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<\/p>\nThe New Patriotic Party (NPP’s)\u00a0failed parliamentary aspirant for the Klottey Korley constituency, Nii Noi Nortey, has finally declared he will contest the November 7 elections as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n
Nii Noi Nortey’s contender, Philip Addison emerged winner after a re-run of the primary, beating him by a slim margin.<\/p>\n
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[contextly_sidebar id=”pRhbKJe26jy8dHtwkgEVozEy7Sqmi1QG”]This was after Nii Noi had won in the previous contest.<\/p>\n
His unhappy supporters impressed on him to contest as an independent candidate even though the national leadership pledged to calm tensions there and present a united front for the November 7 contest.<\/p>\n
However at a press conference on Wednesday, Nii Noi Nortey announced that after careful consideration, he has finally arrived at a decision to vie for the parliamentary slot, but not on the ticket of the NPP.<\/p>\n
“It has gotten to this because the masses, the youth, the voiceless are calling onto Nii Noi Nortey to stand as an independent candidate. I am for the people. I aim to serve the people,” he explained.<\/p>\n
He further\u00a0accused the party of scheming against him.<\/p>\n
“What is it there for an organization that cannot protect its own? I have done my part for his party. I have been obedient. I have been respectful… what we got back in return was for a party to go out there and not to defend its actions, what we got back in return was for the party to organize an election just to favour someone else.”<\/p>\n
Addison polled\u00a0396 out of the 765 votes cast to\u00a0beat\u00a0Nii Noi Nortey, who polled 367 votes.<\/p>\n
Posters leaked<\/strong><\/p>\n Campaign posters\u00a0indicating that Mr. Nortey will be contesting as an independent candidate in the November 7 election popped up in the constituency\u00a0ahead of today’s press conference.<\/p>\n Nii Noi Nortey won first primary <\/strong><\/p>\n Nii Noi had been elected winner in a previous primary\u00a0held in 2015.<\/p>\n In that primary, Philip Addison, who was lead counsel for the NPP\u2019s 2012 election, polled a meager 22 votes, while Nii Nortey polled 393 votes. Nii Adjei Tawiah, a third contestant, had\u00a019 votes.<\/p>\n But the two were unhappy with the outcome because they had boycotted the election after their demand for a change in the election date was rejected.<\/p>\n They appealed to the party to address their concerns internally, but that failed, forcing them to go to court. Eventually, the ruling by the court although a bit unclear, meant that a re-run was inevitable.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n