I’ll keep a united front for NPP ahead of polls – Joe Mensah

The newly-elected parliamentary candidate for the NPP in the Kwesimintsim constituency in the Western region has indicated he is prepared to extend the olive branch to his main contender in yesterday’s internal poll to unify the party ahead of the December polls.

There were some disagreement that rocked the internal poll, primarily between incumbent Joe Badoe Ansah and Joseph Mensah which stalled the primary for months.

The delay comes on the back of some legal matters surrounding the eligibility of Joe Mensah that ostensibly blocked the primary from being held on the earlier date scheduled for the polls.

But a High court subsequently cleared Mr. Mensah to contest the race.

However, after polls yesterday, the victor-Joe Mensah said he’ll do well to retire the tension between him and the incumbent to fashion peace and unity for the crucial polls slated for December.

“It is very normal and although election time brothers, friends can have different opinions, they shouldn’t quarrel among themselves. Immediately after elections they come together and work together to achieve their goals. So immediately after my victory I’ve already extended an olive branch to them. I’ll take maybe one or two days to it and approach them to join us campaign in the constituency. They are very important, and I cannot leave them behind” he told the media yesterday.

Incumbent MP Joe Baidoe-Ansah seeking his fifth term in parliament lost the bid in the NPP’s parliamentary primaries in the constituency.

His challenger, Joe Mensah beat him polling 187 votes as against 122 votes which he[MP] secured in the tight polls held Tuesday.