The immediate past Deputy Constituency Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Anlo Constituency in the Volta region, Mr. Wonder Victor Kutor is the man to watch as he enters the race against the incumbent Clement Kofi Humado, a former Cabinet Minister who is seeking re-election.
Already, pieces of information filtering in from the Anlo constituency suggests that it is a two man race between these two personalities as they battle it out in the upcoming NDC parliamentary Primaries Schedule for November 7, this week.
A third force , Mr. Sylvester Tonyevah ,who is the Municipal Chief Executive for Keta has entered the race but the wisdom in the NDC’s decision to expand the electoral college appears to be playing in favour of the underdogs with Mr. Kutor making inroads in the constituency.
But before the three aspirants would cross the first hurdle by submitting themselves for vetting, the MCE has cut short his ambition of becoming the Parliamentary candidate when he withdrew from the race and cited personal reasons in a letter addressed to the Volta Regional Chairman of the NDC.
Mr. Tonyevah’s decision to withdraw from the race has confirmed the long held perception in the constituency that the race to who becomes the next Parliamentary Candidate for Anlo on the ticket of the NDC is a drawn battle between Mr Victor Kutor and the incumbent, Kofi Humado.
Mr. Clement Kofi Humado will be entering the primaries with stack loads of experience because he has been the Member of Parliament for the area since 2004.
Among the credentials he will be flaunting includes his stay at the Ministry of Youth and Sports and that of the Food and Agriculture Ministry which put him in a position to show lots of resources in his campaign to influence votes.
But in all of these, his removal from the Ministry of Youth and Sports under unexplained reasons could play up against him in view of the then Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial and Development Agency (GYEEDA) scandal which cannot be ruled out may dent his chances.
It is clear Mr Kutor, who has worked at the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum as a Research Assistant will not be a push over after gaining some considerable experience at the Public Sector.
Mr Kutor is a former Branch Organizer and Deputy Constituency Secretary for the Anlo constituency. He is therefore regarded as a grassroot man and won’t be surprising if he unseats the incumbent following the expansion of the Electoral College which downplays any monetary influences and gives advantage to contestants who are popular and appeal to the masses.
When The New Crusading GUIDE caught up with Mr. Kutor about his chances against Mr. Humado who is a political heavyweight by all standards, he said “I know I am a young man without lots of resources but I’m in this race because of my rich message which are education first, jobs for the youth, support for farmers, fishermen and traders and development for all.
‘’In respect of education I started supporting the schools within Anlo with free books and computers since 2014 under my BACK TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN. As to whether I would Win the primaries I leave that to the voters and the Almighty God, Thank You.”, he said
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