{"id":75444,"date":"2014-12-19T13:13:02","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T13:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=75444"},"modified":"2014-12-19T13:14:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T13:14:19","slug":"ndc-set-congress-gen-mosquito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/12\/ndc-set-congress-gen-mosquito\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC set for congress &#8211; Gen. Mosquito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With barely 24 hours to the national delegates congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has assured that everything needed to make the congress successful on Saturday is ready.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the <strong>Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Friday, General Mosquito said the preparation for the election is 100 percent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NPP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75419 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NPP.jpg\" alt=\"NPP\" width=\"536\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NPP.jpg 536w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NPP-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur preparation for the election is 100 percent at this stage; because we opened nominations, closed nominations, did vetting, qualified candidates selected, positions on ballot paper determined, ballot papers have been printed, delegates list have been compiled and agreed upon\u2026\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;JfrP7pW6xTq7SX8QEtpBwbZXY8Ex0Rqv&#8221;]According to him, the Electoral Commission (EC) has also been alerted and have made preparations for the number of polling stations that will be opened on the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will say that at this stage all is set for the elections and we have invited our friends from the other political parties ,\u2019\u2019 Mr. Asiedu Nketia told <strong>Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> host, Bernard Avle.<\/p>\n<p>General Mosquito also revealed that his biggest challenge is to combine his role as the main organizer for the delegates\u2019 congress and campaigning for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>About 4, 000 delegates are expected to converge on the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, the venue for the event.<\/p>\n<p>The congress has 84 Ministers of state, 216 Metropolitan\/Municipal\/District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), 147 Members of Parliament (MPs), 30 National Executives, and 10 NEC members as delegates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75416 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-6.jpg\" alt=\"NDC 6\" width=\"536\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-6.jpg 536w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-6-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rest are 77 founding members; 15 Council of Elders; 100 regional delegates; 2,750 constituency delegates and 200 Diaspora delegates.<\/p>\n<p>The election of the NDC\u2019s new National Executive Committee (NEC) will pave way for the election of a presidential candidate ahead of the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Police Command has indicated it is fully prepared for the NDC congress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75415 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"NDC 2 (1)\" width=\"536\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-2-1.jpg 536w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/NDC-2-1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Citi News, Public Relations Officer of the Regional Command, ASP Mohammed Tanko urged delegates to also be security conscious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have instituted all necessary arrangements\u00a0\u00a0 to ensure that we give the congress the necessary security that it deserves; we have already selected the men who will be perform that particular duty; we are also asking for the support of everybody who has a stake in the congress to assist the police,\u2019\u2019 he noted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Evans Effah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With barely 24 hours to the national delegates congress of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has assured that everything needed to make the congress successful on Saturday is ready. 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