{"id":17586,"date":"2020-12-06T18:02:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=17586"},"modified":"2020-12-06T18:02:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T18:02:53","slug":"breaking-news-4-independent-candidates-in-ashanti-step-down-ahead-of-mondays-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=17586","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING News: 4 independent candidates in Ashanti step down ahead of Monday\u2019s polls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Information available to\u00a0MyNewsGh.com\u00a0suggests that four independent parliamentary candidates in the Ashanti region have decided to step down from contesting the Monday, December 7, general elections as parliamentary candidates hopefuls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A deep throat source within the executive leadership of the party in the region revealed to this portal that through a series of deliberations by high ranking executives of the party and the independent parliamentary candidates and their representatives, an agreement have been reached by these parliamentary candidates hopefuls who are believed to have some affiliations to the NPP party to step down and throw their weight behind the NPP candidates in their various constituencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our source that spoke on condition of strict anonymity, revealed that Eric Osei of the Asokwa constituency, Kwabena Osei Bonsu of the Ahafo Ano North constituency, Lawyer Akwasi Agyemang Amofa of the Bekwai constituency and Hon. 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