{"id":275482,"date":"2016-12-08T20:20:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T20:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=275482"},"modified":"2016-12-08T20:20:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T20:20:22","slug":"ghelections-zanetor-trumps-addison-nii-noi-in-klottey-korle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/ghelections-zanetor-trumps-addison-nii-noi-in-klottey-korle\/","title":{"rendered":"#GhElections: Zanetor trumps Addison, Nii Noi in Klottey Korle"},"content":{"rendered":"
The National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) Dr. Zanetor Rawlings has won the parliamentary seat in the Klottey Korle constituency of the Greater Accra Region.<\/p>\n
The daughter of former President Jerry John Rawlings polled 33,609 votes to beat her closest challenger, Lawyer Philip Addison of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who polled 29,122 votes, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission (EC).<\/p>\n
An independent candidate and native of Osu in the constituency, Nii Noi Nortey, was expected to put up a competent third front but only came out with 3,911 votes.<\/p>\n
The Great Consolidated People\u2019s Party and Convention People\u2019s Party fielded Joshua Kofi Breint and Godwin Opare Addo who polled 0 and 194 votes respectively.<\/p>\n
Dr. Zantor\u2019s road to Parliament was not without its hitches following her triumph over the incumbent NDC MP for the area Nii Armah Ashitey.<\/p>\n