{"id":404125,"date":"2018-02-24T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=404125"},"modified":"2018-02-24T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:32:46","slug":"npp-nr-elections-5-constituencies-isolated-over-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/npp-nr-elections-5-constituencies-isolated-over-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP N\/R elections: 5 constituencies isolated over security concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
For security reasons, five constituencies in the Northern Region have been isolated from the nationwide constituency elections which started today, Saturday February 24, 2018.<\/p>\n
These comprised Yunyoo, Bimbila, Daboya\/Mankarigu, Nalerigu\/Gambaga and Karaga, which have been identified as political hotspots.<\/p>\n
The first phase of the elections were held in 24 out of the 31 constituencies, and these included the four main Tamale Central, Tamale North, Tamale South and Sagnarigu.<\/p>\n
The second phase scheduled for Sunday, February 25, 2018 will be held in Salaga South, Salaga North and Zabzugu constituencies.<\/p>\n
The NPP Northern Regional Communications Director, Issahaque A. Latif, told Citi News<\/strong> that the elections would be conducted in a total of 2,676 polling stations.<\/p>\n He described the first phase as generally peaceful, and anticipates that the whole exercise will be devoid of upheavals.<\/p>\n Issahaque A. Latif called for a united and a formidable NPP after the constituency elections.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For security reasons, five constituencies in the Northern Region have been isolated from the nationwide constituency elections which started today, Saturday February 24, 2018. These comprised Yunyoo, Bimbila, Daboya\/Mankarigu, Nalerigu\/Gambaga and Karaga, which have been identified as political hotspots. The first phase of the elections were held in 24 out of the 31 constituencies, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":404127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58],"tags":[3904,17346,3,1213,17347,86,56,14660],"yoast_head":"\n