Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okodzeto Ablakwa has named one constituency in the Ashanti Region as an empire of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to him, this empire will expand to reach more parts of the region.
The Ashanti Region is regarded as a vote bank of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as most indigenes of the region align with the party, and have roots tracing deep down to the NPP.