
Supporters of Masawudu Mubarick also chanted “we need change” when they entered the premises.
Masawudu Mubarick insists he is the right person to bring the change party supporters are yearning for in the Asawase Constituency.
