{"id":258130,"date":"2016-10-14T12:53:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=258130"},"modified":"2016-10-14T12:53:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:53:52","slug":"lawra-independent-candidate-asked-to-change-his-ndc-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/lawra-independent-candidate-asked-to-change-his-ndc-colours\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawra independent candidate asked to change his NDC colours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission (EC), has asked the Independent Parliamentary aspirant in the Lawra constituency, Samson Abu, to change the colours he has been using on is campaign, because they are too\u00a0similar to that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>Samson Abu, the incumbent MP for the area on the ticket of the NDC, left the party after his narrow defeat in the NDC primary where he lost to Bede Ziedeng by 14 votes.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter signed by Upper West Regional EC \u00a0Director, Azu Bosco Anyigire, the EC explained to Samson Abu that the similarity of his colours to that of the NDC is in breach of the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI humbly wish to inform you that your colours as an independent candidate are similar to that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). This is a breach of the law and I advise that you change your colours with immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission will apply all sanctions if you fail to comply,\u201d the letter added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_254790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254790\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bede-Ziedeng-citifmonline-600x330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-254790 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bede-Ziedeng-citifmonline-600x330.jpg\" alt=\"bede-ziedeng-citifmonline-600x330\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-254790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bede Ziedeng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following\u00a0Samson Abu&#8217;s defeat at the primary, his camp leveled\u00a0allegations against Bede Ziedeng, accusing him of manipulating the voter&#8217;s register to his advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Though Bede Ziedeng denied the accusations, attempts by the NDC hierarchy to mend the rift between the two proved futile, as Samson Abu eventually presented his nomination forms to EC to contest as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_258132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258132\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13343129-1034730279953314-6745808717688270174-n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-258132 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/13343129-1034730279953314-6745808717688270174-n.jpg\" alt=\"Karbo\" width=\"644\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-258132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Abayifaa Karbo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This turn of events has presented the New Patriotic Party (NPP) its best chance to win the seat with its aspirant for the area,\u00a0Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, looking to take advantage of the the anticipated split votes between the Samson Abu and\u00a0Bede Ziedeng.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow the hashtag <strong>#GhElections<\/strong> on Social Media for election related stories<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission (EC), has asked the Independent Parliamentary aspirant in the Lawra constituency, Samson Abu, to change the colours he has been using on is campaign, because they are too\u00a0similar to that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). 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