NPP Primaries: How Angry Youth Hooted At Tafo-Pankrono MP Assafuah During Election: “He Is Humble”

NPP Primaries: How Angry Youth Hooted At Tafo-Pankrono MP Assafuah During Election: “He Is Humble”

  • The incumbent Tafo-Pankrono MP, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, faced hostility when he arrived to cast his vote during the ruling NPP parliamentary poll
  • His detractors called him out over claims of underperformance as many hooted at the legislator
  • The video showing scenes where the MP maintained a respectful demeanour has received diverse reactions

Incumbent Tafo-Pankrono MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah received fierce opposition when he arrived to vote in the 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary poll on Saturday, January 27.

The legislator, who clinched a second-term bid to represent the NPP in the constituency as its parliamentary candidate for election 2024, was hooted by some youth who chanted, “Change is coming.”

Photos of Vincent Ekow Assafuah.
How angry youth opposed Tafo-Pankrono MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah during NPP 2024 primary. Photo credit: @OnuaTV.
Source: Twitter

Assafuah, however, maintained a decent composure while being taunted by the crowd, focusing on ensuring a peaceful election.

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His patience paid off as he secured 367 votes over his closest rival, Dr Serwah Donkor, who polled 337 out of the 710 votes cast with six rejected ballots.

This victory represents Assafuah’s bid for a second term to represent the constituency in parliament.

Watch the video below:

How peeps reacted to the video

Netizens shared different opinions after the clip of the NPP MP surfaced on the internet.

@Bagya_Nurudeen said:

And he won the election.

@kofikoomsongh commented:

Ghana is truly awake!

@Coded_bone commented:

Wei nyinaaa akyi he won.

@MacbirthA reacted:

The power belongs to the people.

@LamarClin commented:

Santam foc go show you.

@iam_theceo said:

He still won. Awww.

@kwakueben commented:

We should use same energy on our presidents and ministers.

@SammyDee commented:

He is humble. Dem dey shame am but he dey overlook.

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@Nacee67_Yaw posted:

I don't think all those who hooted at him are delegates.

@FLEXY024 posted:

Oh, chale this is heartbreaking. I'm in tears.

Female delegate laments over small amount from candidates in NPP 2024 primary

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that a New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegate in the Tema West Constituency lamented the paltry amount she received from candidates in the party’s 2024 parliamentary primary.

She expressed disappointment over the GH¢1,000 sum she received, claiming it failed to meet her expectations. During an interview after casting her ballot, the female delegate said the amount she received from her Member of Parliament four years ago was significantly higher than in 2024.

When asked if she was aware of the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) prohibition on vote-buying, she challenged it.d ballots.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.