John Dramani Mahama, the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will conclude a two-day thank-you tour on Sunday in Assin-Bereku as a gesture of gratitude for winning the Assin North in Ghana by-election.
Mahama attended a non-denominational Thanksgiving church service at the Bereku Catholic Youth Centre on Sunday as his third visit to the region in two months.
Following that, a large rally in the afternoon is planned, with party members expected to congregate at the Bereku Methodist School Park, where all political activities in the run-up to the by-election began.
As of 07:30 a.m. on Sunday, the stage appeared to be set, with the daze decorated in party colours and a blasting sound system ready to welcome the former President.
Except for the posters and banners of the contestants from the Bereku Junction to the Methodist school park, the main attraction, the once-vibrant city with many political activities appeared as a pale shadow of itself with siren streets.
Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman, Mr. Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary, Joseph Yamin, National Organiser, Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw, National Women’s Organiser, and a slew of party heavyweights are expected to attend.
Leading the tour, which started on Friday, July 7, are Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate for the 2020 presidential elections, and Mr. James Gyakye Quayson, the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP).
Others include Mr. Sammy Gyamfi, National Communications Officer and former campaign manager for Mr. Quayson, Mr. Isaac Adongo, MP for Bolgatanga Central, Mr. Alhassan Bashir Fuseini, MP for Sangarigu, and Prof. Richard Kofi Asiedu, Central Regional Chairman.
On Friday, Muslims in the area were seen wearing all-white clothing and heading to the Bereku Central Mosque and other locations to thank Allah for victory and a successful election.
Mr. Quayson visited the Saviour Church and El Shaddai Seventh Day Church in Bereku on Saturday along with a delegation of party branch, constituency, regional, and national executives as well as some MPs.
The NDC delegation also paid visits to 26 party members who had been hurt in an accident at Assin Dansame during the heated by-election campaigns and gave each one of them GHC 500 to help with food and transportation to the hospital.
Earlier, former President Mahama paid in full the hospital bills of all the injured people.
Mr Quayson assured of plans to roll out a sustainable financial assistance scheme for the injured and others alike.
Mr Quayson had been sworn in as MP for the second time following his removal from Parliament after the Supreme Court upheld the annulment of his election in the 2020 polls.
Despite facing a criminal trial on the same dual citizenship allegations, Mr. Quayson won the Assin North by-election with an increased margin of 17,245 votes, representing 57.56 percent of the valid votes.
His main rival, Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) secured 12,630 votes representing 42.15 percent of the valid votes, while Bernice Enam Sefanu of the Liberal Party of Ghana garnered only 87 votes or 0.29 percent.
