The District Chief Executive for Bongo in the Upper East region Peter Ayinbisa has said his defeat in the parliamentary election was caused by a last-minute intervention by big wigs of the National Democratic Congress who hail from the area.
According to him, former appointees of the past NDC government stormed the constituency with unmatched resources to support their candidate Edward Bawa.
“When it was about one month to the elections, I knew I was winning until with just about a week to the election, some NDC big men came to the constituency with resources and intimidating and threatening people. This was what caused my defeat,” he said in an interview on Dreamz fm.
The defeated NPP parliamentary candidate for the Bongo constituency asserted that but for the last-minute intervention of persons such as a former Chief Director at the Energy Ministry Prof. Thomas Akabzaa, some former Regional Ministers and businessmen, his contender could not have won the election.
“How do I compare my resources to a person like Professor Akabzaa, a former Chief Director of the Energy Ministry? How do I compare to former Regional Ministers and a person who has been in parliament for about 26 years? They were everywhere threatening and intimidating family members to go and vote for their candidate. All these caused the outcome of the election,” he added.
Peter Ayinbisa lost to incumbent Member of Parliament for the Bongo constituency Edward Bawa.
Mr. Ayinbisa disclosed that though he has sent a congratulatory message via text to the NDC MP on his win, his message has not been replied.
