{"id":155584,"date":"2015-09-29T11:42:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T11:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=155584"},"modified":"2015-09-29T11:42:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T11:42:37","slug":"ill-secure-tema-west-seat-from-npp-in-2016-bill-hedo-boglo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=155584","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ll secure Tema West seat from NPP in 2016 &#8211; Bill Hedo-Boglo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An aspiring Member of Parliament for the Tema West constituency, Bill Hedo-Boglo says he is confident of\u00a0winning the seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) despite a keen competition from the NPP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The constituency has for some years now been a strong hold of the NPP. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 1996, a former Member of Parliament for the area, Abraham Osei Adu won the seat on the ticket of the NPP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;G3YbJwKQMwwj2cwlmPz00MMVoQlDaSeL&#8221;]He retained the seat in 2000 and 2004 until Naa Torshie, another NPP Member of Parliament took over in 2008 and 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite this trend, Mr. Hedo-Boglo is however still confident of victory. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Speaking on the Point Blank segment of <strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong>, Mr. Hedo-Boglo said he has the capacity to be Member of Parliament for the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cLet me assure you that if the NDC in the Tema West constituency give me the nod to be their candidate, they should be rest assured that in 2016 they will not only be representing a candidate but a parliamentarian for 2016.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI think I am more than capable of occupying the seat. I was involved in student politics from basic school. I think I have demonstrated that I do have the capacity to advocate for a lot of things for the constituency. I belong to a strong group which is known us the diplomatic platform and we use that get support for people.\u201d Mr. Hedo-Boglo added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He also revealed plans of addressing some challenges facing the residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An aspiring Member of Parliament for the Tema West constituency, Bill Hedo-Boglo says he is confident of\u00a0winning the seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) despite a keen competition from the NPP. The constituency has for some years now been a strong hold of the NPP. 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