A man and his best man, one parliamentary seat, same political party- the case of John Dumelo and Fred Nuamah

The 2024 elections promises to be one for the books as new candidates from the two major political parties have declared their intention to run in their party’s primaries.

As the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) make preparations toward their primaries in May,2023 ahead of the 2024 elections, about four new entries, all known faces, have picked up forms to contest the party’s primaries.

Out of the list of “celebrities” who have publicly declared their intention to contest in the NDC primaries, the two interesting pair, both gunning for the same parliamentary seat is actors, John Dumelo and Fred Nuamah.

The actor pair, Nuamah and Dumelo are both eyeing the slot for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency parliamentary seat.

Fred Nuamah, who is a new entry, was the first to announce his candidacy a couple of days ago on February 22.

John Dumelo, who has contested the seat before in the 2020 general elections, but lost to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Lydia Seyram Alhassan followed with his announcement on Sunday, February, 26.

The announcement from the two actors, who have been a “best pair” in the past has some Ghanaians doubting the status of their relationship. Fred Nuamah was the best man to John Dumelo at this wedding to Gifty Mawuena in May, 2019.

Both actors are bringing to the table a list of varied experiences in their acting field, in politics, and in other businesses.

For John, party politics is not new to him; he has been very engaged in the affairs of the NDC, propagating their messages and campaigning vigorously for his own slot in the parliamentary elections in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.

Aside that, John’s philanthropic works, his active participation in the agricultural sector and his drive to involve the youth in farming has won him a lot of points.

Fred Nuamah is also bringing his years of experience in entrepreneurship to the table. As a business man, Fred Nuamah has successfully run the Ghana Movie Awards franchise as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Fans of both award-winning actors cannot wait to see the level of campaigning they both bring to the contest, and to ultimately see who emerges winner.