{"id":225319,"date":"2024-10-04T05:52:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T05:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/04\/npp-condemns-political-vandalism-in-sissala-east\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T05:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T05:52:19","slug":"npp-condemns-political-vandalism-in-sissala-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/04\/npp-condemns-political-vandalism-in-sissala-east\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP Condemns Political Vandalism In Sissala East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Sissala East Constituency of the Upper West region has strongly condemned a disturbing incident of political vandalism in Tumu, where the Posters, banners, and billboards of the NPP Parliamentary candidate, Amidu Chinnia Ishaku, and Presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, were destroyed allegedly by political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>This act of vandalism has the potential to cause violence and undermine the democratic process and freedom of expression, essential components of multi-party democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP believes in promoting peaceful campaigns and respecting the rights of others to express divergent views.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Atta Asemonu, Constituency Secretary, urged supporters to remain calm but watchful and focus on issue-based campaigning, as demonstrated by the party\u2019s candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The party also called on traditional authorities and key stakeholders to note and condemn such acts, which threaten the constituency\u2019s peaceful co-existence.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the Sissala East Constituency is expected to be a closely contested seat, with the NPP facing a strong challenge from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by candidate Bataglia, who also contested in the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) is not contesting this time, making it a straight fight between the NPP and the NDC.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that Ridwan Dauda Abass, the former NPP MP, did not contest in the primaries and is no longer in the running.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service has been urged to investigate the incident and bring perpetrators to book, serving as a deterrent to such elements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Sissala East Constituency of the Upper West region has strongly condemned a disturbing incident of political vandalism in Tumu, where the Posters, banners, and billboards of the NPP Parliamentary candidate, Amidu Chinnia Ishaku, and Presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, were destroyed allegedly by political opponents. 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