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  • NDCs promise to construct airport in Upper East backed by data Kwakye Ofosu

    The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) manifesto spokesperson on infrastructure, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says his party’s promise to construct a domestic airport in the Upper East Region is backed by data.

    Defending the viability of such a pledge on the Citi Breakfast Show, Kwakye Ofosu insisted that it was “not a knee-jerk approach.”

    “We know that all of the traffic in our airspace originates from Accra. So when you are going to Bolga and it takes you eight hours to get there by road and you can put an airport there that makes it possible for you to get there in an hour-and-a-half, it makes it [the airport] absolutely viable,” he said.

    The nearest airport is in Tamale in the Northern Region which is about two hours away from Bolgatanga.

    “Many people find that frustrating and others too find it time-wasting so there is every justification [for the promise],” Mr. Ofosu said.

    This promise by the NDC has been compared to the New Patriotic Party’s promise to construct an airport in the Central Region.

    But Mr. Ofosu insists that unlike the NDC, the NPP made this promise without any data.

    “Every decision you take must be based on empirical data so that you assess the viability of keeping an airport in Cape Coast bearing in mind there is one next door in Takoradi and also bearing in mind that there are plans to dualise the Accra Cape Coast road.”

    In other aviation interventions, the NDC plans to extend the runway of the Kumasi International Airport to accommodate bigger aircraft, fully operationalise the Kumasi and Tamale International Airports, upgrade the Takoradi and Sunyani airports, review the institutional and legal framework to ensure airport lands are reserved solely for aviation purposes and partner with the private sector to establish a national airline.

    Source: The Herald

  • NPP organises health walk in Tarkwa-Nsuaem

    On Sunday, August 6, 2020, over ten thousand party faithful of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) thronged to the principal streets of Tarkwa to participate in the “Agenda 80,000 votes-health walk” exercise by the Tarkwa-Nsuaem NPP.

    The walk which is to keep members fit and canvass for 80,000 votes in the 2020 elections also saw the achievements of George Mireku Duker, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area and president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo once again reiterated through several media.

    The walk recorded the unprecedented massive turn-out in the political history of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency by a single political leader.

    Most members and fascinated onlookers who spoke to the media amid cheers and jubilations expressed a deep satisfaction of the unprecedented achievements of George Mireku-Duker.

    Dignitaries that graced the walk included; Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Western Region 2nd Vice Chairman, Ishmael Evonrah Kwame, Western Region Youth Organizer, Benedict Addae, Dr. Dominic Eduah Executive Secretary, GNPC Foundation, Jumah, CEO, Gihoc and Former KMA Mayor, Dr. Nuamah, MP, Kwadaso, George Aboagye MP, Asene Manso, Miss Anna Akasi Horma Miezah, WR NPP Treasurer, Vincent Assifuah, NPP parliamentary candidate for Tafo Pankrono among others.

    All dignitaries spoke in strong affirmation of the good works by the Member of Parliament in just 3 and half years and hence deserves “4more2domore.”

    Addressing the charging crowd, George Mireku-Duker took the opportunity to reiterate the good works of NPP in the constituency under his leadership and his vision for the next term.

    He called on the participants to rally behind him and President Akufo-Addo and vote massively for them come December 7 polls.

    He justified why the eligible voters should retain him by mentioning the following as achievements of his leadership and President Akufo-Addo; the construction of an Astroturf at Dompim, construction of Tarkwa and Aboso sports stadium, construction of Tarkwa town roads, construction of Tarkwa to Wassa Agona road, construction of CHPs compounds, construction of school buildings, awarding educational scholarships to some students to further their studies, giving apprenticeship training to some ladies among others.

    He promised to liaise with the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area and other NPP appointees to develop the Tarkwa-Nsuaem.

    He commended the NPP Constituency Executives for the area for rallying behind him since January 7, 2017, and charged them to support him and President Akufo-Addo to retain power.

    Mr. Mireku-Duker further, thanked all dignitaries for making time to be part of such a historic event and urged all party faithful to step up the door-to-door campaign towards the delivery of the agenda 80,000 votes.

    George Mireku-Duker became MP for the area in 2017 January after winning the highest votes in the Western Region in the December 7, 2016 polls.

    Source: Daniel Kaku, Contributor

  • Makafui Awuku: Water is not an important resource according to NDC and NPP manifestos

    We Have Chosen Minerals Over Clean Drinking Water. I have taken a close look at the Manifestos of the two major parties under natural resources both captured Land, Forestry and Mining.

    Both failed to capture our water resources which both governments have failed to protect even though millions of money has been spent on supposed projects to stop illegal mining.

    Both parties have shown that mining is more important than portable water that we drink.

    Looking at the failure of both governments to tackle the problem of water pollution especially in the Western Region which threatens the ability of the Ghana Water Company to supply clean water to communities, you can be sure that the brown, chemical infested waters will remain so for another 10 to 15 years.

    Should they have touched on the issue and provide a road map to making our waters clean again?

    Yes! They should have. Looking at the fact that the problem has cost the nation millions, cost the nation lives, cost the nation healthcare expenditures, as people are getting sick.

    It is also costing the nation a lot as corruption cases related to illegal mining and water pollution have been left and not dealt with, with the culprits walking free.

    Also missing is a proper developmental plan for mining communities from where mining resources emanate from. These communities have been left at the mercy of the mining companies with evidence showing that governments over the years have not had any proper developmental strategy to turn these mining communities into a proper model communities.

