{"id":231536,"date":"2016-07-16T11:41:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T11:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=231536"},"modified":"2016-07-16T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T11:41:33","slug":"ppps-3rd-national-convention-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=231536","title":{"rendered":"PPP&#8217;s 3rd National Convention in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third Progressive People&#8217;s Party (PPP) National Convention was held at Ghana International Trade Fair Centre in Accra.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231638\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0114.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0114\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231637\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0049.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0049\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About 3,000 delegates converged for the convention on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-231636 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0047.jpg\" alt=\"PPP\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231635\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0044.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0044\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the convention included the party\u2019s National Women\u2019s Coordinator, the National Youth Coordinator, National Secretary, National Treasurer and the National Chairman.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231633\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0021.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0021\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231632\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0012.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0012\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Invited political parties and civil society organisations are made solidarity statements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231643\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0267.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0267\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231626\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0180.jpg\" alt=\"Nduom\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Delegates also\u00a0adopted the policy statement\/election manifesto and the presidential candidate\u2019s speech, which is expected to cover a wide range of policies expected to\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">offer\u00a0<\/span>solutions<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0to Ghana&#8217;s challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231642\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0147.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0147\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231630\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0327.jpg\" alt=\"Nduom, PPP\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the PPP\u2019s national convention at Ghana International Trade Fair Centre today [Saturday], the party\u2019s flagbearer, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, assured Ghanaians that his party would \u201cchange the narrow \u2018winner takes all\u2019 parochial, ideology fixations to governance in Ghana forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231631\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0328.jpg\" alt=\"Nduom, PPP\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231641\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0131.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0131\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Convention also saw the Electoral Commission affirm Dr. Nduom as the party\u2019s Flagbearer for the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-231644\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0274.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0274\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Photos:\u00a0Kwame Botchway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third Progressive People&#8217;s Party (PPP) National Convention was held at Ghana International Trade Fair Centre in Accra. 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