[ 2016-05-11 ]

Don't associate me with Akufo-Addo, I'm for all - Nii Nortey

Independent aspiring Member of Parliament for
Klottey Korley, Nii Noi Nortey, has disassociated
himself from campaign posters with a side-by-side
picture of him and the presidential candidates of
the various parties.


Campaign posters of Mr Nortey and the presidential
candidates of the New Patriotic Party, National
Democratic Congress, Progressive People's Party,
People's National Convention and the Convention
People's Party have since Tuesday surfaced on
social media

But the campaign team of Mr Nortey has denied
knowledge of such posters, and accused those the
team says are opponents of Mr Nortey in the
elections in the constituency of being behind the
posters which are being circulated on social
media.

"We believe this activities are aimed at
tarnishing the hard won reputation of Nii Noi
Nortey. Please take note that this is not coming
from Nii Noi Nortey nor our campaign office," the
campaign team said in a statement issued
Wednesday.

"We will work with any presidential candidate
elected to lead Ghana in the next four years but
we want to state unequivocally that we are an
independent candidate with much support base
across the political divide and as such do not
attach ourselves to any presidential candidate of
any political party," the statement said.

Background

Mr Nortey in March this year resolved to fall out
of the New Patriotic Party to contest the Klottey
Korley constituency seat as he accused the party
of scheming against him in the primaries which he
first won but lost in a re-run to his contender,
Philip Addison.

The former constituency chairman of the party was
elected winner in the primary held last year with
a total of 393 votes as against Mr Addison's 22
votes, leaving a third contestant with 19 votes.

The two contestants raised red flags about the
election which they boycotted due to the party's
refusal to change the date of the said primary.
They then went to court where an order was given
for a re-run of the primary in the constituency

Addison polled 396 to emerge winner in the re-run
primary. Nii Nortey polled 367
votes cast.

Source - tv3network.com|

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