    Anyone from these two parties who disagree with me should take a look at the two manifestos and come and engage me in a conversation about the issues I have raised.

    I have to admit these two manifestos may arguably be the best the two parties have ever presented in the same election year, however, both parties have intentionally left out key issues especially in areas they know they have failed abysmally.

    Makafui Awuku is a social innovator and an environmentalist.

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  • Election 2020: ‘A vote against Akufo-Addo is a vote against Ghana’s development’ – NPP Communicator

    A member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Team in the Western Region, Paul Attabiah Nyanzu popularly known on radio as Mankind has urged eligible voters to vote and retain the Akufo-Addo-led government come December 7 polls.

    According to the NPP outspoken Communicator, voting again for President Akufo-Addo will help the country’s development to move faster.

    In a press statement issued and signed on Monday, September 7, 2020 and copied to the media, Paul Attabiah Nyanzu commended President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for chalking success in the sectors of the economy especially the railways sector.

    “The railways sector under the visionary leadership of his Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo is seeing an unprecedented rebirth. This development is accommodating ultra-modern trains that ensure relatively faster and safer movement”, he stated.

    He lauded the Akufo-Addo-led government for constructing a first Railways University at University of Maths and Technology (UMaT).

    “President Akufo-Addo has constructed Ghana’s first Railways University. It is now a second campus to UMAT”, he said.

    “For the first time, the Ahafo region will see railway lines after the completion of the 100 Km line from Kumasi to Bechem”, he added.

    He stated that, “For the first time, the Ahafo region will see railway lines after the completion of the 100 Km line from Kumasi to Bechem’.

    He is, therefore, urging Ghanaian eligible voters to against same incompetent, clueless John Mahama-led administration come December 7.

    “Fellow Ghanaians, we can not afford to trade these unprecedented developments in the railways sector and many other sectors for the incompetence, clueless, visionless, purposeless, directionless and emptiness we saw under the erstwhile administration”, he emphasized.

    “Let us extend the mandate of president Akufo-Addo, for leadership of service, to protect our progress and transform Ghana”, he concluded.

    Below is the full statement:

    A VOTE AGAINST NANA ADDO IS A VOTE AGAINST NZEMA AND GHANA DEVELOPMENTS

    I commend Nana Akufo-Addo on achievements: Railway sector reinvigoration

    The railways sector under the visionary leadership of his Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo is seeing an unprecedented rebirth. This development is accommodating ultra-modern trains that ensure relatively faster and safer movement. The three dimensional railways invigoration include the Western line, Central spine and Eastern line. These are some of the developments;

    President Akufo-Addo has constructed Ghana’s first Railways University. It is now a second campus to UMAT.

    The first Rail Viaduct (flyover) is steadily ongoing in Essiem in Western region.

    Ghana will for the first time, see trains pass over a river. The first 300m Rail bridge over Volta river in Igoli is under construction.

    Tema to Accra railway is now in operation under president Nana Addo.

    500 km line is being worked on from Aflao through Tema, Winneba, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Axim.

    107 km Takoradi to Huni Valley railway line is also being worked on.

    The 97.3km Tema to Mpakadam line is under construction.

    For the first time, the Ahafo region will see railway lines after the completion of the 100 Km line from Kumasi to Bechem.

    There is another contract of 340 km eastern line awarded. The line will be from Accra through koforidua to kumasi.

    Inspite of these massive and unparalleled developments in the railways, value for money is strictly and unfettered ensured. It is important to note that this rejuvenation of the railways sector is bringing significant contributions to the country. Some of these benefits are:

    Direct and indirect jobs are being created for the youth.

    Capacity building in terms of technology and engineering for the Ghanaian youth.

    It is facilitating faster and cheaper means of transport.

    Industrial parks are being developed to boost tourism and recreation.

    Reduction in the rate of rural urban drift in that, the communities along and around the railways is seeing revamps in economic activities. Pressure on social amenities and population density in the urban areas will be reduced.

    Value will be added to lands as a result of urbanisation.

    Trading and its peripheral activities will boost.

    Fellow Ghanaians, we can not afford to trade these unprecedented developments in the railways sector and many other sectors for the incompetence, clueless, visionless, purposeless, directionless and emptiness we saw under the erstwhile administration.

    Let us extend the mandate of president Akufo-Addo, for leadership of service, to protect our progress and transform Ghana.

    #4More4Nana
    #4MoreToDoMore

    Thank you!

    Long live Ghana!

    Long live Western Region!

    …….Signed……

    Paul Attabiah Nyanzu

    NPP Communication Member, Western Region

    Source: Daniel Kaku, Contributor

  • My credibility in keeping my promises is without doubt – Akufo-Addo

    President Akufo-Addo has stated that he was committed to making Ghana work hence his resolve to contest the elections three times before winning.

    He said he had a vision and that was why in his first state of the nation address, he said he was a man in a hurry.

    Speaking on Oman Fm, the President indicated that he knew four years was not far away from him so he was in a hurry to develop Ghana despite the mess he inherited.

    In his view, Ghana was in a serious economic crisis and that was why former President Mahama lost the 2016 polls because Ghanaians lost trust in his leadership qualities and ability to manage Ghana better.

    According to him, he has been able to contain the crisis and put the economy in a quicker recovery.

