{"id":269434,"date":"2016-11-18T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=269434"},"modified":"2016-11-18T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T09:30:48","slug":"bimbilla-candidates-commit-to-peaceful-election-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/bimbilla-candidates-commit-to-peaceful-election-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Bimbilla candidates commit to peaceful election campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
Parliamentary candidates in the Bimbilla constituency of the Northern Region, have pledged to engage in issue-based campaign ahead of the polls.<\/p>\n
Bimbilla is a volatile area which has seen several curfews in recent years.<\/p>\n
The candidates made the pledge during a parliamentary debate organized by the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) with support from the European Union.<\/p>\n
Four candidates are contesting for the parliamentary seat in the Bimbilla constituency; but only three candidates turned up for the debate: National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) Dr. Joseph Kwabena Manbour-Rockson, the Convention People’s Party\u2019s (CPP) Alhassan Samed, and the Progressive People’s Party\u2019s (PPP) Iddisah Zehara.<\/p>\n