Sports News of Saturday, 27 April 2024

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Social media users react to Stephen Appiah's reported parliamentary bid

Stephen Appiah

Some Ghanaians on social media, specifically X (formerly Twitter) have labelled Stephen Appiah's intention to contest the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat in the 2024 elections as a 'waste of money'.

The former Black Stars skipper is reportedly set to contest the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency seat in the upcoming general elections.

While some Ghanaians were surprised by Appiah's political ambitions, others shot down his chances of winning, claiming it would be a waste of his money.

According to the spokesperson for the Ayew family, Fiifi Tackie, the former Juventus star will compete for the seat as an independent Parliamentary candidate.

"Stephen Appiah to contest Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency as an independent Parliamentary candidate," he wrote via X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, April 26, 2024.

If confirmed, Stephen Appiah will be joining Executive Council Member of the Ghana Football Association, Frederick Acheampong as the two leading football personalities gunning for seats in the next parliament.

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He polled 164 votes to win the seat to represent the NPP in the parliamentary race in the 2024 general elections.


Stephen Appiah will be battling Lydia Seyram Alhassan of the NPP and John Dumelo of the NDC for the AWW seat.

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