Citi News<\/strong> in he was convinced the party\u2019s Appeal\u2019s Committee will fairly deal with the matter.<\/p>\nAddressing a news conference in Accra, spokesperson for the delegates, Daniel Opoku Amponsah said the delegates who number about 200 will not vote for any candidate aside Nii Noi Nortey<\/p>\n
He accused the supporters of Philip Addison of scheming to get their candidate disqualified.<\/p>\n
He narrated that a petition was filed against Nii Noi Nortey for his disqualification but he was cleared by the constituency vetting committee \u201cbut Addison\u2019s team did not agree so they forwarded it to the regional.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe regional office cleared him and just recently, the national appeal\u2019s committee also cleared him so why the need for another disqualification?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
An angry Mr. Amponsah said the insistence of the supporters of Addison to get Nortey disqualified is the reason why the delegates of Korle Klottey constituency are angry.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are contesting for the Parliamentary seat of the ticket of the NPP. We have Nii Noi Nortey being the candidate number one, Nii Adjei Tawiah, candidate number two and Philip Addison so why is it that all hands are being pointed at Nii Noi Nortey to be disqualified?\u201d he fumed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe the delegates are saying that all three people should be allowed to contest,\u2019 he warned.<\/p>\n
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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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