'Akufo-Addo has destroyed the NPP, I am happy he has been humiliated' - A Plus

Independent MP-elect for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has expressed his excitement following the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) defeat in the just-ended 2024 general election.

In an interview with GHOne TV on December 10, 2024, A Plus accused President Akufo-Addo of ruining the NPP after eight years in power.

He emphasised that the president had been humiliated in the election, and he is glad that Ghanaians had voted against the NPP.

"The general outcome of the election is a great one. Akufo-Addo has been humiliated and I am so excited about it. Akufo-Addo has destroyed the NPP and it has manifested for everybody to see. If Akufo-Addo had not become the president of Ghana we would go about telling people that there was one guy who was coming to change Ghana but it is a shame and unfortunate that he doesn't have time like how John Mahama, J. A Kufour to become the father of the nation and Rawlings also had time.

"Akufo-Addo doesn't have many years left. And he doesn't have the people who are going to fight for his legacy. Everything free SHS, and that is all they know, you gave people free SHS and he and his government stole everything from us and didn't listen to us. I walked into his constituency and took the seat from his MP and I want him to understand that is how I managed to help him become president but he has humiliated himself... It is a shame, that they have been humiliated, they have been silent, opposition and I am in power," he said.

When asked if he would align with the NPP or NDC in the 9th Parliament, A Plus said he was still in discussions with both parties and would make a decision based on which would best serve the interests of his constituents.

"We are still talking and we are not there yet, I am not going to make a hasty decision. All that I am interested in is developing Gomoa, and I have to understand why I am caucusing anybody. If it would benefit Gomoa why not. NDC has a majority in parliament. And if you have a majority, the tendency of them doing exactly what NPP did is high, so even though they are in the majority they can not silence me anyway,"," he said.

Background

A Plus, a musician-turned-politician, contested the Gomoa Central Parliamentary seat in the Central Region as an independent candidate.

He defeated the incumbent NPP MP, Nana Eyiah Quansah, by 2,000 votes, polling 14,277 votes compared to Quansah's 11,637.

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