Akwatia By-Election: Salam Mustapha questions NDC candidate's appeal

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has cast doubt on the chances of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate in the Akwatia by-election, insisting that the NPP is poised for victory despite polls suggesting otherwise.

Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Sunday, August 31, 2025, he dismissed a Global Info Analytics survey that projected a win for the NDC’s Bernard Bediako, with 53 percent compared to 47 percent for the NPP’s Solomon K Asumadu.

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According to him, the poll does not reflect the real sentiments of the people in Akwatia.

"Musa Dankwah can do his polls for all we care. We are not sleeping here. We didn't come here to do a picnic. We are working and our candidate is more likable than the NDC candidate. We are in the hometown of the NDC candidate but come and see the people here and their response. This guy doesn't even talk to his own father, in his own community," he stated.

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Salam Mustapha also alleged the NDC’s Bernard Bediako is said to be disrespectful.

"People say he's snobbish, so, they are ready to vote for the NPP candidate. I have seen their posture. I have gone to NDC supporters in some of the areas. I have spoken to people who say that they will vote for the NPP candidate because they know who Asumadu is. He is a good listener; he is a giver. He's a good leader and therefore they will vote for him.

“This guy (Bediako) doesn’t even talk to his own father. His own community people say he is snobbish. He is disrespectful, so they are ready to vote for the NPP," he alleged.

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