{"id":148326,"date":"2024-02-06T20:59:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/06\/my-support-for-ken-must-go-contributed-to-my-defeat\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T20:59:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:59:36","slug":"my-support-for-ken-must-go-contributed-to-my-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/06\/my-support-for-ken-must-go-contributed-to-my-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"My support for &#8216;Ken must go&#8217; contributed to my defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, has attributed his loss in the recent New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Primaries to his endorsement of the widely supported \u2018Ken must go\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Adomako, who advocated for the removal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta amid the country\u2019s economic challenges, lost the primary to Elder Emmanuel Tobbin with a vote tally of 818 to 566.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on <strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong> with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, Dr. Adomako suggested that his support for the \u2018Ken must go\u2019 campaign may have played a role in his defeat.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged multiple factors at play but highlighted his dissenting stance as a potential contributor to his loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that there were many factors. One that comes to mind is you know having a dissenting mind. What I mean by that is there have been several cases that I had with a dissenting mind and I think that it may have contributed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor instance, I am one of the few who stood initially, for Ken must go\u2019. I wouldn\u2019t say that is the one key reason but I think it may have contributed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also acknowledged that his support for the Alan Kyeremanten movement could have played a role in his failure to secure the candidacy for representing the people of Anyaa-Sowutuom in the upcoming December polls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, has attributed his loss in the recent New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Primaries to his endorsement of the widely supported \u2018Ken must go\u2019 campaign. Dr. Adomako, who advocated for the removal of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta amid the country\u2019s economic challenges, lost the primary to Elder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>My support for &#039;Ken must go&#039; contributed to my defeat - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/06\/my-support-for-ken-must-go-contributed-to-my-defeat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My support for &#039;Ken must go&#039; contributed to my defeat - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, has attributed his loss in the recent New Patriotic Party Parliamentary Primaries to his endorsement of the widely supported \u2018Ken must go\u2019 campaign. 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