The Campaign team of Philip Addison, an aspirant who contested the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) recently held parliamentary primaries in the Klottey-Korle constituency, say they are optimistic the election would be a re-run.
[contextly_sidebar id=”F6l4UTIyc9nClmiPO2CWd1CxnpX4u5aX”]Philip had earlier boycotted the elections during the party’s primaries, describing it as a sham.
The elections took place despite his decision, with his main opponent, Nii Noi Nortey, beating him with 393 votes whiles he managed 22 votes, with the other contender, Nii Adjei Tawiah getting 19 votes.
Lawyer Addison and Nii Adjei Tawiah however called for a re-run of the elections, citing several instances of fraud in the process.
Addison thus petitioned the party demanding a re-run of the polls. But just recently, his posters have resurfaced in the area.
Explaining why the team had started advertising Addison’s posters, the Campaign Manager, Norman Tetteh said “the purported election is not what it is and we are optimistic there will be a rerun. We presented a petition; and we are very sure whatever the case, we will be vindicated” he added.
He further justified their decision to advertise posters, saying “ we have not flouted any of the constitutional provisions in the party.I don’t think posting posters around or anything of that sort is any form of crime of something against any of the rules that have been set out. Once it is not against any of the constitutional provisions of our party, we do not think it is wrong” he explained.
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana