{"id":75840,"date":"2014-12-20T15:40:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T15:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=75840"},"modified":"2014-12-20T16:51:59","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T16:51:59","slug":"ndc-chairmanship-race-hudu-yahaya-chickens-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/12\/ndc-chairmanship-race-hudu-yahaya-chickens-out\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC chairmanship race: Hudu Yahaya chickens out"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the candidates vying for the position of National Chairman of the governing National Democratic Congress, (NDC) Alhaji Huudu Yahaya, has withdrawn from the race and thrown his weight behind Kofi Portuphy, the NADMO boss.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”Uh2sVnGPtESi8F3X5rxBQCqDoNhcHktH”]Mr. Hudu Yahaya who once served as General Secretary of the NDC did not give any reasons for his withdrawal from the contest.<\/p>\n

According to his Communication Directorate, Huudu Yayha “wishes to inform and announce to all delegates that…he no longer is a candidate for the position of national chairman.”<\/p>\n

“He wishes to salute all delegates and party members for their support during his campaign,” he said.<\/p>\n

In November, there were reports that he had bowed out of the race<\/strong><\/span><\/a> but his camp vehemently denied it, blaming his political opponents for spreading such rumours.<\/p>\n

But his spokesperson, Abu Afandi old \u00a0Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0in an interview that \u201cthey heard it on radio from Central Region that one Dawud who is a campaign coordinator for Portuphy\u2019s campaign told delegates that Alhaji has been compelled by Uncle Ato Ahwoi to step down.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NDC\u2019s 8th<\/sup> Delegates congress is currently underway at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi in the Ashanti region.<\/p>\n

The party will be electing new national executives who will steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Godwin Akewiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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