{"id":193792,"date":"2016-02-27T11:03:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T11:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=193792"},"modified":"2016-02-27T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T11:03:55","slug":"npp-klottey-korle-votes-amidst-tight-security-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=193792","title":{"rendered":"NPP Klottey Korle votes amidst tight security [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About 800 delegates of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), in the Klottey Korle Constituency of the Greater Accra Region, started voting on Saturday morning in a primary re-run, to elect \u00a0a Parliamentary Candidate for the November polls.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193795\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-5.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 5\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The voting is taking place amidst tight security\u00a0at the NPP&#8217;s head office at Asylum Down, which is situated within the Klottey Korle Constituency.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193798\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-9.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 9\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_193803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193803\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193803\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-13.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Addison \" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-193803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philip Addison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Citi News\u2019 Kojo Agyemang<\/strong> reported that voting started at 8: 30 am, and that nearly half of the 790 delegates have voted.<\/p>\n<p>Kojo says supporters of both candidates who are not delegates have been prevented by a number of police personnel from accessing the voting grounds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193797\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-8.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 8\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why a re-run?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The re-run of the primary was necessitated by a court order after the first primary in August 2015, saw Nii Noi Nortey emerge as the winner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193793\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-1.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 1\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193798\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-9.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 9\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In that primary, Philip Addison, who was lead counsel for the NPP\u2019s 2012 election petition, polled a meager 22, while Nii Nortey, polled 393 votes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193794\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-2.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 2\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193796\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-7.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 7\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nii Adjei Tawiah, a third contestant who has now pulled out of the re-run to back Philip Addison, had 19 votes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193799\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-10.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 10\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-193804\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Klottey-14.jpg\" alt=\"Klottey 14\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EfeAnsah\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @EfeAnsah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos By: Kojo Agyemang<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 800 delegates of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), in the Klottey Korle Constituency of the Greater Accra Region, started voting on Saturday morning in a primary re-run, to elect \u00a0a Parliamentary Candidate for the November polls. 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