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Samia eyes Jomoro seat
Samia was defeated at the party's congress on Saturday, 30 January, 2016, by former General Secretary, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet.
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Samia who was defeated at the party's congress on Saturday, 30 January, 2016, by former General Secretary, Mr Ivor Greenstreet said she is ready to contest the Jomoro parliamentary seat again in the 2016 general elections.
Samia after the elections polled 579 votes, representing about 28.9% of the total votes cast, while Mr Greenstreet polled 1,288 votes to win the contest.
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She alleged that vote buying caused her defeat in the party’s presidential primary.
She said most of the delegates received between 200 and 500 Ghana cedis to vote for Mr Ivor Greenstreet.
Speaking to Accra-based Kasapa FM on Monday morning, she said, "I wanted the party to be independent at all times and so the forces against the independence of the party fought against me. There is evidence of how I made sure the party always had a different position from the NDC and NPP on matters of national interest at all times."
She noted that "I would be happy to serve my party in any way possible including going back to Jomoro".
Meanwhile, the newly elected flagbearer Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has denied allegations made by Samia Yabah Nkrumah of bribing delegates in the just ended presidential polls of the party.
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He described as "untrue" and "unfortunate" claims that he induced delegates at Saturday’s congress.
He stated that he did not engage in media hype but rather adopted a "covert campaigning strategy" which worked in his favour.
He said he will unite his challengers in the flagbearer race because the CPP believes in working as a team.
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