Ghanaian actor, politician, and NDC candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, John Dumelo, has expressed his view that the competition between him and Fred Nuamah was indeed necessary.
During a discussion on TV3, while discussing his political journey, John Dumelo acknowledged the significance of his political aspirations in the context of the rivalry between him and his friend.
He pointed out that selecting a new NDC candidate for that specific constituency would have been a challenging decision.
“I didn’t mind the contest, but I felt like a contest wasn’t needed. It wasn’t necessary because the party looked at Ayawaso West as a different case, because I had contested in 2020. We did extremely well, we nearly won, and we lost by a small margin. So it would have been suicidal to change the candidate. So, in a democracy, a lot of negotiations had to go on. As a Democratic party, you had to sit down and do your research, you had to decide that, for this place, let’s change this person, and so on,” he explained.
John Dumelo was officially selected as the NDC candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency on Sunday, August 13. This marks his second consecutive attempt at securing the position.
Previously, he faced opposition from his close friend and fellow NDC party member, Fred Nuamah, who initially expressed his own interest in competing for the seat. However, Fred later withdrew from the race and threw his support behind John Dumelo in a new development.