John Dumelu – Actor’s Quest To Also Rule Politics Suffers Setback

John Dumelu may be a top-notch when it comes to acting, but in the field of politics, he still has one or two lessons to learn.

At least, his recent quest to win a parliamentary seat in his native Ghana, got this much admonition.

He was the 2020 Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the December 7, elections, but his strongest opponent turned out to be Lydia Seyram Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The lady polled 39, 851 votes compared to the 37, 778 garnered by Dumelo, a small margin obviously,

John Setor Dumelo, has conceded defeat in the December 7 elections.

From initially writing to country’s electoral umpire, to demand a recount of the votes, raising suspicion of irregularities, the latest information is that Dumelo has decided to concede defeat in a show of “putting Ghana first”.

“I may not be satisfied with the final results or the irregularities that occurred, but before everything else I am Ghanaian and I will always put the people first,” he stated in a concession message on Sunday, December 20.
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“I will continue farming, traveling around Ghana, engaging people, helping entrepreneurs and touching the lives of as many Ghanaians as I can; ‘facta non verba’.”

According to Ghanaweb, Dumelu, also declared that he always came back stronger anything in the past he had lost”
“In 2004, I stood for KNUST Queens hall Secretary, I lost. In 2005 I stood for KNUST Organizing Secretary, Civil Engineering Students Association, I won.

In 2019 I stood for the NDC parliamentary primaries, I won. On the 7th of December 2020 I stood for MP at Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, I lost.

Truth is, every time I lose, I come back stronger because I don’t see it as a loss, I see it as a journey to perfection. It is only when you are down that you appreciate what it takes to get back up.

So I want to thank the over 37,000 people who voted for me in Ayawaso West Wuogon. From the bottom of my heart, I really appreciate you all. To those that didn’t vote for me, I hope that in the future I can work and prove to you that I’m worthy of your vote.

– John Dumelu 2 –

To Lydia, many said it was impossible for me to even dream of winning but the numbers I pulled in and you winning by a very small margin, especially in such a stronghold of the NPP makes me extremely proud of the whole campaign .

I may not be satisfied with the final results or the irregularities that occurred, but before everything else I am Ghanaian and I will always put the people first.“Ut omnes onum sint”.

So I’m ready to help to make this constituency the greatest. (I have new wellinton boots for you too) Mega tsi dzi o

To my colleague actors and those in the creative arts industry who supported me, God bless each and everyone of you, many of you did without me having to ask and I appreciate the overwhelming show of support.

What’s next John Dumelu?

I will continue farming, traveling around Ghana, engaging people, helping entrepreneurs and touching the lives of as many Ghanaians as I can; “facta non verba”.

I thank the Almighty God for bringing me this far and to my family and friends, God bless each and everyone for all the support. To my constituency executives, branch executives and all who made this run possible, especially the young vibrate campaign team members, Chale u do all!!!

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In my Likpe Language they say “…Onanto eso lesasaa borleke…” It means because of God everything will be ok.

God bless our Homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong. “Ad astra per aspera”