{"id":265395,"date":"2016-11-05T14:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=265395"},"modified":"2016-11-05T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T14:00:58","slug":"ndc-cpp-snub-ncce-cdd-parliamentary-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/ndc-cpp-snub-ncce-cdd-parliamentary-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC, CPP snub NCCE-CDD parliamentary debate"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Incumbent Member of Parliament for the Asutifi South Constituency, Alhaji Collins Dauda, and the Parliamentary Candidate of the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP), Raymond Kofi Dankwah, on Friday\u00a0failed to turn up for a 2016 parliamentary debate.<\/p>\n
The debate was organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), with support from the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), and Coalition for Domestic Elections Observers (CODEO), and\u00a0 its partner organizations towards next month\u2019s general election at Hwidiem in the Asutifi South Constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n The debate was to provide a platform for the parliamentary aspirants to outline their vision to the constituents. A similar debate organized by the local council of Churches in the area two weeks ago, was also boycotted by the NDC, CPP and the PNC.<\/p>\n According to the organizers, all necessary consultations and discussions were done; and therefore expressed surprise and disappointment at the absence of the NDC and CPP at the event.<\/p>\n