    To his critics who doubted his promises especially the free senior high school, he said they told Ghanaians I was deceiving them but Ghanaians have realized that I have the credibility to keep my promises.

    “People taught I was being deceptive when I made the promises but Ghanaians have realized that my promises were not just mere promises but promises that have been fulfilled.”

    He went on to state that after he took over office, poor roads was a major concern everywhere he went and made him question the claims by the NDC that they invested heavily in road infrastructure.

    Source: rainbowradioonline.com

  • Ketu North NPP targets 30,000 votes in upcoming December elections

    The Ketu North Municipal branch of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is targeting 30,000 votes in the December 7, 2020 general elections which is just three months away.

    This has been revealed by the Party’s Secretary in the constituency, Ohene Francis.

    According to Mr Francis, the party is working hard to wrestle the parliamentary seat from the incumbent, Dr. James Klutse Avedzi for the NPP parliamentary candidate and Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Kofi Dzamesi.

    “Of course we are targeting over 30,000 votes in this year 2020 elections so we need the people,” Francis was quoted as saying.

    According to the constituency secretary, the party garnered around 16,000 votes in the 2016 general elections.

    However, this means that the party executives need to work towards getting 14,000 new persons to add to the 16,000 persons who voted for the party in 2016 to vote for the party in the 2020 elections so they can arrive at the 30,000 votes the party yearns for.

    When asked how the party intends to get the constituents to vote for the NPP so they can arrive at the number, Mr. Ohene said; they have a strategy that is already employed to get constituents to vote for the NPP.

    “We have our strategy. We have our strategy on the table. Of course, we know the number of votes realized in the 2016 elections. Of course, we are seeing lots of changes as people are joining the party in their numbers so we are hopeful that we will get the 30,000,” he said.

    Source: Ahianyo Peter Atsu, Contributor

  • We have every reason to give you 4 more years to do more for us – Tatale Paramount Chief

    The Paramount Chief of Tatale Traditional Area Oubore Gariba Yankosor, has commended President Akufo-Addo for the life-changing policies his government has introduced since assuming office.

    Addressing a durbar in honour of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at Tatale on Friday, September 4, 2020, the Paramount Chief said Tatale and its environs have received their fair share of the President’s nationwide impactful interventions, and that they have good reasons to back the President’s bid for another term.

    “On behalf of the chiefs and people of the Tatale-Sanguli District, I express our appreciation to His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his vice, Alhaji Mahamadu Bawumia for the numerous life-changing policies they have initiated and implemented since the NPP government assumed power that has gone a long way to improve the lives of the people in the District, and the country at large,” said Oubore Gariba Yankosore.

    The Paramount Chief listed specific interventions by President Akufo-Addo, which he said are being felt by the district and beyond.

    “I wish to thank you for the laudable flagship policies and programmes your government has initiated since assuming power for which the district has received its fair share.”

    “Some of which include the Free Senior High School policy, which has relieved parents of the burden of school fees; the Planting for Food and Jobs, One Village One Dam, etc.”

    The Paramount Chief reserved special praise for the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs, which he said has been beneficial to farmers in his community, as well as the One Constituency One Ambulance initiative.

    “Furthermore, under the Planting for (Export and Rural Development), most of our farmers have benefitted from the supply of free cashew seedlings annually for the past three years from the District Assembly.

    “Your Excellency, Tatale also received its ambulance under the policy of One Constituency One Ambulance. The ambulance since its arrival has continued to provide the necessary emergency medical services to the people of Tatale-Sanguli District.”

    The Paramount Chief noted that despite the massive projects provided by the Akufo-Addo government, the Tatale-Sanguli district is behind in infrastructure development.

    He, therefore, appealed to the government for more development for the district, adding that he believes the government is capable of delivering more development in the area that is why the community wants to give the President 4 more years.

    “We know your government can do that is why we want to give Nana Akufo-Addo four more to do more,” the Paramount Chief stressed.

    In his address, Vice President Bawumia said in just three and a half years, the government of President Akuffo-Addo has brought more development in the Tatale Sanguli District than the NDC did in eight years.

    He assured the Paramount Chief and the people of Tatale that President Akufo-Addo is committed to providing more development in the area and the northern part of the country in general.

    The Vice President announced that the government has secured funding from the World Bank for the rehabilitation of the Yendi-Tatale road, which links Ghana and Togo.

    He added that processes are underway and a contractor will be on-site to start work by the end of the year.

    Dr Bawumia further indicated that the road is of utmost priority to the government of President Akuffo-Addo because it will bring many benefits, including improving international trade.

    Dr Bawumia also announced that as part of government’s vision to explore other minerals apart from gold, the Akufo-Addo government has decided to focus on exploring iron ore and bauxite, hence the government’s decision to create authorities and corporations for their management and exploitation.

    The Vice President added that the Tatale area, which has a rich iron ore reserve in Sheni, will become one of the centres of government’s iron ore exploration vision.

    He announced that government has already established the Iron and Steel Development Corporation, with former Northern Regional Minister Prince Imoro Andani as its maiden Chief Executive Officer.

    The Vice President introduced the NPP parliamentary candidate for Tatale Constituency Patrick Mbomba and urged the constituents to continue to support the government by voting for President Akufo-Addo and the NPP Parliamentary candidate in December.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • My unfair disqualification by NPP made me go independent – Damtse

    A disgruntled member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Joseph Kofi Damtse who was disqualified in the parliamentary primaries says his decision to contest the Assin South Constituency seat as an independent candidate was based on how unfair he was treated.

