If elected, I won't participate in either the majority or minority in Parliament, according to Kumawu, an independent candidate.

Kwaku Duah, an independent candidate in the Kumawu by-election, has stated that if elected as the constituency's Member of Parliament, he will maintain his independence and make judgments that are best for his residents and Ghana.

Due to what he believed to be unfair treatment, the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) member ran as an independent in the 2020 parliamentary elections.

Mr. Duah said he received 11,698 votes in that election, compared to the late Philip Basoah of the NPP, who received 14,960 votes overall.

Given this context, he is confident that the Kumawu legislative elections will be a breeze.

In an interview on Adom FM's Current Affairs Show, Burning Issues, he claimed that "if you compare the votes the independent person had in the 2020 election with the NPP candidate, it tells you that, something went on that the electorate didn't like."

Should he win the elections, Mr. Duah also said that he would not join either the Minority or Majority group in Parliament.

"If I win this election, I won't participate in any caucuses. I shall have a seat in the middle of the House, and when it comes to making choices, I'll make sure they're in the best interests of both Ghana and my constituency, he declared.

Jonathan Asante Otchere, a political analyst at the University of Ghana, is cautioning the NPP not to take the approaching by-election lightly.

Although Kumawu is a bastion of the NPP, he pointed out that the current economic difficulties and the government's unwillingness to address concerns in the constituency may have an impact on voters.