[ 2015-03-31 ]

I have no intentions of contesting NPP primaries - Gifty Anti
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former news
anchor with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
(GBC) Gifty Anti has dismissed reports that she
intends to contest the Ajumako Constituency seat
on the ticket of the opposition New Patriotic
Party (NPP).

She said she has no intentions of contesting the
primaries and that the reports are totally false.

Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show ‘Dwaso
Nsem’, the former news anchor said although her
late mother hails from a village in the
constituency, she is not involved in any political
activity there.

She noted that the only thing she does in the
village is the frequent visits she pays to her
mother’s grave side, aside that there is nothing
more to it, she added.

Gifty Anti said she does not even hold any
political party’s card and is not known to be a
member of any party; therefore it is impossible
for her to want to contest on any party’s
ticket.

Reports circulating in the media indicate that
some well known names in the media as well as the
communications sector have expressed their
interest to contest certain parliamentary seats on
the ticket of the NPP.

The names include lead counsel for the NPP in the
2012 Election Petition, Phillip Addison and his
colleague Egbert Faibille Jnr.

Former host of Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Kojo
Oppong Nkrumah, journalist and Managing Editor of
the Daily Searchlight newspaper Ken­ Kuranchie as
well as former Chief Operating Officer of Glo
Ghana and a leading member of pressure group,
OccupyGhana. George Andah,

George Andah’s confirmation of the news that he
will contest the Awutu Senya West constituency on
the ticket of the NPP has raised several concerns
due to his affiliation with pressure group Occupy
Ghana.

But he says he believes that upholding the values
of Occupy Ghana makes him a better Ghanaian for
public office.

Legal practitioner Egbert Faibille Jnr and Ken
Kuranchie have also confirmed their intentions to
contest the Weija/Gbawe and Okaikoi North
constituencies respectively.

Phillip Addison has also confirmed his intentions
and started campaigning vigorously for the Korley
Klote constituency seat on the ticket of the NPP.

Source - Starrfmonline

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