{"id":259205,"date":"2016-10-18T07:15:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T07:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=259205"},"modified":"2016-10-18T07:15:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T07:15:46","slug":"bortianor-ppp-candidate-to-benefit-from-skirt-and-blouse-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/bortianor-ppp-candidate-to-benefit-from-skirt-and-blouse-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bortianor PPP candidate to benefit from ‘skirt and blouse’ voting"},"content":{"rendered":"
The National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) prospects in the Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfrom constituency remain bright for its flagbearer, John Mahama but the NDC MP for the area, Bright Demodzi faces the dreaded “skirt and blouse” voting treatment.<\/p>\n
The skirt and blouse voting pattern is a situation residents vote for a presidential candidate of one party and MP from a different party sometimes to punish one of the candidates.<\/p>\n
The constituency in question\u00a0is the rural part of Weija and normally a safe seat for the NDC, but complaints of neglect have seen a number of NDC supporters announce the intent to vote out the Mr. Demodzi.<\/p>\n
Citi News’<\/strong>\u00a0Constituency Watch team visited the area and the NDC\u2019s Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfrom Constituency Organiser, Mawueyram Emmanuel Kojo Asae,\u00a0explained that the constituency was indeed a sure bet for President John Mahama but hinted that many NDC supporters would be \u201cvoting skirt and blouse.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor the Presidential, we are not having many challenges convincing people. You don\u2019t even need to tell them what the president has done. On the other side with the parliamentary candidate, that is where we are having some few challenges and difficulties.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are contesting elections and you don\u2019t have a good relationship with the people, it is very difficult for you to say that you are winning the elections,\u201d Mr. Asae added.<\/p>\n NDC supporters bemoan MP’s low visibility<\/strong><\/p>\n Citi News’ team also spoke to one Hawa, a known\u00a0NDC member in the area, and she spoke of the increasing disconnect between the MP and the people in the ground.<\/p>\n