An aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party in the Bolgatanga East Constituency Mathew Silas Amoah has touted his development impact on the constituency in a short period.
According to him, residents and voters of the constituency have had a good reason to compare his development records in the area with the records of the incumbent member of parliament Dr Dominic Ayine.
Mathew Amoah Silas, an astute businessman filed his nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party’s Upcoming Parliamentary Primaries in the Bolga East Constituency in the Upper East Region.
His filing to many, does not come as a surprise following his popularity which was championed by some grassroots and executives of the party due to his developmental projects executed in various communities within the constituency.
Mr Amoah said, his intention to contest the Party’s Parliamentary Primaries and subsequently face the National Democratic Congress’ Parliamentary Candidate in the 2024 General Elections was a call from the Youths in the Constituency who are yearning for development.
He noted that, every politician would want to see his people grow by providing them with the right development; a basic reason he is harnessing his ambition to represent them as their Member of Parliament.
Speaking to Journalists, Mr Amoah stressed that, “Since the inception of this [Bolga East] Constituency, this is the very first time they are comparing an Aspirant’s work to an incumbent MP’s, though I’m not yet the candidate. I have never seen it anywhere”.
After filing his nominations on Thursday, July 20, 2023, Mr Amoah stated that, “I’m basically in to see how best I can help my community development. We have over 2000 to 3000 people accompanying me to file my forms, it has never happened in this constituency. It’s definitely a call”
“We just want to empower our women and our youths. I have gone round, spoken to my delegates, and the response is very positive, and I know I’m definitely going to win” – He told Journalists.
