Media personality Paul Adom-Otchere has alleged that due to an ongoing legal battle involving the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, there could soon be a by-election in the constituency.
According to him, the independent candidate who won the seat after defeating the New Patriotic Party‘s (NPP) Andy Appiah-Kubi is facing legal challenges outside the country, which could trigger a by-election.
Speaking on his Good Evening Ghana show on September 2, 2025, Adom-Otchere, who is also a former Board Chair of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, claimed that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is aware of this looming situation.
He argued that because Asante Akim North is an NPP stronghold, the NDC risks losing the seat, reducing their numbers in Parliament. This, he said, explains the energy the party invested in winning the Akwatia by-election.
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“Then we can test the formidability of the NPP, whether they have risen from the doldrums of the 41% or whether they are going even further down. Why was the NDC so interested?
“Someone might say the NDC already has a two-thirds majority, so why were they so focused on Akwatia? I will tell you a secret. There could be another by-election pending in Asante Akim, I don’t know whether it is North or South. The seat was won by an independent candidate who defeated Andy Appiah Kubi.
“This potential by-election is not because the MP has passed on. No, no, he is a young man and very much alive by the grace of God. But there are legal matters, some outside Ghana’s jurisdiction, that could lead to such a situation.
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“If the NDC fails to win Akwatia and loses it to the NPP, their numbers in Parliament will remain exactly two-thirds, “he said.
Adom Otchere added, “Asante Akim North is a much tougher seat for the NDC to win than Akwatia. So, if the NDC loses Akwatia, stays at two-thirds, and the Asante Akim by-election occurs with the NPP winning, the NDC will fall short of the two-thirds majority.
“That may be the reason why the NDC was determined to win Akwatia, despite all the moral considerations people have raised.”
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