{"id":262732,"date":"2016-10-28T15:04:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T15:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=262732"},"modified":"2016-10-28T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T15:04:45","slug":"ppp-supporters-celebrate-partys-victoryphotos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=262732","title":{"rendered":"PPP supporters celebrate party&#8217;s victory [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of supporters and sympathizers of the Progressive People\u2019s on Friday gathered at the Headquarters of the party at Asylum Down in Accra to celebrate the party&#8217;s victory in court against the Electoral Commission (EC).<\/p>\n<p>This follows the judgement by an Accra High Court,\u00a0presided over by Justice Eric Kyei-Baffour,\u00a0ordering the EC to allow the party correct errors on its presidential nomination forms that formed the basis for the flagbearer&#8217;s disqualification from this year\u2019s presidential race.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-262717\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ppp-jubilations-15.jpg\" alt=\"ppp-jubilations-15\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Citi News\u2019 <\/strong>Sixtus Dong-Ullo reported that the supporters were in a jubilant mood, chanting and singing party songs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-262729\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ppp-jubilations-38.jpg\" alt=\"ppp-jubilations-38\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The judgement indicated that the Electoral Commission had disobeyed its own rules in Regulation 9 of CI 94 which stated that the EC and its returning officers for the presidential election were under a legal obligation to afford the persons with errors on their form an opportunity to make any necessary amendments or alterations before the close of nominations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-262736\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/PPP-jubilate-3-1024x578.jpeg\" alt=\"ppp-jubilate-3\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of the teeming supporters told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> they were excited about the court&#8217;s judgement. Some said it was a positive sign for the party&#8217;s chances in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, flagbearer, Papa Kwesi Nduom has told the teeming supporters at the Party&#8217;s Headquarters that his victory must been seen\u00a0as a wake up call to all public institutions to execute their mandate with diligence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of supporters and sympathizers of the Progressive People\u2019s on Friday gathered at the Headquarters of the party at Asylum Down in Accra to celebrate the party&#8217;s victory in court against the Electoral Commission (EC). 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