{"id":7322,"date":"2019-12-17T12:41:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T12:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=7322"},"modified":"2019-12-17T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T12:41:20","slug":"akufo-addo-bawumia-vote-in-district-assembly-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/akufo-addo-bawumia-vote-in-district-assembly-elections","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo, Bawumia vote in District Assembly elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana\u00a0Akufo-Addo\u00a0and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia have cast their votes in Tuesday\u2019s ongoing District Assembly and Unit Committee Elections, in fulfilment of his civic duty.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u00a0who was accompanied by the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, was met on his arrival, at the Rock of Ages polling station \u2018B\u2019, by the Parliamentarian for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea.<\/p>\n<p>In a short interview after casting his ballot, the President urged all Ghanaians to participate in the elections.<\/p>\n<p>He said this is to enable electorates \u201ccan elect your preferred candidate onto the Assembly. If you sit at home, someone else will make that decision for you. So, I am urging all Ghanaians to turn out in their numbers and vote.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Vice President was among the first to vote when polls opened at the\u00a0Kperiga\u00a0D\/A School polling station in\u00a0Walewale in the North East region.<\/p>\n<p>In brief remarks, Vice President\u00a0Bawumia\u00a0urged Ghanaians to come out in their numbers to vote, pointing out that national development begins at the local level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana\u00a0Akufo-Addo\u00a0and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia have cast their votes in Tuesday\u2019s ongoing District Assembly and Unit Committee Elections, in fulfilment of his civic duty. 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