The National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, has attributed his party’s landslide victory in the Assin North by-election to the relentlessness of Mr James Gyakye Quayson.
In the view of the NDC Communicator, but for the relentlessness of the Member of Parliament-elect, victory would have eluded the NDC as a political party.
In a Facebook post, Lawyer Gyamfi indicated that Mr Quayson was not just resilient, but also relentless in his efforts to sacrifice for the constituency.
He said: “His personal conviction and determination to fight for justice against all odds, even at the risk of losing his civil liberties is the reason we are smiling today.
“They tried to bribe him to back-off. When they failed, they threatened him with jail. But in all these things, he was unwavering in his commitment and love for his people,” he added.
He called on his followers to join him celebrate Mr James Gyakye Quayson, whom he described as the “First Gentleman of the good people of Assin North [and an] Old Soldier.
Meanwhile, several key actors who followed and keenly monitored events in the run up to the final day of the elections have said that lawyer Sammy Gyamfi was pivotal in the massive victory for the NDC.
It is said that he virtually took over the communication of not just the party in the constituency, but was also in charge of Mr James Gyakye Quayson’s personal communication.
According to some journalists who spent days in the constituency, Sammy Gyamfi outwitted his opponents with succinctly couched messages which addressed the concerns of the electorate.
The NDC defeated the ruling New Patriotic Party in the Assin North by-election which was generally peaceful, free, fair and credible.
NDC’s James Gyakye Quayson polled a total of 17,245 votes representing 57.56% of total valid votes cast, whilst his main contender, Charles Opoku, on the ticket of the NPP garnered 12,630 votes representing 42.15%.
A third force, Sefenu Bernice Enyonam, who represented the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) recorded an insignificant 87 votes, which stood at 0.29 percent.
