{"id":105489,"date":"2015-04-05T23:50:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T23:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=105489"},"modified":"2015-04-06T00:50:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T00:50:47","slug":"ill-contest-for-mp-despite-potential-risks-oppong-nkrumah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=105489","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ll contest for MP despite &#8216;potential risks&#8217; &#8211; Oppong Nkrumah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Joy FM morning show host, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah\u00a0 has officially announced his intention to run as\u00a0 parliamentary\u00a0 candidate\u00a0 for the Ofoase Ayeribi constituency in the Eastern Region, on the ticket of the opposition New Patriotic\u00a0 Party (NPP).<\/p>\n<p>His confirmation comes after days of media speculations, fueled by his <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/04\/oppong-nkrumahs-campaign-posters-pop-up\/#sthash.nKZOY6Is.17IuFyEF.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>campaign posters<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Kojos-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-105122\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Kojos-poster.jpg\" alt=\"Kojo's poster\" width=\"620\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Kojos-poster.jpg 960w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Kojos-poster-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0 brief statement on his Facebook wall on Sunday night, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said,\u00a0 &#8220;My decision to run for public office is not one that i have made lightly. I have weighed all the calls and encouragement to run,\u00a0against the potential risks and discomforts of political life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;f3a92b6QVg2yroGl0Cqveblj08K2MD5p&#8221;]Members of a group calling itself Akyemansa Youth for Oppong Nkrumah (AYFON), announced that they have <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/04\/05\/group-picks-npp-parliamentary-forms-for-oppong-nkrumah\/#sthash.9YYYrIuj.dpbs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>picked up nomination forms<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for broadcaster-turned entrepreneur to contest in their constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Oppong Nkrumah in his statement said, &#8220;I have spent weeks consulting with delegates and members of the community\u00a0 and my family.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nkrumah went on to say that in the weeks ahead,\u00a0 he would be going through\u00a0 his party&#8217;s nomination including filing and all campaign processes\u00a0 ahead of the June 13 parliamentary primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Before Kojo Oppong Nkrumah gets the nod to contest\u00a0 for the seat he has to win the NPP primaries to contest.<\/p>\n<p>According to him,\u00a0many more of his caliber can put aside their personal needs and take up a challenge higher than themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe that many more of us who are unhappy with the status-quo must step up and be part of the process of fixing our problems,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pearl Akanya Ofori \/citifmonline. com \/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Joy FM morning show host, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah\u00a0 has officially announced his intention to run as\u00a0 parliamentary\u00a0 candidate\u00a0 for the Ofoase Ayeribi constituency in the Eastern Region, on the ticket of the opposition New Patriotic\u00a0 Party (NPP). His confirmation comes after days of media speculations, fueled by his campaign posters on social media. 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