Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, who ran unsuccessfully as an Independent candidate in the recent Ejisu by-election, has agreed to return to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
His decision follows a reconciliation with the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Council of Elders on August 5, 2024.
Aduomi, a former three-time NPP MP for Ejisu, lost the by-election to Francis Kwabena Boateng, who secured 27,782 votes, or 55.8% of the total vote cast. Aduomi garnered 21,534 votes, representing 43.3%.
The by-election was held following the death of former MP John Kumah.
Aduomi initially ran as an Independent Candidate due to concerns about the NPP’s delegates list, which he believed compromised the party’s fairness.
In a statement on August 6, the Ashanti Regional Council of Elders announced that Aduomi has pledged to help reintegrate his supporters into the party.
“Engineer Owusu Aduomi respectfully responded to overtures made by the Council of Elders and honoured an invitation by the Council aimed at getting him back into the fold. In a meeting characterised by frank and open discussions of issues that have happened in the past.
“Owusu Aduomi announced to the delight of the members of the Council of Elders that, he had put everything behind him and went on to announce his return to the party unconditionally. He emphasised that his umbilical cord is planted in NPP and that the NPP runs through the veins of his blood. Furthermore. Engineer Owusu Aduomi pledged to talk to his supporters and bring them back to the party.”
