{"id":245436,"date":"2024-11-04T16:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/04\/election-2024-dont-be-swayed-by-money-vote-for-policies\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:00:40","slug":"election-2024-dont-be-swayed-by-money-vote-for-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/04\/election-2024-dont-be-swayed-by-money-vote-for-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2024: Don&#8217;t be swayed by money, vote for policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has called on party members in Afrancho-Akomadan, Offinso North Constituency, in the Ashanti Region, to prioritise policies and long-term vision over financial incentives from the opposition when voting.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that accepting money in exchange for votes compromises the potential for meaningful development, warning that such short-term choices could hinder the community\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the first day of the NDC\u2019s Retail Campaign in the Ashanti Region on Monday, November 4, Asiedu Nketiah urged voters to back candidates who are committed to sustainable growth and effective governance for the benefit of the constituency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will equally share monies and goodies if that is what you want instead of using that for developmental projects. How will there be development? They have enough to spend on and yet, use the meagre to get you to vote for them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone who cannot see the development projects the NDC has brought to the Ashanti region must be overlooking them. Everyone benefits from our projects. If the other party shares monies based on status without any development in our communities, and yet you vote for them, we\u2019ll also do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9g7v27uQlZ\">\n<p>Election 2024: NDC justifies decision not to sign Peace Pact<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cElection 2024: NDC justifies decision not to sign Peace Pact\u201d \u2014 Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2024\/11\/election-2024-ndc-justifies-decision-not-to-sign-peace-pact\/embed\/#?secret=tqAwH2emor#?secret=9g7v27uQlZ\" data-secret=\"9g7v27uQlZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU<\/strong>: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has called on party members in Afrancho-Akomadan, Offinso North Constituency, in the Ashanti Region, to prioritise policies and long-term vision over financial incentives from the opposition when voting. He highlighted that accepting money in exchange for votes compromises the potential for meaningful development, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Election 2024: Don&#039;t be swayed by money, vote for policies - 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\/11\/04\/election-2024-dont-be-swayed-by-money-vote-for-policies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Election 2024: Don&#039;t be swayed by money, vote for policies - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has called on party members in Afrancho-Akomadan, Offinso North Constituency, in the Ashanti Region, to prioritise policies and long-term vision over financial incentives from the opposition when voting. 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