Ablakwa bows to pressure to seek re-election in North Tongu

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National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament (MP) for the North Tongu constituency, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced his intention to seek re-election in the 2020 general election.

According to the lawmaker, he was inspired by a group of senior citizens in North Tongu who on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, volunteered to pick nomination forms for him insisting that he steps forward for a third term bid as MP for the constituency.

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“I am deeply touched by the kind gesture from our wise elders and what is clearly a show of confidence in what we have collectively achieved these past few years. I hereby confirm that I shall heed the overwhelming calls to seek re-election,” Mr Ablakwa disclosed in a Facebook post.

Meanwhile, he has assured the people of North Tongu of his “continuous dedication to duty and devotion to our general welfare.”

Below is his Facebook post:

Source: Adomonline.com | Gertrude Otchere