President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for maintaining the Assin North Parliamentary seat after the fiercely contested by-election.

The embattled NDC’s candidate, James Gyakye Quayson was declared the winner after polling 17,245 of the total valid votes cast representing 57.56% beating his close contender from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles Opoku who had 12,630 votes representing 42.15 percent.

Reacting to the outcome of the by-election on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, President Akufo-Addo stated:

“Yesterday, Tuesday, 27th June 2023, Ghana’s democratic credentials were strengthened even further, following the conduct of peaceful and credible elections in the Assin North by-election.

I congratulate warmly the Chairperson and Members of the Electoral Commission, again, for a job well done. The security services are to be commended for maintaining law and order during the holding of the elections; as is the media for providing extensive coverage before, during, and after the elections.

I congratulate the National Democratic Congress on its victory yesterday.

I urge members of my party, the New Patriotic Party, to keep their heads up, recognizing that, in a democracy, there are winners and losers, and that we live to fight another day. We once held the Assin North seat, and I am confident that, sooner rather than later, Assin North will be blue again”.