    According to him, he was unfairly disqualified even after spending on GHc52,000 on filing fee and development fee during the primaries.

    He alleged that some persons at the constituency level have hijacked the party and doing things anyhow.

    He told Kwabena Agyapong on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm that the principles and ideologies of the party have been ignored by the constituency executives.

    ”I was approved, paid my filing fee and was later disqualified without any reason. My money was also not refunded. The disqualification was unfair and unreasonable,” he added.

    The candidate is hopeful he will win the polls massively because he is the obvious choice the constituents want.

    He said the constituency needs leadership and strong governance to help the area develop.

    He wants to work with traditional leaders, assembly members and all other opinion leaders to help the constituency transform.

    He also wants to prioritise education, lobby to have more school infrastructure in the constituency, trained teachers and other facilities to help raise great leaders for the constituency.

    Source: rainbownradioonline.com

  • Pong Tamale Veterinary College to be upgraded into University Of Agriculture Bawumia hints

    Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has dropped a hint that the current government intends to upgrade the Animal Health And Production College at Pong Tamale in the Savelugu District of the Northern Region into a University of Agriculture.

    According to him, this would ensure that the study of agriculture, which is the mainstay of residents of the area, is given a boost as this will build the capacity of persons interested in the field of study; who will in turn impart the knowledge directly onto farmers.

    Speaking to Yoo Naa Yakubu Abdulai Andani at his Palace in Savelugu, the Vice President underscored the significance of agriculture in the country noting that the upgrading of the institution, which is one of the oldest in the region, would make a significant impact in the lives of many.

    “The Akufo-Addo government intends to upgrade the Pong Tamale Agric College into a university to help promote the studies of Agriculture at an advanced level which will directly impact positively on food production among others,” he disclosed.

    When this is done, it brings to two the number of public universities in the Northern Region after the University for Development Studies (UDS) which is the premier university of the north.

    Background

    The college was established in 1922 at Tamale, Northern Ghana, by the British colonial administration to increase the health of livestock in what was then the Gold Coast.

    Unfortunately, in 1925, the school was closed due to funding shortfalls. In 1960, the college was rebuilt in Pong-Tamale and reopened and named Animal Health and Production College College.

    Source: presidency.gov.gh

  • December 7 Elections: I can win Dzogbenuku

    Brigitte Dzogbenuku, the running mate to Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom in the 2016 presidential elections on the ticket of the Progressive (Peoples Party (PPP), has filed to contest for flagbeareship position of the party ahead of the 2020 elections.

    She told Berla Mundi on the Elections Command Centre on TV3 Tuesday, September 1 that she is capable of becoming the flagbearer and also to win the polls for the party.

    “Our leadership is caring, our leadership is compassionate. As women those qualities we have make us relate to people, make us, even in our vulnerability, show how strong we are.

    “The leadership is not about I can do it all by myself. It is not about I am the leader and I am the authority. We are collaborative, we stretch over across line,” she said.

    Touching on the performance of this administration relative to job creations, Ms Dzogbenuku said the government has done well to introduce programmes like the One District One Factory and the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) programmes.

    However, the implementation of these programmes are problematic, she observed.

    “The initiatives like NABCo is good but sometimes it is the implementation of these things that has problem.

    “If you are going to throw money at the issue and say we have so many people we are paying, then it is just throwing money away.

    “Are they really working, are these jobs sustainable? We must look for sustainable things that people can do.”

    Source: 3 News

  • Ursula Owusu outdoors Ablekuma West campaign team

    The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West constituency and Communication Minister, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Erkuful has officially unveiled her Campaign Team geared towards the 2020 general elections at the party constituency office in Dansoman, Accra.

    The Chairman of the campaign team, Mr. Samuel Bright Osei-Puni, announced the various committees and their respective chairmen and called on them to remain focussed and dedicated to the task of retaining the seat for the party.

    He further thanked all the chairpersons of the various committees for accepting to serve and work for the party to execute the campaign.

    He noted that the 2020 campaign team will be responsible for the general combat of the campaign, adding that all the persons chosen to play different roles in the campaign team are people who are to his knowledge, very competent and capable of doing the work.

    The Director of Operations at the Jubilee House, Lord Oblitey Commey speaking at the event urged the team to assign responsibilities and adopt a mixed approach including; door-to-door and social media campaign to contain the spread of COVID-19.

    “We have an election to win and power to retain. The task is challenging, especially, those of us in Greater Accra, so we need to put our house in order, campaign vigorously by convincing the electorates of our success story as well as our planned programmes when given the mandate,” he said.

    He said government had done so much work in the midst of challenges including; COVID-19 that needed to be propagated to electorate to win their votes.

    The event saw attendance from Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, the National Security Advisor, Hon. George Cyril Bray(MCE), among others.

    Source: thepublisheronline.com

  • NPP manifesto will reduce psychological problems in Ghana – Prof. Joseph Osafo

    Professor Joseph Osafo, Head of Psychology at University of Ghana, has eulogized the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) over their 2020 manifesto.

    The NPP launched their manifesto in Cape Coast and, in the manifesto, listed the 2016 campaign promises they’ve accomplished since coming into power as well as new development projects they intend to carry out when given a second term.

