Election 2020: I made promises by heart because I knew there's no way I will win - Kofi Akpaloo

Election 2020: I made promises by heart because I knew there's no way I will win - Kofi Akpaloo

- Kofi Akpaloo says he made huge promises because he knew he will lose the polls

- The LPG presidential candidate says there's no way he can win the election

- Apkaloo says the thoughts of winning the election are hallucinations

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The presidential candidate for the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) who contested the 2020 elections says he made big promises, knowing he will not win the polls.

Election 2020: I made promises by heart because I knew there's no way I will win - Kofi Akpaloo
Election 2020: I made promises by heart because I knew there's no way I will win - Kofi Akpaloo (Photo: LPG Party)
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Percival Kofi Akpaloo, in an interview on Wontumi FM, monitored by YEN.com.gh, stated that he entered the elections with the knowledge of losing.

"Why should I think I could win that election. I knew it wouldn't be possible, so I made promises by heart. So the vim to win the election was baseless and just a hallucination," he stated.

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