{"id":622100,"date":"2019-05-19T09:57:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T09:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/05\/Oti-NPP-Motor-3.jpg\" alt=\"NPP Oti region polls: Candidate w"},"modified":"2019-05-19T09:57:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T09:57:37","slug":"candidate-who-promised-free-motorbikes-gets-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/05\/19\/candidate-who-promised-free-motorbikes-gets-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate who promised free motorbikes gets zero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"fff post-thumbnail\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post_layout_5_img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/05\/Oti-NPP-Motor-3.jpg\" alt=\"NPP Oti region polls: Candidate who promised free motorbikes gets zero\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>An aspirant for the chairmanship position in the New Patriotic Party\u2019s Oti Regional executives election,\u00a0David Tibrum Makinye Batu who promised to give delegates a motorbike each if they elect him as chairman failed to get the confidence of the electorates.<\/p>\n<p>At the close of polls on Saturday, he failed to secure a single vote.<\/p>\n<p>Dapaah Y. Evans emerged victorious after polling 80 votes against the 43 secured by Stephen Benyaseh Alewabah and Collins Yaw Ahenkorah\u2019s 26.<\/p>\n<p>David Tibrum Makinye Batu despite his audacious pledge to gift each delegate a motorbike each if he is elected as chairman, failed to make an impact in the polls.<\/p>\n<p>While the election was ongoing, there was a truckload of wooden boxes containing 100 non-assembled motorbikes with a banner of the Mr. Makinye Batu parked close to the election grounds.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Makinye Batu had told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> in an interview that the motorbikes were to help him start work when he gets elected as chairman.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-515080\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/05\/Oti-NPP-Motor-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\"  \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur victory in the Oti region come 2020 is dependent\u00a0 on logistics; especially motorbikes \u00a0in the region. Because when I contested for the Parliamentary seat, I realized that constituencies with motorbikes discharged their work with ease.\u00a0 When they are moving, they move in their numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s true, I have come here with motorbikes that I will distribute to the delegates immediately I am declared winner. I really want to be the Regional Chairman; so the motorbikes are what I will use to begin my work. \u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked what will become of the bikes if he does not win, he said: \u201cwhen we get to the bridge, we will cross it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News<\/strong> could not contact him for comments after his defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, for 2nd Vice Chairman was won by\u00a0Stephen Kwaku Akumoah.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua B. Makubu, after polling 98 votes was elected secretary while the Assistant Secretary position was won by Janet Emefa Obro-Adibo Goka.<\/p>\n<p>The elected organizer was Abubakar Salifu with\u00a0the position of Women Organizer won by Olivia Yawa Aglago.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An aspirant for the chairmanship position in the New Patriotic Party\u2019s Oti Regional executives election,\u00a0David Tibrum Makinye Batu who promised to give delegates a motorbike each if they elect him as chairman failed to get the confidence of the electorates. At the close of polls on Saturday, he failed to secure a single vote. Dapaah [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":622101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-622100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Candidate who promised free motorbikes gets zero - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/05\/19\/candidate-who-promised-free-motorbikes-gets-zero\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Candidate who promised free motorbikes gets zero - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"An aspirant for the chairmanship position in the New Patriotic Party\u2019s Oti Regional executives election,\u00a0David Tibrum Makinye Batu who promised to give delegates a motorbike each if they elect him as chairman failed to get the confidence of the electorates. 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