{"id":25744,"date":"2014-06-18T13:23:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T13:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=25744"},"modified":"2014-06-18T15:58:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T15:58:29","slug":"alan-finally-picks-up-nomination-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=25744","title":{"rendered":"Alan finally picks up nomination forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A presidential candidate hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten has promised to run a clean campaign in the lead up to the party\u2019s presidential candidate elections.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kyeremanten announced this when he picked up his nomination forms to contest Nana Akufo-Addo and five others in the NPP presidential primaries in December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News\u2019<\/strong> Sammy Wiafe was at the party headquarters and reported that about a hundred of Mr. Kyeremanten\u2019s supporters trooped to party&#8217;s headquarters to support him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few of his supporters wearing his T-shirts with the inscription \u2018we need change for power\u2019 were at the party headquarters before Alan Kyeremanten himself arrived at the party headquarters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Wiafe added that the supporters were of the view it is time for Mr. Kyeremanten to lead the NPP for victory in the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt came along with the usual drumming and dancing that characterizes the picking up of nomination forms,\u201d he narrated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25810\" style=\"width: 637px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/alan-picks-forms.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-25810 \" alt=\"alan picks forms\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/alan-picks-forms.jpg\" width=\"637\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/alan-picks-forms.jpg 796w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/alan-picks-forms-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Kyerematen addressing the media after picking nomination forms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mr. Kyeremanten was taken through the nomination process by the second vice chairman of the NPP, Sammy Crabbe.<\/p>\n<p>He was given his forms after he paid the nomination fee of GHC 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the crowd, the presidential hopeful gave the assurance that all campaigns will be clean and \u00a0devoid of acrimony.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that the NPP as a political party needs a transformational leader, a leader who can raise enough funds for the NPP.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kyeremanten was of the opinion that the party has been in opposition for far too long therefore, the NPP must do everything possible to win the next general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Seven presidential candidate aspirants have picked up nomination forms to contest the election.<\/p>\n<p>They include Nana Akufo-Addo, former Trade Minister, Alan Kyeremanten, former Information Minister, Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Offinso North, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, sitting MP for Asuogyaman, Kofi Osei-Ameyaw, his colleague MP for Mampong, Francis Addai Nimoh and former Attorner General, Joe Ghartey.<\/p>\n<p>The party will go to the polls on December 6, 2014 to elect a flagbearer to lead the party in the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osamidan\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @osamidan<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A presidential candidate hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten has promised to run a clean campaign in the lead up to the party\u2019s presidential candidate elections. Mr. Kyeremanten announced this when he picked up his nomination forms to contest Nana Akufo-Addo and five others in the NPP presidential primaries in December. 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