{"id":65546,"date":"2024-01-28T09:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T09:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/takoradi-constituency-two-contestants-raise-issues-with-choice-of-venue-for-polls"},"modified":"2024-01-28T10:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T10:14:56","slug":"takoradi-constituency-two-contestants-raise-issues-with-choice-of-venue-for-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/takoradi-constituency-two-contestants-raise-issues-with-choice-of-venue-for-polls","title":{"rendered":"Takoradi Constituency: Two contestants raise issues with choice of venue for polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Six hundred and thirty-three delegates from 15 electoral areas in the Takoradi Constituency are currently queuing up to vote at the trinity Presbyterian church.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is the constituency of the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Otchere Darko Mensah who entered Parliament in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>He is being contested by two other people. The two others, Richard Essuman Addison and Frederick Kakraba Sam had raised issues with the choice of venue, saying they did not feel safe. But it seems this has been resolved and everything is going smoothly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Six hundred and thirty-three delegates from 15 electoral areas in the Takoradi Constituency are currently queuing up to vote at the trinity Presbyterian church. This is the constituency of the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Otchere Darko Mensah who entered Parliament in 2009. He is being contested by two other people. 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