{"id":139878,"date":"2015-08-02T11:01:07","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T11:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=139878"},"modified":"2015-08-02T11:59:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T11:59:33","slug":"klottey-korle-voting-underway-despite-addisons-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/klottey-korle-voting-underway-despite-addisons-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Klottey Korle voting underway despite Addison’s protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voting has began in the Klottey Korle constituency despite a protest believed to be masterminded by one of the aspirants, Philip Addison to suspend the polls.<\/p>\n

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Some NPP members believed to be supporters of Addison early on took to the streets to protest the party’s decision to hold the elections today [Sunday].<\/p>\n

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The media were also barred from entering the voting centre.<\/p>\n

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Philip Addison had earlier raised concerns over the party’s decision to hold the election today [Sunday].<\/p>\n

He said he was quite confused upon hearing that the party had decided to organise the primaries on Sunday because party executives had met on Friday and agreed on a different date.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the meeting, we had agreed that Sunday was not a suitable date \u2026 we had agreed that the elections will come on 28th August. The meeting was convened by the Constituency Chairperson, a Member of the Elections Committee, one of the aspirants etc.”<\/p>\n

Mr Addison also accused the NPP General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong who signed the press release announcing the Sunday date, of being the brain behind organising the primaries.<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Efe Ansah\/\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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Photos: Franklin Badu Jnr.