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Notable personalities within the opposition "},"modified":"2019-02-23T15:17:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T15:17:13","slug":"ndc-presidential-primaries-where-notable-personalities-voted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/23\/ndc-presidential-primaries-where-notable-personalities-voted\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC presidential primaries: Where notable personalities voted"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Notable personalities within the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC] Saturday cast their ballot at various polling centres as the party elects a presidential candidate for the 2020 elections. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The NDC is conducting its presidential primaries in the 275 constituencies across the country today, Saturday, February 23, 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The vote is to elect one of the seven persons, including former president John Dramani Mahama, who hope to lead the party in the 2020 Presidential elections.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The polls, which are being conducted\u00a0by the\u00a0Electoral Commission, have personnel from the Ghana police service providing security. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Julius Debrah <\/span><\/b>former Chief of staff, who served in the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama government cast his vote in Suhum.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pro<\/span><\/b><\/span>f. Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman<\/span><\/b> has been at the Cape Coast North Constituency to cast her ballot but unfortunately, her name could not be found in the register. She has been to\u00a0Cape Coast South to check there too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Former Minister of Communication,\u00a0Edward Omani Boamah <\/span><\/b>was among some 700 delegates who cast their vote at New Juaben North constituency in the Eastern Region.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Prof Joshua Alabi<\/span><\/b> has also cast his vote at Krowor, in the Greater Accra Region. When he arrived at the polling station Saturday morning, a search through the register revealed his name was absent. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, EC officials contacted party executives who eventually gave the green light that his name should be included in the register before he was allowed to vote.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

MP for Banda and deputy minority chief whip, Ahmed Ibrahim\u00a0<\/span><\/b>voted\u00a0at the banda constituency where 265 delegates out of 365 have already cast their vote.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Member of Parliament for Asawasi constituency, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak\u00a0<\/span><\/b>cast\u00a0his vote at the Asawasi post office in the Ashanti region<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

First National chairman of the NDC, Sofo Azourka <\/span><\/b>cast\u00a0his ballot in the Tamale north constituency.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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More soon<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n