{"id":1002576,"date":"2022-02-24T09:19:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/24\/buying-nomination-forms-not-to-influence-votes\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T09:19:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:19:30","slug":"buying-nomination-forms-not-to-influence-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/24\/buying-nomination-forms-not-to-influence-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying nomination forms not to influence votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Wontumi-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Wontumi\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is defending his decision to buy nomination forms en bloc for all polling station executive aspirants in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Bernard Antwi-Boasiako has shot down criticisms that the move could influence delegates and give him unfair advantage over other contestants in the regional chairmanship race.<\/p>\n<p>He tells Joynews his re-election as regional chairman of the NPP\u2019s electoral World Bank has already been decided by delegates based on his achievements for the party.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chairman Wontumi, he has financially supported the organization of polling station elections across the country since 2012.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201c It has been a norm that Chairman Wontumi every four years, I buy polling station forms for the Polling Stations and I buy for the constituencies. Even some, I buy for different regions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NPP extends date for picking polling station nomination forms<\/p>\n<p>NPP Polls: Chairman Wontumi denies selling forms<\/p>\n<p>Chaos at Manhyia North over distribution of NPP polling station executive forms<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast four years, I bought for Bono and I bought for the Northern region and Volta\u00a0 as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if I am a player, then what is my interest in the other regions?\u201d he quizzed.<\/p>\n<p>At least, four people, including Chairman Wontumi, have declared their intentions to campaign for the position of the Regional Chairman of NPP in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>They are Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, the constituency chairman of the NPP in the Afigya Kwabre South constituency and current\u00a0 chairman of the NPP Chairmen Association of Ashanti, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi,\u00a0 former Member of Parliament for Ejisu and Deputy Roads Minister and former Ghana\u2019s Ambassador to South Africa, George Ayisi-Boateng.<\/p>\n<p>There are concerns the action of Mr Antwi-Boasiako could go against\u00a0 his\u00a0opponents.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Antwi-Boasiako insists his love and support for the organisation of the party\u00a0 know no bounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also have supported the National. In 2015 when we were going for the national elections, that time we were in opposition I gave them 1 Billion. Today it is GH 100, 000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just pleading; if anybody who thinks he is going to compete with me have money to donate,\u00a0 I think it is time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to compete, it is about what you have done and what you want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UVgbTRocmIM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (23-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UVgbTRocmIM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is defending his decision to buy nomination forms en bloc for all polling station executive aspirants in the region. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako has shot down criticisms that the move could influence delegates and give him unfair advantage over other contestants in the regional chairmanship race. 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