    Some projects that the ruling party led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia intends to deliver in the next four years is to provide tertiary schools with free Wi-Fi, grant loans to students without a guarantor, establish an airport and new harbour in Cape Coast, roll out a scheme to rent out affordable apartments to young graduates and to create a Creative Arts Fund to revamp the Creative Arts industry among other promises.

    Making his submissions on ”Kokrokoo” on Peace FM, Prof. Joseph Osafo commended the President and the NPP for the social intervention programmes in the manifesto.

    According to him, research has shown that a lot of people attempt suicide because of the loss of jobs and other physical reliefs that will help ease their hardships.

    He believed the NPP manifesto has captured relevant projects that, when implemented, will signifcantly reduce pyschological problems in the country.

    “I’m very impressed with this manifesto. Now, we’re taking governance seriously. There are some social interventions in it that resonate with my research experience as a Psychologist in Ghana. A lot of the social interventions that will ease burdens on humans can cut down on several psychological problems,” he said.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Chairman Abronye inaugurates campaign team for Wenchi Constituency

    The Bono Regional Secretariat led by Kwame Baffoe Abronye has launched the campaign team for Wenchi Constituency for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.

    The campaign team which is made of businessmen and various professionals will spearhead activities of the party towards the December 7 polls in the constituency.

    The team has been mandated to form and inaugurate campaign teams at the various polling stations within the Constituency as soon as possible.

    The campaign team is chaired by the parliamentary candidate Prof George Gyan Baffour with assistance from the Constituency Chairman Mr. Yaw Gyan.

    Addressing the newly inaugurated Campaign Team members, the Bono Regional Chairman Kwame Baffoe Abronye called on the campaign team members to work hard and eschew skirt and blouse attitude to ensure that the parliamentary seat is retained whilst maximizing more votes for the presidential candidate.

    He, therefore, took the opportunity to urge all Party supporters to put aside their differences, unnecessary utterances, and work in unity for victory 2020.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Return Nana Akufo-Addo to power for more development MCE

    Mr Clement Nii Lamptey Wilkinson, the Municipal Chief Executive for Ga West, has urged Ghanaians to vote massively for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the December General Election to advance his agenda towards making Ghana a self-reliant and industrial prosperous nation.

    He said the Government led by the President had done a lot for the country, especially in infrastructural development, job creation, education, agriculture and health, hence the call to renew his mandate to continue with his good works.

    Mr Wilkson made the call when he spoke with journalists on the sidelines of a workshop on renewable energy, at Amasaman.
    The workshop was to sensitise the Assembly on how to integrate renewable energy utilisation into their midterm development plan.

    The workshop was organised by 350 Ghana Reducing Our Carbon (G-ROC), a network of youth into environmental climate change.

    Mr Wilkson said the people of Ga West Municipality were benefiting a lot from a number of projects, such as the provision of CHPS compounds, school structures, while a 76-kilometre road project was ongoing at Amasaman.

    Source: GNA

  • Election 2020: Konadu affirmed flagbearer of the NDP

    The National Democratic Party (NDP) has said it will hold its third National Delegates Conference on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September 2020 at the GNAT Hall in Accra.

    The event according to the party will be under the theme: “Shared Leadership for national Transformation Human Empowerment and Anti-corruption.”

    A statement signed by Secretary-General of the NDP, Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong, said the National Executive Committee (NEC) had earlier on Thursday, August, 20 unanimously affirmed the choice of the former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings from a shortlist of three presidential aspirants for the NDP Flagbearer.

    “Delegates will be drawn from the sixteen regions of Ghana to a total of eighty in compliance with COVID-19 health protocols to deepen the nationwide structures of the party as well as confirm national officers for another four-year term”, the statement added.

    Source: 3 News

  • Election 2020: Don’t underrate NDC — Baafi

    THE New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for New Juaben South, Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, has urged members of the party not to underrate the chances of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the December general election.

    He said the NDC was capable of using every means to recapture power.

    Mr. Baafi gave the caution when the Eastern Regional First Vice-Chairman of the NPP, Alhaji Umar Baba Bodinga, inaugurated the constituency’s campaign team in Koforidua last Tuesday.

    He, therefore, urged the constituency campaign team to work very hard and reach out to the electorate especially first-time voters to win more votes for the party at the polls.

    Campaign team

    Under the chairmanship of Mr. Baafi, other members of the campaign team include the incumbent MP, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah; the Municipal Chief Executive for New Juaben South, Mr. Isaac Appaw-Gyasi; the party’s constituency chairman, Mr. Kwame Boamah Dwira; a former MP for the area, Mr. Yaw Barima; the constituency Organiser, Alhaji Hassan Abubakari, and the constituency secretary, Mr. Isaac Adjabeng, among other party members.

    Work together

    Addressing the party faithful, Mr. Baafi stated that the party had projected to garner 70, 000 votes in the constituency and urged the team members to work together and maintain the unity of the party.

    Mr. Baafi indicated that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the campaign team would not be organising large rallies but would be visiting voters in churches, mosques, market places, offices, rooms and workplaces to canvass for votes.

    Zongo communities

    The Eastern Regional First Vice-Chairman of the NPP, Alhaji Umar Bodinga, urged the campaign team to explain government policies and programmes to the electorate to convince them to vote for the party.

    A former Eastern Regional Minister and advisor to the campaign team, Mr. Yaw Barima, said he was confident that the NPP would emerge victorious in the upcoming elections.

