Following calls by members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the nine orphan constituencies in the northern parts of the country, a former NIB Bank MD, Ernest Agbesi, has stepped in to provide a generous donation.

Responding to the people's calls for motorbikes that will allow them to cover enough ground within their areas, Agbesi, who is also a former Managing Director of GCB Bank, has donated two motorbikes to each of the constituencies.

Converged at Yendi, representatives from the Zabzugu, Chereponi, Gushegu, Bimbilla, Wulensi, Karaga, Yendi, Tatale, and Mion/Sang constituencies each received their motorbikes.

Expressing his joy after receiving the bikes on behalf of his constituency, a community leader from Yendi said that the NDC, for instance, lost many northern seats in the 2020 elections due to basic issues like the provision of motorbikes.

"Before these motorbikes, there were some polling centers and communities we could not reach because we wanted to go, but how would we get there? We needed people to do one or two things...

"...So, motorbikes are very crucial in this our election 2024 campaign. And Yendi, for instance, with 66 polling stations in the outskirts, we need to have motorbikes... and it will be a game-changer for us because all the places we were not able to go, we will use the motorbikes to go.

"In 2020, motorbikes were a very challenging issue for us, but now that we are getting this intervention early, we believe and hope that the Election 2020 challenges will not resurface in 2024, because of motorbikes," he explained.

Interacting with the leaders, Ernest Agbesi, who has vowed not to rest until he helps the NDC win back all the seats it lost to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2020 elections, urged the leaders to put their voting rights to good use.

He encouraged the leaders to be on the lookout for persons who will come around during the year and especially on election day to cause mayhem, so as to protect their votes.

"Make sure nobody steals from you. They will come intimidating and cause chaos, but ensure that you are vigilant and protect your votes... let us work to ensure that the votes do not go back into the hands of the other people, but that we work to bring John Mahama back to power," he said.

In all, 18 motorbikes were handed over to the 9 constituencies in the northern parts of the country.

The bikes are also coming ahead of the Electoral Commission’s scheduled Limited Voter Registration exercise slated for May 7.

This, according to Ernest Agbesi, is only the first of many interventions to be implemented as the NDC prepares for the general elections of December 2024.