{
  "id": 16321653,
  "title": "Aggrieved NDC delegates invoke curses on party executives over alleged bloated register in Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/aggrieved-ndc-delegates-invoke-curses-on-party-executives-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T11:31:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/aggrieved-ndc-delegates-invoke-curses-on-party-executives-over-alleged-bloated-register-in-atwima-kwanwoma-constituency/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aggrieved delegates from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency, situated in Ghana's Ashanti Region, have threatened curses upon party officials due to grievances concerning their names being omitted from the party's electoral register. Tensions are escalating in Twedie, the location of the NDC constituency elections. These delegates claim that qualified individuals have had their names removed from the electoral register, and replaced with those deemed unsuitable, allegedly to bolster the chances of certain candidates in the upcoming elections. They have reported this issue to the party's regional executives, but say their complaints have not been satisfactorily addressed. Consequently, the aggrieved delegates have turned to invoking the Antoa deity, requesting spiritual retribution against anyone responsible for the alleged manipulation. Speaking to journalists, one of the delegates, Gifty Kobbina, expressed her outrage at the situation, stressing that her allegiance to the party should not be undermined by what she perceives as an attempt at disenfranchisement. \"We have sacrificed our time and effort for this party, and we will not stand by while others cheat us out of our rightful place,\" she alleged. The delegates have threatened that if their concerns are not addressed, it could tarnish the integrity of the constituency elections and exacerbate rifts within the party.",
  "summary": "Some aggrieved delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency of the Ashanti Region, who allege that their names have been removed from the party’s electoral register, have invoked curses on party executives over what they describe as their failure to address the issue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "NDC elects Constituency Executives across the country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ndc-elects-constituency-executives-across-the-country",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:50:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}