Africa-Press – Ghana. Parliamentary candidate- elect for Salaga South Constituency in the just ended Parliamentary Primary for orphan constituencies by the New Patriotic Party, Adam Salifu Braimah, has given strong indications that the Salaga South Constituency seat will go back to the NPP after December 7, 2024.
The one term MP and former Minister of the Savannah Region noted that, the party’s inability to rally its rank and file ahead of the 2020 elections caused them the seat.
He is optimistic the just ended primaries will pave way for a vigorous unity drive aimed at reclaiming the seat.
“I won the 2016 elections because of unity and will win it again in 2024 out of unity. I have congratulated my opponent Alidu Zakaria for the contest and his show of loyalty with his assurance to work with me to reclaim our lost seat. Salaga South is ours and we going for it in 2024,” he stated.
The former MP admonished party supporters to remain resolute and work to ‘break the 8′ as well reclaim the seat from the NDC.
“I am ready to take on new ideas and criticisms. I have dissolved my campaign team as the party is working to put in place a formidable team that will see to our victory in 2024. The NPP has over the years developed the Constituency than our opponents and this we need to continue,” Salifu Braimah urged.
He warned his opponent to get ready for her defeat.
“Yes, she beat me to win in 2020 but I assure her of a landslide victory this time. I will beat her with the support of all,” he stated.
Adam Salifu Braimah won the December 2, Parliamentary primary after polling 419 votes to beat his opponent, Alidu Zakaria who polled 199 votes.
Adam Salifu Braimah entered Parliament in 2017 after polling 12,707 votes to beat the then incumbent and NDC candidate Ibrahim Dey Abubakari who polled 12,660 votes
In 2020 he failed to maintain his seat after he was beaten by the NDC’s Hajia Zuweira Ibrahima who polled 20, 525 votes against his 19,086 votes.
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