NDC may lose Odododiodio seat if present concerns are not dealt correctly – Ade Coker

Before the presentation, groups such as the Ghana Union of Traders' Association (GUTA), the Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG), the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, and a slew of other trading associations urged the government to implement major tax cuts to ease the economic and financial burden on Ghanaians. The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana also advocated for the reinstatement of road tolls in the budget to assist in the rehabilitation of Ghana's deteriorating roads. Some Members of Parliament have also urged the government to share the hardship of Ghanaians by cutting spending rather than raising taxes.

Former Greater Accra Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker, has warned that the NDC risks losing the Odododiodio seat if the concerns surrounding the party’s parliamentary primary in the district are not addressed properly.

Following a violent incident at the Greater Accra Regional office during the vetting of contenders for the Odododiodio Constituency, the party has paused all operations relating to the parliamentary primary in the constituency.

The NDC’s Functional Executive Committee (FEC) later referred the incident to a special committee for inquiry.

Ade Coker, speaking on Citi TV’s Face to Face show, emphasised the need to handle the situation appropriately to guarantee that the party does not lose the seat in the 2024 general elections.

“If they don’t handle it well, we will lose that seat, and people must be up and doing because people who have gone to contest in that constituency don’t deserve to be there because that is not their constituency. There is a former NPP person who has been brought in, and he is contesting contrary to the party’s constitution, demanding that he should have served the party within a timeframe before contesting. Unfortunately, there is another person who is a former MP for Amasaman who should have gone to Amasaman to ensure that they win the seat again, yet he is contesting at Odododiodio.”