{"id":139489,"date":"2024-01-16T08:07:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T08:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/16\/im-contesting-the-2024-elections-as-an-independent-presidential-candidate-cheddar\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T08:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T08:07:46","slug":"im-contesting-the-2024-elections-as-an-independent-presidential-candidate-cheddar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/16\/im-contesting-the-2024-elections-as-an-independent-presidential-candidate-cheddar\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m contesting the 2024 elections as an independent presidential candidate &#8211; Cheddar"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                        \n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghanaian businessman Nana Kwame Bediako aka Freedom Jacob Caesar has announced his intention to run as an independent presidential candidate in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Bediako cited his unsuccessful attempts to register his political party as the reason for his decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Citi TV on Monday, January 15, Bediako expressed his commitment to building a middle-income nation if elected, with a focus on creating job opportunities for the youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed that his government would prioritise providing opportunities for Ghanaian youth to actively contribute to the nation&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe wanted to register a political party, but they didn\u2019t give us a license. We are still moving with our movement. I\u2019m running in the December polls as an independent presidential candidate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause they didn\u2019t give us any license or even provisional license. You will see me on the ballot on December 7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe governance of the country is poor, the government is the problem. We need to be responsible for the leaders we choose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the last 4 decades, between the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party, there hasn\u2019t been any young person who has dared to stand up and say he\u2019s coming. I\u2019m the unifier between the youth and the government. I\u2019m for the people who need change; I\u2019m for the neutral people, and I don\u2019t belong to any political party. We aim to build a middle-income nation by creating jobs for the youth,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, he has encouraged Ghanaians to redirect their focus towards the substance of his message rather than the ancillary details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;They are just looking at the glittery part and who is the star and all of that. Don&#8217;t just concentrate on the messenger, you need to concentrate on the message hence that&#8217;s why I came with a mask. Because I was asking the country which one are you choosing? Are you choosing the face that you want to find? 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In an interview with Citi TV on Monday, January 15, Bediako expressed his commitment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I\u2019m contesting the 2024 elections as an independent presidential candidate - Cheddar - 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\/2024\/01\/16\/im-contesting-the-2024-elections-as-an-independent-presidential-candidate-cheddar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I\u2019m contesting the 2024 elections as an independent presidential candidate - Cheddar - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ghanaian businessman Nana Kwame Bediako aka Freedom Jacob Caesar has announced his intention to run as an independent presidential candidate in the upcoming election. 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