A former President of Ghana and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has extended a congratulatory message to James Gyakye Quayson and the electorates of Assin North for their landslide victory in the recently concluded by-election.

The former president said this in a Twitter post.

In the post, Mahama expressed his gratitude to the constituents for their overwhelming support and their rejection of the non-performing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The former president's tweet read, "A big thank you, Assin North, for supporting James Gyakye Quayson and rejecting the non-performing NPP in the by-election.

“Your vote for Justice and Development is truly inspiring. Let's keep working together to build the Ghana we all dream of."

The former president prior to the by-election embarked on a series of campaigns in the Assin North Constituency with James Gyakye Quayson, together with other bigwigs of the National Democratic Congress.

James Gyakye Quayson, received 17,245 votes, representing 57.56 per cent of the total votes cast, defeating the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Charles Opoku and Bernice Enyonam Sefenu of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG).

Charles Opoku polled 12,630 votes representing 42.15 per cent of the total votes cast in the by-election while the LPG’s Bernice Enyonam Sefenu polled 87 votes representing (0.29%).

A big thank you, Assin North, for supporting James Gyakye Quayson and rejecting the non-performing NPP in the by-election. Your vote for Justice and Development is truly inspiring.

Let's keep working together to build the Ghana we all dream of. #ThankYou#AssinNorth… pic.twitter.com/A3kDMGEr2b

— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) June 28, 2023