How Ebi Bright became NDC's Parliamentary Candidate for Tema Central Constituency

Ebi Bright has shared the story of how she became the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Tema Central constituency.

This journey, she narrates, began with an unexpected offer from a different political party.

In an interview with Joy FM, Ebi Bright revealed that in 2015, while preparing for another relocation, she received a letter from the Convention People’s Party (CPP), inviting her to be their parliamentary candidate.

At the time, she said she had no prior experience or knowledge about what it entailed to be a parliamentary candidate.

"I agreed to meet with them and told them I would need to consult before making a decision, but somehow, the news leaked to the media almost immediately," she recounted.

The media attention caused quite a stir in her household, particularly with her mother, a staunch NDC supporter, who insisted that Ebi could not run under the CPP’s ticket.

"My mother, being a fanatical NDC supporter, was deeply upset. She didn’t eat for three days because she insisted that I must contest under the NDC ticket," Ebi Bright shared.

Incidentally, the NDC did not have a candidate for the Tema Central constituency at the time, as the seat was considered one of the more challenging ones for the party.

Following her mother’s insistence, Ebi said she decided to inquire about the process of becoming the NDC candidate.

"However, incidentally, the NDC did not have a candidate for Tema Central because Tema Central was considered one of the hopeless seats as far as the NDC was concerned.

"My mum didn’t eat for 3 days because she insisted I contest under the NDC ticket and I went to ask for the process and in hours, I was affirmed," she narrated.

Ebi Bright is going into the race for the third time as the Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Tema Central Constituency of the Greater Accra Region.

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