The Parliament of Ghana has announced that the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP)- elect, James Gyakye Quayson, will be sworn in on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
The ceremony has been set for 10:00 am at Parliament House.
Mr Quayson, who contested on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), emerged victorious at the end of the polls.
Mr Quayson won a bye-election at Assin North last Tuesday, retaining the seat for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with 17,245 of the total valid votes cast representing 57.56% of valid votes.
His main rival, Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), polled 12,630 or 42.15% of valid votes to place second.
The Liberal Party of Ghana had candidate Bernice Enam Sefanu who garnered only 87 votes, representing 0.29%.
Officers of the Electoral Commission declared Mr. Quayson as the victor, raising his hand to signal his new status.
The NDC executives and party faithful, who couldn’t hide their excitement, joined the MP-elect in their popular chant, ‘Revo, Revo, Revolution. Has a long way to go but has come to stay.
It will be recalled that Mr Quayson was kicked out of Parliament for having dual citizenship prior to filing his nomination forms, leading to his removal and subsequent by-election.