{"id":42854,"date":"2023-03-12T18:05:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T18:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/12\/i-never-gave-fred-nuamah-my-blessings-to-contest-ayawaso-west-this-is-a-betrayal-john-dumelo\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T18:05:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T18:05:21","slug":"i-never-gave-fred-nuamah-my-blessings-to-contest-ayawaso-west-this-is-a-betrayal-john-dumelo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/12\/i-never-gave-fred-nuamah-my-blessings-to-contest-ayawaso-west-this-is-a-betrayal-john-dumelo\/","title":{"rendered":"I never gave Fred Nuamah my blessings to contest Ayawaso West, this is a betrayal &#8211; John Dumelo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Actor-turned-politician John Dumelo has dismissed claims that he gave his blessings to his friend and colleague Fred Nuamah to contest for the Ayawaso West Wuogon NDC Parliamentary seat.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Fred Nuamah knew he would contest to represent the constituency once again in the 2024 elections but he (Nuamah) went to pick the forms anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on UTV\u2019s United , he said the Ghana Movie Award CEO\u2019s claims that he (Dumelo) had not informed him of his \u201csecond coming\u201d and had given his blessing is untrue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never gave him my blessings and I never told him in the face that \u2018Fred I am not coming back (to Ayawaso) so you can go there\u2019. I never said it, never in any conversation whatsoever,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>John Dumelo added that \u201che called me two months ago and said he had heard of my return and so he was ready to support my bid to come back. He came to my birthday on February 3, and later in the evening he released his flyer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fred Nuamah, John Dumelo said, later sent him a long message explaining why he was also bidding to contest.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 2020 NDC parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon said \u201cI insisted then that I never told him I wouldn\u2019t come back so which blessings did I give?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is a betrayal and a stab in the back, especially for someone I\u2019ve known for more than 20 years. I didn\u2019t want to speak about this but I needed to clear the air after his statements\u2026he is a liar,\u201d John Dumelo added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>This comes after actor turned-politician Fred Nuamah claimed he was taken aback by his friend, John Dumelo\u2019s \u201cu-turn\u201d after his declaration to contest once again for the Ayawaso West Wuogon seat after previous assurances that he would not.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with graphic showbiz, Mr Nuamah explained that the 2020 NDC Parliamentary candidate for the constituency had informed him and others that he would no longer contest for a parliamentary seat in the Greater Accra Region.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that he will not back down in the contest, Fred said that \u201che gave me his blessings when I made up my mind to contest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI would have rather expected him to honour his word when he said he won\u2019t contest the seat and, therefore, throw his support behind me,\u201d the Ghana Movie Awards CEO said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>However, John Dumelo insists that no such interactions happened saying \u201cdoes he deserve my blessings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Dumelo is confident he will win the NDC primaries especially since he believes the delegates and constituents want him back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ghanaians were taken aback by the news that Fred Nuamah and John Dumelo would be battling for the NDC parliamentary candidacy for Ayawaso West Wuogon ahead of the 2024 general election.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1019\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-103.png\" alt=\"I'm surprised by John Dumelo's U-turn - Fred Nuamah on Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary contest\" class=\"wp-image-10032275313 lazy\" title=\"I'm surprised by John Dumelo's U-turn - Fred Nuamah on Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary contest\"  data-\/><\/figure>\n<p>Although they will be contesting for the same position, in the same party, and at the same constituency (Ayawaso West Wuogon), John and Fred are good friends; Fred was actually John\u2019s best man at his wedding in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fred Nuamah announced his intention to contest first and days later John Dumelo made known his.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-102.png\" alt=\"I'm surprised by John Dumelo's U-turn - Fred Nuamah on Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary contest\" class=\"wp-image-10032275312 lazy\" title=\"I'm surprised by John Dumelo's U-turn - Fred Nuamah on Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary contest\"  data-\/><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the 2020 election, John Dumelo vied for the constituency seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) but lost to the New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) Lydia Seyram Alhassan.<\/p>\n<p>He polled 37,778 votes against the incumbent, New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) Lydia Seyram Alhassan\u2019s 39,851 votes, offering hope for a good chance to probably win the slot at the next general election in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor-turned-politician John Dumelo has dismissed claims that he gave his blessings to his friend and colleague Fred Nuamah to contest for the Ayawaso West Wuogon NDC Parliamentary seat. 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