    He appealed to the campaign team to continue to work hard to ensure that the good works of the government were propagated and accepted by the electorate.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • I will not appoint relatives into my government Kofi Akpaloo

    Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo, the Flagbearer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) says he will not appoint any relative into his government if voted into power in the December 2020 General Election.

    The decision is part of a broader measure of the Party to “significantly reduce corruption from the top to the grassroots.”

    Mr Akpaloo, who said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said: “The LPG intends to build proper control mechanisms to punish everyone involved in corruption.

    “The question is, are people ready to make people close to them or in their government pay for corruption they are involved in? But I am ready to make sure right things are done all the time. That is why I have promised that we are not going to put my relatives and family members in my government.”

    To ensure the welfare of the needy, he said the LPG intended to put money directly into the pockets of children and younger adults under its “Child Benefits Intervention” programme.

    Every child below the age of 18 would receive a monthly allowance of GH¢200.00, and twins would receive GH¢300.00 while those above 18 and unemployed would receive GH¢300.00.

    The LPG, he said, was also working at setting up a 10-billion dollar job fund to offer students from universities and polytechnics loans to startup businesses.

    The loans, which will come with little interest could be as high as GH¢250,000.00.

    The Flagbearer said his government would also lead the nation to build her own “Cocoa Processing Facility” to produce chocolate for export to stop the exportation of cocoa for finished products.

    This, he said could create about 250,000 direct jobs to add value to the cocoa base.

    Mr Akpaloo said his government would also encourage joint-ventures to boost rice and poultry production to reduce imports.

    The boosting of poultry products could lead to the production of 550 million birds per annum to feed the West African sub-region, he observed. Mr Akpaloo said the LPG would also introduce the “Affordable Housing Plan” especially for the needy.

    The nation under the LPG-led administration would also build a complete city within the “Bono-Ahafo” enclave to serve as the “Administrative Capital” of the country, while Accra remained the “Commercial Capital”.

    The Flagbearer said Ghana needed fast trains to improve commercial activities, adding that people should be able to move from Accra and get to Tamale within an hour and from Aflao to Elubo within the same time frame to open up the country for rapid growth.

    In the area of sanitation, Sanitary Inspectors would be employed and deployed to work across the country to cause the arrest of people who litter the environment indiscriminately.

    “CCTV cameras would also be fixed across the country, especially in the populated areas to record and help trace people who flout the rule. This will even make it difficult for the sanitary inspectors to collect bribes. People will also be held accountable if they allow for people to litter around their houses and work places,” he said.

    Mr Akpaloo said: “The LPG believes monies can be generated from borrowing from the Bank of Ghana and paying back with interest to prosecute the agenda.

    “As a country, we have borrowed but wasted the money by using it for unnecessary stuff. We are going to borrow the money to invest in our people and good projects to grow this economy and pay back.”

    Source: GNA

  • Correct your mistakes, clearly explain your vision to Ghanaians Otumfuo to Mahama

    Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has advised the flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Mahama, to clearly explain to Ghanaians what he did in office as President and what he intends to do when given the nod again.

    The Asante monarch said President Akufo-Addo has been touring the country explaining to Ghanaians what he has done and why they should give him another term and, therefore, wants the former President to do the same.

    Otumfuo Osei Tutu II also urged Mr Mahama to explain well to Ghanaians what has been alleged he could not do when he was in office but knows he did.

    This, the Asantehene said, will help Ghanaians make a choice between him and the President in the upcoming general elections.

    The Asantehene made the comments when Mr Mahama introduced his running mate, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to him at the Manhyia palace today, Wednesday, 26 August 2020.

    Otumfuo also reminded the former president to rectify some mistakes that made him lose the 2016 general elections “as he was angrily and hungrily voted out by Ghanaians.”

    He, therefore, called on the former President to correct those mistakes if given the nod again.

    Source: Class FM

  • Sammy Gyamfi’s data confirms 99.9% of NPP’s infrastructure data is accurate – Bawumia

    Following Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s presentation of the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure delivery record, the opposition National Democratic Congress, led by its National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi rubbished Bawumia’s claim and promised to expose him for lying.

    Dr. Bawumia revealed that the Akufo-Addo government has delivered 17,600 infrastructure projects in different sectors which were at different stages of completion across all districts in the country.

    For easier independent verification, Dr. Bawumia announced a government website which has listed all the infrastructure projects, sectors, locations and their current state of completion – completed and ongoing.

    But soon after the Vice President’s presentation, the NDC National Communication Officer promised to offer rebuttals to Dr. Bawumia in 48 hours, that’s two days after the presentation.

    However, Sammy Gyamfi pushed his date to criticize Dr. Bawumia forward by four more days.

    On Monday, August 24, 2020, Sammy Gyamfi listed 26 projects, which he said were “ghost projects”.

    The governing NPP has since questioned the authenticity of the 26 “ghost” projects the NDC has questioned.

    However, the party has said if even it was to admit iti, it will represent an “insignificant percentage” to render Dr. Bawumia’s infrastructure presentation as “compendium of lies,” as Sammy Gyamfi described it.

