{"id":690430,"date":"2019-08-24T10:55:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T10:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p>The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its parliamentary primaries across the country today, Saturday, August 24, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primaries is to afford the party the opportunity to elect suitable candidates for th"},"modified":"2019-08-24T10:55:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-24T10:55:04","slug":"ndc-holds-parliamentary-primaries-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/24\/ndc-holds-parliamentary-primaries-today\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC Holds Parliamentary Primaries Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its parliamentary primaries across the country today, Saturday, August 24, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The primaries is to afford the party the opportunity to elect suitable candidates for the 2020 parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, in a statement released on the eve of the primaries, \u201cthis election is <br \/>being conducted not in all the 275 constituencies, as in some, candidates who filed, stand unopposed, and in <br \/>others preparations are ongoing to get them ready to decide on their candidates on a date yet to be <br \/>determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stated that \u201cwhen day breaks tomorrow, it is the delegates and they alone, who have the exclusive authority under our party\u2019s Constitution to decide who represents us in the Parliamentary elections of 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cit is both in our party\u2019s interest and the interest of Ghana that delegates vote for persons in whom they have absolute confidence: persons who can represent their interests adequately in Parliament, protect the fortunes of our party, and more importantly, win their respective seats so that the NDC can win the majority of seats in the next <br \/>Parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged that \u201cat this time when all campaigning is over, and the expectations of all the aspirants are left in the hands of the delegates, I call on all members of the party to remember that it is only in unity and peace that we can fight next year\u2019s elections to attain victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Melvin Tarlue<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold its parliamentary primaries across the country today, Saturday, August 24, 2019. 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