The National Organizer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye has strongly discredited claims of vote-buying made by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of the Assin North by-election in the Central Region.
The deputy communications Official of the NDC, Malik Basintale had blamed the NPP for participating in vote-buying and claimed that he had video and picture proof of Nana Boakye conveying products to constituents from a vehicle.
Nana Boakye completely excused the allegations and alluded to them as ridiculous falsehoods created by the NDC.
He expressed that the NDC was spreading deceptions because of their acknowledgment that they were probably going to lose the political decision.
He explained that their candidate Charles Opoku claims a cause establishment where he conveys things occasionally to individuals of Assin North and subsequently the vehicle caught in the video is one of his philanthropic works.
“Sometimes it’s very difficult to respond to some of these blatant lies. First of all, we have not shared any money. It is pure fabrication and falsehood for the NDC to come and say that the NPP is spraying cash. If their campaign is not confused, why the accusations?
“Our National Chairman and General Secretary are in the rains as I speak, and they have not been spraying any cash, not at all. They [NDC] are rather sharing cutlasses and things, sometimes when they are doing things, they think that somebody is going to say negative things about them, they rather turn round and accuse us,” Henry Nana Boakye explained.
“Our candidate is the only person who has received accolades and lots of positive remarks about his philanthropic works, that is why he’s so popular. He has a foundation that distributes items and he has done this since 2012.
“As I speak, he has been able to renew the NHIS cards of some people, and new registration of close to about 9,000 people. When Assin North had its own district assembly, he started operating from his own house, free of charge. He haAs been distributing fertilizers for years, he gives soft loans to the people as well. I can confidently say it is not government funds but our candidate,” he explained.
Nana Boakye accused the NDC of lacking a proper campaign message and resorting to tarnishing the image of the NPP for political gain.
He highlighted the NPP’s effective campaign and the numerous projects they had executed in the constituency.
Nana Boakye suggested that the NDC’s confusion and lack of a clear message led them to create chaos and make unfounded allegations against the NPP.
“We have an effective campaign on the ground, we have executed numerous projects in the constituency. If their campaign is confused and don’t know what to say they should create chaos,” the NPP National Organizer maintained.