Dr. Aboagye Da-Costa Emerges As Leading Candidate In NPP Parliamentary Primaries for Kumawu Constituency
Dr. Aboagye Da-Costa, the Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, is among the leading contenders in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries for the vacant Kumawu seat. Reports indicate that he is gaining significant ground, and his chances have increased further after Lawyer Edward Osei pulled out of the race to endorse him.
Six out of the eight aspiring candidates for the Kumawu seat have been cleared by the Sekyere Kumawu Constituency Parliamentary primaries committee of NPP to contest the race. The election will take place on Sunday, April 23, 2023. Dr. Da-Costa, who hails from Bodomasi, the second-largest electoral area in the Kumawu constituency, is placed in the third position on the ballot paper.
Dr. Da-Costa has been gathering support from the residents of Kumawu, who attest to his outstanding job done during the coronavirus era in the country. His youthful exuberance and vast experience in the health sector and the humanitarian field make him a suitable candidate to lead the NPP, should he be given the nod.
“I’m known everywhere in this country whenever my name is mentioned, so I can help the constituency, and that is exactly what they want. Looking at my youthful exuberance, they need someone to learn from, they need someone who will guide them because at most times they lack direction,” Dr. Da-Costa said.
He expressed his hope that the love shown to him by the people in the lead-up to the by-election would translate into votes, enabling him to represent the constituency in Parliament and serve them diligently.
Dr. Da-Costa is a national figure in Risk Communication and Community Engagement response to COVID-19. He led Ghana’s national risk communication efforts during the COVID pandemic and created the National Risk Communication and Misinformation Taskforce for COVID-19. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy of England and Wales, an international consultant, and an external examiner for both the University of Salford and the London Metropolitan University.
All in all, Dr. Aboagye Da-Costa’s vast experience and remarkable achievements make him a suitable candidate to represent the Kumawu constituency in Parliament.