{"id":248987,"date":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=248987"},"modified":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T09:42:43","slug":"heavy-rain-threatens-ndc-manifesto-launch-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/heavy-rain-threatens-ndc-manifesto-launch-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain threatens NDC manifesto launch [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"
The launch of the National Democratic Congress’ 2016 election manifesto in the\u00a0Brong Ahafo Region is being threatened by a downpour this morning.<\/p>\n
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Intermittent rain\u00a0in the area since yesterday [Friday], has hampered preparations on the ground.<\/p>\n
The pitch of the Sunyani coronation park, venue for the launch has become muddy.<\/p>\n
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The work of journalists dispatched to cover the event has also been halted as the rain has disrupted coverage,\u00a0forcing everyone to take refuge under canopies mounted at the park.<\/p>\n
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Citi News’ <\/strong>Fred Djabanor,\u00a0<\/strong>said “everything has come to a standstill”. Some some members of the NDC are currently at the venue with others locked in their cars close to the park.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He however noted that, there is no indication the launch will be cancelled due to the rain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Follow the hashtag #GhElections<\/strong> on Social Media for election related stories<\/em><\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Photo credit: Godwin Allotey<\/p>\n By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The launch of the National Democratic Congress’ 2016 election manifesto in the\u00a0Brong Ahafo Region is being threatened by a downpour this morning. Intermittent rain\u00a0in the area since yesterday [Friday], has hampered preparations on the ground. The pitch of the Sunyani coronation park, venue for the launch has become muddy. The work of journalists dispatched to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":248989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58,10],"tags":[11660,3,11746],"yoast_head":"\n