Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has announced that he will not contest for the parliamentary seat again, citing concerns over Ghana’s current political structure.
According to him, the existing system does not align with his principles or support the kind of legislative work he aspires to pursue.
Speaking on Morning Starr with Joshua Kodjo Mensah on Wednesday, June 18, Mr. Mubarak clarified that while he is stepping away from parliamentary politics, he remains active in the broader political landscape.
“But I’m not out of politics, it is parliament that I’m not interested in running. And largely so because of the nature of our politics. I want to be an MP to be able to focus on legislation, to be able to focus on fighting for the interests of the people. But the current setup will not allow you to do that. So but the current setup would not allow me to do that. So what’s the point in, you know, wasting your time, more especially when you have an electoral college that is also rigged”
Ras Mubarak first entered frontline politics in 2011 when he contested the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries for Ablekuma North.
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Though he won the nomination, he lost the 2012 general election to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate.
He later shifted his political focus to the Kumbungu constituency, where he successfully won the NDC primaries in 2015.
In the 2016 general elections, Mubarak was elected as MP for Kumbungu with 18,777 votes, representing 55.03% of total votes cast.
In 2019, Mubarak lost the NDC parliamentary primaries to Hamza Adam.
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He made another attempt to regain the party’s ticket in 2023 for the 2024 elections but was again defeated by the incumbent, Hamza Adam.
Despite his withdrawal from parliamentary politics, Mubarak remains a vocal political commentator and active participant in national discourse.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/Hamdia Mohammed