    By Sammy Gyamfi’s data of 26 “ghost”, projects out of 18,025 currently captured on the tracker which Dr. Bawumia presented, the NDC’s National Communication Officer has arithmetically conceded that 99.9% of Bawumia’s infrastructure exist, as the 26 “ghost” projects represent 0.1% of the 18,025 infrastructure projects the NPP has listed on its infrastructure delivery tracker www.deliverytracker.gov.gh 

    Meanwhile various actors on social media have on their own provided various evidences to dispute some of the claims by Sammy Gyamfi.

    Evidence coming out indicates that the projects are actually existing however, misplacement of some of them in terms of where they are actually located abound. These include inadvertent swapping of districts with similar names during the inputting of data, but suggested the NDC is being mischievous with minor errors, which are being amended.

    “For example, Sammy Gyamfi talked about projects in Adeifua, Beikyema Nkwanta on it, which is on going but they say it doesn’t exist. Also Derma Asuoso road, that road is ongoing and the contractor is on sight but they say it doesn’t exist.”

    The Kanda water for instance, was one that was recorded as an ongoing project. People pointed out that it seems to have been abandoned so we checked from the municipality. And in fact they said that they did dig the borehole, but they found out that the water was bad so they decided to cap it and not continue with the project. So in their entries, they did not recognise it as an abandoned project. But those are very easy to amend.

    The Vice President stressed government has demonstrated transparency by presenting its infrastructure achievements claims on a public website for scrutiny, and challenged the NDC to also present their records in every district for similar scrutiny.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • You don’t have to visit me only when you are in government – Otumfuo to NDC delegation

    A delegation from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by former President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday visited the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi to introduce Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, running mate of the NDC for Election 2020 to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Asanteman.

    Welcoming them, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, minced no words in telling the former President and his delegation how they paid frequent visits to the Palace when they were in power but ceased after they were voted out of office.

    “Today I have seen all my grand children that I haven’t seen in a while,” the Asantehene said.

    “You have brought all of them here today to come and see me. But you don’t have to only visit me when you are in government. You also have to visit me when you are out of government.”

    After the running mate was introduced, the Asantehene advised the NDC flagbearer, former President Mahama to assess why he was voted out of office by Ghanaians and tell Ghanaians the lessons he has learnt.

    “Tell Ghanaians the wrongs of the past and how you will correct those wrongs,” the Asantehene told the former President.

    He also called for an issue-based campaign to enable Ghanaians make an informed decision come December 2020.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Tell Ghanaians the wrongs of the past and how you will correct them – Asantehene to Mahama

    The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has asked former President John Dramani Mahama to conduct a deep introspection on why he was voted out as President and tell Ghanaians what new he is bringing on board.

    Mr Mahama, who is seeking a comeback nearly four years after he was voted out of office, introduced his running mate, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman to the Asantehene and Asanteman earlier Wednesday at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.

    Addressing the former President, the Asantehene said, he is reiterating his advice to former President Mahama that as he seeks a comeback, it is important for him to tell Ghanaians the mistakes of the past and how he has corrected those mistakes to warrant a second chance.

    You have been a President before and you want to return again as President. I have spoken to you a lot and I have said that if you want to come back, let Ghanaians know what went wrong yesterday. Also let Ghanaians know that the mistakes won’t be repeated, the Asantehene said in twi.

    When you lost the election, I said that Ghanaians voted against you out of disappointment and anger, Otumfuo added

    And when you were re-elected as flagbearer and you informed me, I asked you whether you have looked at your mistakes in the past and how you can convince Ghanaians how you will correct those mistakes, the Asantehene said.

    Otumfuo Osei Tutu said that just as he former President Mahama wants to make a comback, so does the sitting President Nana Akufo-Addo also wants to be re-elected for four more years, hence his tour around the country to account for what he has done so far in the past three years.

    The sitting President, Nana Akufo-Addo wants to be re elected for another 4 years and he has been going round explaining to Ghanaians what he has done.

    You have just told me what you did when you were President, and what you want to do if you get another chance.

    What you have to do is to tell Ghanaians the wrongs of the past and how you will correct those wongs, Otumfuo said.

    Campaign of issues

    The Asantehene urged the two leading contenders to focus on campaign of issues to Ghanaians and leave the people to be the best judges.

    The current President is telling Ghanaians what he has done in the past three and half years. That they have done better than you and they should be given another term of office.

    Everybody should talk about what they have done and what they will do. What you did in the past and what you will do in the future should be told, and the Ghanaian people will be the best judges.

    The Asantehene called for a peaceful campaign and election process and adviced against acts of violence.

    “We want a peaceful election and nobody should initiate violence. Just make your points well and Ghanaians will be the best judges. It’s all about issues.”

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Dumelo woos Ayawaso West Wuogon students with 4,000 laptops

    Actor, John Dumelo is set to distribute 4000 laptops to students in his constituency as part of efforts to ensure quality education.

    The distribution is expected to start in September and will be handled by the John Dumelo foundation.

    According to the Ayawaso West Wuogon Parliamentary Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in these times when online learning has become very imperative, he believes distributing the laptops will have a great impact on learning.

    The actor turned politician, however, did not tell his source of funding for this all important donation to students but indicated that through the help of the public, more students can be reached with this donation.

    Source: My News GH

  • Cape Coast Airport: Feasibility study briefs indicate market potential – Oppong-Nkrumah

    Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the briefs available to him from a feasibility study done for the establishment of an airport in Cape Coast indicates market potential and interests from private sectors.

    This follows a pledge by the governing New Patriotic Party during its manifesto launch to construct an airport and harbor in the Central region if elected for a second term.

