{"id":1108521,"date":"2022-06-02T22:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/02\/i-got-3-votes-after-campaigning-for-two-years-even-my-auntie-didnt-vote-for-me-defeated-npp-chairman-aspirant\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T22:30:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:30:48","slug":"i-got-3-votes-after-campaigning-for-two-years-even-my-auntie-didnt-vote-for-me-defeated-npp-chairman-aspirant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/02\/i-got-3-votes-after-campaigning-for-two-years-even-my-auntie-didnt-vote-for-me-defeated-npp-chairman-aspirant\/","title":{"rendered":"I got 3 votes after campaigning for two years; even my auntie didn\u2019t vote for me -Defeated NPP chairman-aspirant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"436\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1653471715_675_NPP-696x436.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"NPP supporters\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A chairmanship candidate in the recently-held NPP Executives election is perplexed after attracting only three votes at the polls, after campaigning for two years.<\/p>\n<p>Oheneba Adum Bawuah has alleged some candidates were allowed to drive cars stashed with money into the stadium venue of the polls to distribute to delegates to influence their votes.<\/p>\n<p>He said the bulk of the money enticed his Auntie who was a delegate to vote against him.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Nhyira FM\u2019s Kwadwo Jantuah on Kuro Yi Mu Nsem show, Oheneba Bawuah said he has petitioned the National Executive Council of the NPP to form a committee of enquiry to probe the election process.<\/p>\n<p>He wants the election committee to apologize for not following the rules of the election.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fd3e8501-32de-43d1-968d-5f66ea6f9632-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2121693\"  \/><figcaption>Oheneba Adum Bawuah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI used two years to campaign and got three votes, even my auntie didn\u2019t vote for me because they influenced them to the point that they don\u2019t have any choice. The money was too big to vote for anybody. I had cameras inside so I have evidence [of vote buying] so I don\u2019t want to drag this issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should be silent and form a committee and apologize to the system to avoid repetition at the national level. The election committee should come out and apologize for not following the rules,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Oheneba Bawuah is advocating for an all-inclusive vote to elect party executives instead of delegates.<\/p>\n<p>This, according to him, should be applicable to all parties in the country which should be backed by the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am starting an advocacy to advocate for \u2018one man one vote\u2019 instead of delegates.  country wants a future, it should be \u2018one man one vote\u2019 and that\u2019s what the revolution will be championing for. All the parties have the same problem so it is not limited to the NPP alone. Delegates are not the problem, it is the constitution,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/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=\"nN7BPRrsxyM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Residents of Apragya cry over poor road network \u2013 Adom TV News (2-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nN7BPRrsxyM?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>A chairmanship candidate in the recently-held NPP Executives election is perplexed after attracting only three votes at the polls, after campaigning for two years. Oheneba Adum Bawuah has alleged some candidates were allowed to drive cars stashed with money into the stadium venue of the polls to distribute to delegates to influence their votes. 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