Following calls by residents in the nine orphan constituencies of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the northern parts of the country, former Managing Director of the National Investment Bank, Ernest Agbesi, has stepped in to provide a generous donation.
Responding to the calls of the people for motorbikes, the former MD donated a set of two each to nine constituencies.
Converged at Yendi, representatives from the Zabzugu, Chereponi, Gushegu, Bimbilla, Wulensi, Karaga, Yendi, Tatale, and Mion/Sang constituencies each received their motorbikes.
Expressing his joy after receiving the bikes on behalf of his constituency, a community leader from Yendi said that the NDC, for instance, lost a lot of the northern seats in the 2020 elections because of basic things like the provision of motorbikes.
“Before these motorbikes, there were some kinds of polling centres and communities we cannot reach because we want to go, but how do we get the means? We needed people to do one or two things so motorbikes are very crucial in our election 2024 campaign. And in Yendi, for instance, with 66 polling stations on the outskirts, we need to have motorbikes and it will be a game changer for us because in all the places we were not able to go, we will use the motorbikes to go.
“In 2020, motorbikes were a very challenging issue for us, but now that we are getting this intervention early, we believe and hope that Election 2020 challenges will not surface in 2024 because of these motorbikes.”
Interacting with the leaders, Ernest Agbesi, who has vowed not to rest until he helps the NDC win back all the seats it lost to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2020 elections, urged the leaders to put their voting rights to good use.
He encouraged the leaders to be on the lookout for persons who will come around during the year and especially during election day to cause mayhem to protect their votes.
“Make sure nobody steals you. They will come intimidating and cause chaos but ensure that you are vigilant and protect your votes. And let us work to ensure that the votes do not go back into the hands of other people, but that we work to bring John Mahama back to power.”
The bikes are coming ahead of the Electoral Commission’s scheduled Limited Voter Registration exercise slated for May 7.
Ernest Agbesi said the donation is only the first of many interventions to be implemented as the NDC prepares for the general elections in December.
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