{"id":248987,"date":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=248987"},"modified":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","slug":"heavy-rain-threatens-ndc-manifesto-launch-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=248987","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain threatens NDC manifesto launch [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of the National Democratic Congress&#8217; 2016 election manifesto in the\u00a0Brong Ahafo Region is being threatened by a downpour this morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-248992\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rains-at-NDC-Congress-in-Sunyani5-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"rains-at-ndc-congress-in-sunyani5\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Intermittent rain\u00a0in the area since yesterday [Friday], has hampered preparations on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The pitch of the Sunyani coronation park, venue for the launch has become muddy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-248991\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rains-at-NDC-Congress-in-Sunyani4-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"rains-at-ndc-congress-in-sunyani4\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The work of journalists dispatched to cover the event has also been halted as the rain has disrupted coverage,\u00a0forcing everyone to take refuge under canopies mounted at the park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-248990\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rains-at-NDC-Congress-in-Sunyani3-1024x614.jpeg\" alt=\"rains-at-ndc-congress-in-sunyani3\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News&#8217; <\/strong>Fred Djabanor,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>said &#8220;everything has come to a standstill&#8221;. Some some members of the NDC are currently at the venue with others locked in their cars close to the park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-248989\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Rains-at-NDC-Congress-in-Sunyani2-1024x614.jpeg\" alt=\"rains-at-ndc-congress-in-sunyani2\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He however noted that, there is no indication the launch will be cancelled due to the rain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow the hashtag <strong>#GhElections<\/strong> on Social Media for election related stories<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Godwin Allotey<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of the National Democratic Congress&#8217; 2016 election manifesto in the\u00a0Brong Ahafo Region is being threatened by a downpour this morning. Intermittent rain\u00a0in the area since yesterday [Friday], has hampered preparations on the ground. The pitch of the Sunyani coronation park, venue for the launch has become muddy. 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