The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has submitted his nomination forms to run as an unopposed candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who is seeking re-election in 2024 for the eighth time, has represented Asutifi South constituency since 1992.
He lost the seat to the New Patriotic Party’s Mrs Cecilia Gyan Amoah in the 2000 elections, but regained it in 2004.
Presenting his forms for consideration by the Party at Hwidiem, Collins Dauda urged members and sympathisers of the party to spread the campaign message of the party to intensify membership drive and enhance role of members to elect their preferred candidates and leaders to lead the party.
He emphasised the need for them to eschew pride and undertake a membership drive towards the election 2024 campaign, with humility and respect to impact on constituents.
Alhaji Dauda noted thatsocio-economic developments like motorable roads, availability of potable water, electricity, health and educational facilities in Asutifi South was as a result of the NDC good governance of the country,
He, therefore, appealed to the electorate to maintain not only him as MP, but also former president John Mahama as the election 2024 flagbearer.
He told constituency party executives that the rationale behind NDC’s biometric registration exercise was to encourage transparency in their voting process.
The entire Asutifi South Constituency Executives of the NDC has pledged their unflinching support for Mr. Collins Dauda.
Mr. Anas Muhammed, the Constituency Secretary stated that the position of the executives is based on the conviction of its capabilities and the good works of the MP, hence the need to rally behind him to help win the constituency and the Presidential elections with a big margin for the party.
He pleaded with other Executives across the country to work hard in making the presidential election a mere formality for former President John Dramani Mahama, to enable him rescue Ghanaians from the current economic hardship.
According to him, former President Mahama is the only person that can rescue Ghanaians from the economic mess being witnessed under the current administration.
