{"id":131643,"date":"2015-07-05T16:05:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T16:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=131643"},"modified":"2015-07-05T14:11:40","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T14:11:40","slug":"talensi-by-election-defeat-is-staring-npp-in-the-face-ufp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/talensi-by-election-defeat-is-staring-npp-in-the-face-ufp\/","title":{"rendered":"Talensi by-election: Defeat is staring NPP in the face &#8211; UFP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Front Party (UFP) has alleged that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is making false claims against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Talensi Police because they are aware of their imminent defeat in the July 7 by-election.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the UFP\u2019s Director of Communications, Nana Kusi-Poku Listowell stated that since their arrival in the Talensi constituency, happenings on the ground indicate that\u00a0the NPP will lose the by-election which is why \u201cthe NPP, led by Freddie Blay are deliberately crying foul knowing that defeat is staring them in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;Qz6DJQHxtsOPA6JjUHvaQqPeb8dtjCGD&#8221;]According to the UFP, the NPP&#8217;s press conference on Saturday was\u00a0\u201ca deceitful, dishonest and shocking press conference aimed at preparing the minds of their supporters for their defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party has since\u00a0advised the general public to treat the press statement from the NPP and the \u201cdiabolical Freddie Blay and his boys with the greatest contempt it deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UFP also criticized the campaign strategy adopted by the NPP saying, \u201cwe are not happy with the trend the NPP is setting by always bastardizing our state institutions that are doing their lawful duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that since the country&#8217;s main opposition party has prevented its National Chairman and General Secretary from partaking in the campaigning, it is evident that\u00a0they \u201ccannot manage their own party so they do not have any reason to blame their inefficiencies on the state institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>UFP supports NDC candidate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UFP in their statement announced that it has\u00a0thrown its weight behind the National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) Talensi Parliamentary candidate, BT Baba.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, the decision was taken because they had to withdraw their candidate and \u201csince we do not believe in the word \u2018opposition\u2019, we decided on the NDC\u2019s BT Baba who is very popular.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They further indicated that BT Baba will best serve the interest of the people of Talensi because \u201che is popular, loved by all in the constituency and above all, he is more than capable to achieve what the UFP aims at achieving for our brothers and sisters in Talensi hence, our fervent endorsement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that BT Baba\u2019s message of development, peace and unity is exactly what the people of Talensi need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>The United Front Party (UFP) has alleged that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is making false claims against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Talensi Police because they are aware of their imminent defeat in the July 7 by-election. 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