{"id":137428,"date":"2015-07-25T10:25:28","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T10:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=137428"},"modified":"2015-07-25T14:33:40","modified_gmt":"2015-07-25T14:33:40","slug":"voting-underway-in-npp-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/voting-underway-in-npp-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting underway in NPP Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting has begun in some constituencies to elect Parliamentary candidates for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2016 elections.<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137434\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150725-WA0024\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0024.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The constituencies voting today are Tema West, Tema Central, Obom Domeabra, Klotter Korle as well as \u00a0Kintampo North in the Brong Ahafo Region , Juabeng in the\u00a0Ashanti Region and Kwesi Mintim in the Western Region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137433\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0022.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150725-WA0022\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0022.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0022-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The party held its primaries in various constituencies but the above mentioned ones were exempted because of some outstanding issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137435\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0025.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150725-WA0025\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0025.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0025-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The party&#8217;s Appeals Committee,<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/07\/16\/carlos-ahenkorah-cleared-to-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong> after settling these cases<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>however resolved to hold the elections in these constituencies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primaries in 7 other constituencies suspended\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In another development, the leadership of the NPP \u00a0has in a statement <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/07\/25\/npp-suspends-primaries-in-7-constituencies-over-court-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\">reminded its members<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that due to pending court cases, parliamentary primaries in seven constituencies have been suspended.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0033-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137438\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0033-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150725-WA0033 (1)\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0033-1.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0033-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The affected areas are; Ablekuma West, Okaikoi South, Manhyia North, Krowor, Kumawu, Akontombra and Ho Central.<\/p>\n<p>The statement signed by the NPP General Secretary, Kwabena Agyepong stated that per a ruling of the High Court of justice in Agona Swedru on the recent parliamentary primaries in the Gomoa East constituency, there will be run-off of the parliamentary primary on Saturday, July 25th 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137436\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0031.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20150725-WA0031\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0031.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG-20150725-WA0031-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, he said the party is exercising its best endeavours to resolve all matters through internal processes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EfeAnsah\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @EfeAnsah<\/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>Voting has begun in some constituencies to elect Parliamentary candidates for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2016 elections. 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