{"id":205459,"date":"2016-04-09T11:21:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T11:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=205459"},"modified":"2016-04-09T11:21:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T11:21:45","slug":"delayed-ablekuma-west-npp-primary-underway-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=205459","title":{"rendered":"Delayed Ablekuma West NPP primary underway [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting is underway in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary in the Ablekuma west constituency to elect a parliamentary candidate for the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205460\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409025803.jpg\" alt=\"20160409025803\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About 1200 delegates are expected to vote at the Dansoman Police station which is serving as the polling centre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205471\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409031818.jpg\" alt=\"20160409031818\" width=\"600\" height=\"411\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The primary has been\u00a0delayed for nearly nine months following disagreements over the constituency\u2019s voters\u2019 register.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205461\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409024925.jpg\" alt=\"20160409024925\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The incumbent Member of Parliament for the area and one of the contestants, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful\u00a0is presently observing proceedings at the police station\u00a0along with her opponent, Roni Nicole.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_205469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205469\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-205469 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409031815.jpg\" alt=\"Ursula Owusu\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-205469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and Roni Nicole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The third challenger in the primary, Theo Tetteh reportedly pulled out of the race and has announced he is going to the contest the seat as an independent candidate in the November polls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205462\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409024924.jpg\" alt=\"20160409024924\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205465\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409024915-1.jpg\" alt=\"20160409024915 (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Traders have taken advantage of the event to sell some NPP branded paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205463\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20160409024915.jpg\" alt=\"20160409024915\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photos credit: Farida Shaibu<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voting is underway in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary in the Ablekuma west constituency to elect a parliamentary candidate for the 2016 elections. About 1200 delegates are expected to vote at the Dansoman Police station which is serving as the polling centre. 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