The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has formally declared that it will not participate in the April 30 Ejisu by-election in the wake of the passing of John Ampontuah Kumah, the constituency’s Member of Parliament.

Instead, the NDC is concentrating on getting ready for the main parliamentary elections in December, according to Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the party’s general secretary.

On Saturday, April 13, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in the constituency chose Kwabena Boateng, the party’s second vice chairman, as their candidate for the by-election.

Fifi Fiavi Kwetey reaffirmed the NDC’s decision to boycott the by-election in a media interview, highlighting their dedication to laying the groundwork for the elections in December.

“NDC will officially not be taking part in the Ejisu by-election. We have already set into motion processes leading to December 7, just a few months away. We want to continue those processes and ensure that come December 7, we are prepared to combat in all the constituencies and Ejisu will be one of them. So for this particular by-election, NDC will not be part of it. We are very confident about the processes we have in place. We just want to make sure we have the time to implement them fully. And between now and December 7, we will be in the position to make sure we are deploying everything that we have done so that really will be the way we want to go.”