{"id":89309,"date":"2025-08-11T17:38:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89309"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T17:38:43","slug":"npp-withdraws-from-tamale-central-by-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=89309","title":{"rendered":"NPP withdraws from Tamale Central by-election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 24 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-853-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"NPP withdraws from Tamale Central by-election\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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possibility of a further polarisation of the country at this critical time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be inhumane and unconscionable to subject the nation to a competitive process in search of a replacement for the departed MP,\u201d the statement said, adding that \u201cthe tension and acrimony often associated with the conduct of by-elections in the country should be avoided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NPP also emphasised that the most fitting way to honour the late MP\u2019s memory was to focus on unity and shared national goals. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe greatest tribute that the NPP and the rest of the nation can pay in honour of the departed is not only to win the fight against galamsey but also to ensure a smooth and peaceful replacement for the good people of Tamale Central,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>It concluded by stating that, when the Electoral Commission of Ghana opens nominations for the by-election by Article 112(5) of the 1992 Constitution, \u201cthe Party will, by 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