Nyantakyi Claims That He is The “Ronaldo” That Can Replace “Messi” – John Kumah’s Successor in Ejisu

Former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, has asserted that he is the appropriate candidate to represent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a parliamentary candidate in Ejisu.

He expressed that the constituents must select him to succeed the late Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah, in the upcoming by-elections.

In a Thursday interview, Mr. Nyantakyi likened himself to Cristiano Ronaldo, expressing the need to step into the shoes of Mr. Kumah, whom he referred to as Lionel Messi.

“If Lionel Messi plays a game and gets injured, will you go and take anybody at all to replace him? You need Cristiano Ronaldo or Mbappe or Haaland…I am the Ronaldo that should be brought to replace Lionel Messi [John Kumah],” he said.

Mr. Nyantakyi is one of nine aspirants who have obtained nominations to vie for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primary in Ejisu.