{"id":148643,"date":"2015-09-03T16:57:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T16:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=148643"},"modified":"2015-09-03T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T16:57:17","slug":"dce-picks-nomination-to-contest-asuogyaman-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=148643","title":{"rendered":"DCE picks nomination to contest Asuogyaman seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region, Mr. Thomas Nyarko Ampem has assured supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of his commitment to develop the constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ampem\u00a0also believes he is the best\u00a0candidate to lead the NDC to snatch\u00a0the parliamentary seat from the NPP in the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The DCE was addressing a rally last Sunday in Atimpoku after filing his nomination papers to contest the party\u2019s November 7 parliamentary primaries in the Asuogyaman constituency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG-20150831-WA0002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148656 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG-20150831-WA0002.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150831-WA0002\" width=\"330\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG-20150831-WA0002.jpg 330w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG-20150831-WA0002-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have sincerely served you as District Chief Executive and will continue to be your humble servant in Parliament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ampem also seized the opportunity to appeal to three other contestants in the constituency\u2013 a former MP for the constituency, Rev. Joses Asare Akoto, incumbent chairman of the party in the constituency, Wilfred Yevugah and Richard Norgbedzi \u2013 to withdraw from the race and support his bid to record a resounding victory for the party in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dce-44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148667 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dce-44-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"dce 44\" width=\"507\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dce-44-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dce-44.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the Eastern Regional Deputy Secretary of the NDC, Francis Annor-Dompreh said the party\u2019s &#8220;Agenda 50 -50,&#8221; which is a strategy to maximize votes to equal the number of votes to be obtained by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the region during the 2016 elections, was on course.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Raymond Acquah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region, Mr. Thomas Nyarko Ampem has assured supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of his commitment to develop the constituency. 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