“New Juaben South MP Should Resign To Fulfill His Pledge”- Security Expert Calls

Security Expert, Dr. Ishmael Norman, has called on the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, to resign from his position to fulfill his pledge following the provisional results, which see NDC’s Bernard Bediako leading the polls in the Akwatia by-election.

Dr. Norman’s comments follow an earlier comment made by the MP to the effect that he was going to resign his seat should the NPP lose the Akwatia seat.

“If NPP loses this Akwatia by-election, I will resign as MP, mark my words,” he is quoted to have said in an interview on August 31, 2025.

Speaking in an interview on TV3’s coverage of the Akwatia by-election on September 2, Dr. Norman noted that if Okyere Baafi does not resign, the NPP must kick him out.

Although the EC has not yet made an official declaration of the results, results trickling in so far and ones that have been collated indicate that the NDC candidate, Bernard Bediako, takes the lead.

In his submission on TV3’s election coverage, Dr. Norman said, “I want to see honourable Baafi resign because he made this announcement. I wish there was a way that constituencies can have a vote of no confidence.”

“Seriously, who compelled him to make that statement that if NPP doesn’t win, he will resign. NPP would not so he should otherwise the party should kick him out,” he stated.