{"id":3621,"date":"2024-12-27T19:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T19:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2024-12-27T19:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T19:01:37","slug":"former-npp-chairman-expresses-surprise-at-ndcs-pursuit-of-additional-parliamentary-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/former-npp-chairman-expresses-surprise-at-ndcs-pursuit-of-additional-parliamentary-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NPP Chairman Expresses Surprise at NDC&#8217;s Pursuit of Additional Parliamentary Seats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mr. Freddie Blay, former chairman of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed shock at the National Democratic Congress&#8217;s (NDC) decision to seek additional parliamentary seats despite winning 180 seats. In a recent interview, Blay stated that the NDC&#8217;s pursuit of five more parliamentary seats is surprising, given their already significant majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"563\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7948.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3625 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/563;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blay warned against disregarding the legal process and the potential consequences of resisting the decisions of the court and the Electoral Commission. He emphasized the importance of respecting the judgment of the court and the electoral results, stating that refusing to seek justice could lead to serious conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"700\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7947.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3626 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 846px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 846\/700;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blay also highlighted the dangers of disrespecting Ghana&#8217;s democratic principles and laws, noting that attempting to force election results without following proper procedures can have repercussions. His comments come amid ongoing controversy surrounding vacant parliamentary seats, which has revealed tensions between the NPP and NDC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NPP Chairman Expresses Surprise at NDC&#8217;s Pursuit of Additional Parliamentary Seats<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Freddie Blay, former chairman of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed shock at the National Democratic Congress&#8217;s (NDC) decision to seek additional parliamentary seats despite winning 180 seats. In a recent interview, Blay stated that the NDC&#8217;s pursuit of five more parliamentary seats is surprising, given their already significant majority.<\/p>\n<p>Blay warned against disregarding the legal process and the potential consequences of resisting the decisions of the court and the Electoral Commission. He emphasized the importance of respecting the judgment of the court and the electoral results, stating that refusing to seek justice could lead to serious conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Blay also highlighted the dangers of disrespecting Ghana&#8217;s democratic principles and laws, noting that attempting to force election results without following proper procedures can have repercussions. His comments come amid ongoing controversy surrounding vacant parliamentary seats, which has revealed tensions between the NPP and NDC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3621"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3628,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3621\/revisions\/3628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}