    “The brief I have is that there is a clear feasibility that gives an understanding that the establishment of an airport in Cape Coast is a necessity for the region, it has market potential and interests from private sector that will be willing to front load the financing for the airport and we the [NPP] are able to make a promise in delivering the airport,” he told Joy News on Monday, August 24.

    Meanwhile, some experts have particularly scrutinised some of the items documented in the NPP’s manifesto, particularly the proposed Cape Coast airport.

    An aviation expert, Dr Yakubu Akparibo has said the planned construction of an airport in the Central Region is not viable due to a plethora of reasons.

    According to him, most of the conditions that will be serving as the basis for such a project are non-existent, therefore, the government of Ghana should prioritise other infrastructural projects and not an airport.

    Dr Yakubu Akparibo, who is also an Aerospace Medicine Physician, argues that commercial flights which form a major aspect of the viable aviation industry will not be available in the case of the Central Region.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • 2020 Elections: Asawase NDC, NPP leadership sign peace accord

    The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asawase Constituency have signed an agreement to commit to peace before, during, and after the 2020 general elections.

    NDC executives who were reluctant in signing the agreement cited alleged bias on the part of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Police during the just ended Voter Registration Exercise.

    According to them, a supposed National Security Officer who allegedly pulled a gun and threatened a police officer during the Voter Registration Exercise has still not been arrested by the police.

    The executives also raised concerns over alleged intimidation of their members during the exercise which they say happened in the full glare of the police.

    The National Peace Council after deliberations with the leadership of the NDC and NPP as well as traditional and religious leaders in the Asawase Constituency issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to get both parties to commit to peace ahead of the 2020 polls.

    The meeting by the mediation committee of the National Peace Council was to get both parties to agree not to use internal party security groups to provide security to their leaders during political activities.

    The agreement was backed by ACT, 999 of the Vigilantism, and Related Offences ACT, 2019.

    While the NPP outrightly signed the agreement, the NDC delayed in the signing to make further consultation.

    Asawase Constituency Chairman for the NPP, Mohammed Imoro signed the agreement on behalf of his party and pledged to ensure peace before, during, and after the 2020 polls.

    The executives later signed the agreement and however said they can only commit fully to a peace pact ahead of the elections if the Electoral Commission and the Police are fair in discharging their duties.

    Asawase Constituency Treasurer for the NDC, Faisal Dauda said the party was committed to peace and will do whatever to ensure the upcoming elections is a peaceful one.

    “To make it short, we signed the MoU based on conditionality that if the police will appear as political agents, we will not agree, it meant the agreement will not be necessary again”, he explained.

    Manhyia Divisional Police Commander, ACP Kwaku Buah who was part of the meeting assured both parties that police will remain fair in the discharge of their duties and serve the national interest.

    Chairman of the National Peace Council Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante addressing the meeting emphasized that both parties ensure peace in the constituency since what unites them is bigger than what divides them.

    “At the end of the day, we felt that there will be a need for them to commit themselves to write. So that at least it will remind them that they have committed themselves that”, he said.

    Professor Asante indicated that all the stakeholders in the constituency are yearning for peace and the leadership of the parties in the area must also demonstrate their commitment to peace.

    The Peace Council hinted that it was preparing to meet parliamentary candidates of the NPP and NDC in the constituency to deliberate with them on the need to commit to peace and also get them to pledge their commitment ahead of the 2020 polls.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Weve constructed more toilets than any government in the 4th Republic NPP

    The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government says it has constructed the largest number of places of convenience by any government in the 4th Republic.

    According to the New Patriotic Party(NPP), under the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Water and Sanitation Project, 27,242 household and 238 institutional toilets have been constructed while under the Sustainable and Rural Water and Sanitation project, 12,972 household toilets have been constructed.

    The party noted that as a result, 351 communities have attained Open Defecation-Free (ODF) status.

    These were contained in the NPP 2020 manifesto launched over the weekend in Cape Coast in the Central region.

    Touching on improving access to electricity, the NPP said the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government has extended power to 2,407 communities with 809 ongoing. 417 communities have been connected through the rural electrification with 211 ongoing.

    Under the Transmission System Improvement Projects, Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) according to the government continued with the Transmission System Reinforcement to improve operational reliability, security and control, among others.

    The government further noted that it has completed projects such as:

    • 161/33kv Accra Central Gas-Insulated Substation (GIS) Project

    • 161/33kv Afienya Substation Project

    • 330kv Prestea-Kumasi Power Enhancement Project

    • 330kv Kumasi-Bolgatanga Transmission Project

    • 330kv Aboadze-Prestea Transmission Line Project

    • In addition, the 225kV Bolgatanga-Ouagadougou Interconnection Project, which is a component of the WAPP Inter-zonal Transmission Hub Project, was completed and inaugurated by the Presidents of Ghana and Burkina Faso. This is currently facilitating the export of 70MW power from Ghana to Burkina Faso
    The government again said with its promise to provide water for all ahead of the 2016 elections, a total of 812 hand pump boreholes have been completed along with 476 mechanized boreholes across the country.

    “807 mechanised borehole projects are also ongoing nationwide. Small town water systems have been completed to serve 177 communities in Anomansa, Abaasa, Essiam, Obontser, Ayeidu, Bontrase, Papase, Nkum, Engyiresi, Asempanaye, