{"id":44573,"date":"2024-12-07T11:10:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=44573"},"modified":"2024-12-07T11:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:10:37","slug":"voters-angrily-sack-ursulas-alleged-food-truck-from-polling-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2024\/12\/07\/voters-angrily-sack-ursulas-alleged-food-truck-from-polling-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Voters angrily sack Ursula\u2019s alleged food truck from polling centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaos erupted at the Assemblies of God Church polling station in the Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region over the distribution of breakfast allegedly from the incumbent Member of Parliament, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pickup truck carrying food packs was driven away amidst hooting from some voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ursula-Food3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116504\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occupants of the vehicle claimed the food, allegedly provided by the legislator, who is contesting against the National Democratic Congress\u2019 candidate, Kweku Addo, was intended for polling and electoral officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Voters angrily sack Ursula\u2019s alleged food truck from polling centre <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CitiNewsroom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CitiNewsroom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/GhanaPolls2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GhanaPolls2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/ElectionBureau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElectionBureau<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/CitiVerify?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CitiVerify<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffMmrSYFeX\">https:\/\/t.co\/ffMmrSYFeX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Citi973\/status\/1865343207279575128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vehicle was moved away from the polling station and is now parked outside the voting center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ursula-Food1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116502\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe just brought food [breakfast] for our polling agents and EC officials, but the NDC members are asking us to take the vehicle out. The food is from Ursula Owusu. This shouldn\u2019t create a problem because it\u2019s not for voters,\u201d Doris Boakye, a member of the NPP in Ablekuma West told&nbsp;<strong>Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police are on the grounds to restore order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ursula-Food2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116503\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaos erupted at the Assemblies of God Church polling station in the Ablekuma West Constituency in the Greater Accra Region over the distribution of breakfast allegedly from the incumbent Member of Parliament, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. A pickup truck carrying food packs was driven away amidst hooting from some voters. 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