Former Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery
Former Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has likened his defeat in the 2024 parliamentary election to his reassignment to the Office of the President.
Speaking in an interview on Joy News on Friday, January 3, 2024, he explained the impact his reassignment had on his political career.
“I, at my level, didn’t think it was a big deal because the President has assured me, and I continue to be a Cabinet Minister. But when I came back home, they gave me a name… That means that my power was finished, and their position was that they had known that the President and I have been very close, and the President has shown his confidence in me.
“So, for them (residents of Nandom), as far as I had been removed as Minister for the Interior, albeit still a member of the executive, it was an issue. And yes, it was an issue for them. And that’s where politics makes a difference because it’s their perception, even if you think that being Cabinet Minister and as far as they are concerned, Minister for the Interior and Minister of State were not the same thing,” he noted.
Ambrose Dery emphasised that he holds no regrets about his service to Nandom and the Upper West Region.
“I have no regrets for it. I’m happy that I did it. I wish that the politicians who have taken over will continue to do the same and more,” he noted, expressing gratitude to God for the opportunity to serve.
Ambrose Dery lost his seat to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Richard Kuuire, by over 3,000 votes.
He secured 10,706 votes, representing 42.9% of the total, while Kuuire garnered 13,743 votes, or 55.2%, winning the seat with a margin of 3,037 ballots.
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