John Setor Dumelo’s recent victory in the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary election has become a hot topic of discussion.

Dumelo’s journey into politics hasn’t been an easy ride. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate opened up about the challenges, strategies, and personal connections that ultimately helped him unseat the incumbent, Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Reflecting on his narrow defeat in the 2020 elections, Dumelo shared, “In 2020, I lost the election by two thousand votes, and out of that, I lost a thousand eight hundred from Legon.

That signalled that Legon Campus was a deciding factor.”

READ ALSO: 10 Things Fiifi Kwetey Says About the EC’s ‘Manipulated’ Election Results

Dumelo acknowledged the importance of learning from past mistakes, emphasizing that much of his focus during this campaign was on engaging with students.

“If you monitored my campaign, I was also on Legon campus, so we tried correcting the mistakes that we made in 2020,” he explained.

His approach was nothing short of hands-on. Recognizing that a large segment of the constituency’s population consisted of youth and students, Dumelo opted for personal engagement over flashy campaigns.

“We didn’t have money, so we did a lot of door-to-door and engagement. We could enter someone’s room and if the person was eating, I would opt to eat with the person,” he recounted with a smile.

This tactic, he explained, wasn’t purely a political move. “Sometimes I would be genuinely hungry and eat the food.

“And also, I don’t do this because it’s politics or campaigning. So Jthat personal engagement was needed.”

Don’t miss out! Get your daily dose of Entertainment news and more straight to your phone. Join Ghana Street Journal Whatsapp channel now!