{"id":246477,"date":"2024-11-06T08:49:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/06\/election-2024-exercise-your-right-to-vote-for-change\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T08:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:49:40","slug":"election-2024-exercise-your-right-to-vote-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/06\/election-2024-exercise-your-right-to-vote-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2024: &#8216;Exercise your right to vote for change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged Ghanaians to actively participate in the upcoming elections, dismissing the notion of abstaining due to unfulfilled promises by past leaders, particularly from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to residents of Akwasease in the Ahafo Ano North Constituency in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, November 5, Asiedu Nketiah emphasised that abstaining from voting undermines democracy and diminishes the chance for meaningful change.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged the community to remain hopeful, stressing the importance of holding leaders accountable through their participation in the December elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt beats my understanding when I hear people say, they won\u2019t vote just because a government did not fulfil its promises. It may be true that they couldn\u2019t fulfill their promises but that should not limit you from voting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to hold them accountable, not voting isn\u2019t the answer. They know you helped put them in power, so they understand that you could vote against them next time. But if you choose not to vote, it gives them an advantage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the time for us to unite as one people and vote them out. They have been bad at governance,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged Ghanaians to actively participate in the upcoming elections, dismissing the notion of abstaining due to unfulfilled promises by past leaders, particularly from the New Patriotic Party (NPP). 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