{"id":126815,"date":"2015-06-21T09:40:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T09:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=126815"},"modified":"2015-06-21T15:58:34","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T15:58:34","slug":"npp-ndc-talensi-primaries-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=126815","title":{"rendered":"NPP Talensi primaries underway [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delegates of New Patriotic Party (NPP) are currently voting to elect a candidate to contest in the Talensi constituency By-elections on July 7, 2015.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0exercise is taking place in Tongo in the Upper East Region with\u00a0418 NPP delegates expected to cast their vote.<\/p>\n

The Talensi constituency seat which was held by the NPP’s\u00a0Robert Nachineb Doameng became vacant after he was enskinned as paramount chief for that Traditional area.<\/p>\n

\"Thomas<\/a>
Thomas Duanab Wuni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The candidates contesting are; 42-year-old Robert Alibo, a field coordinator for USAID-Spring Project, 51-year-old Thomas Duanab Wuni, an accountant and lawyer with Nsawam Government Hospital \u00a0and 50-year-old William Zoogah, a retired accountant.<\/p>\n

\"Robert<\/a>
Robert Alibo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Voting began at 8:55am on Sunday and it is scheduled to end at 3pm.<\/p>\n

\"Williams<\/a>
Williams Zoogah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is heavy joint Police-Military presence at the voting grounds.<\/p>\n

NDC Talensi Primaries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the delegates of the NDC are yet to begin voting to elect their candidate.<\/p>\n

The delegates are waiting on the officials of the Electoral Commission to set up to begin the voting process at Winkogo.<\/p>\n

\"NDC<\/a>
NDC Delegates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The governing party has expressed its determination to capture the seat from the NPP, but the NPP is also poised to maintain the seat.<\/p>\n

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By: Fred Awuni\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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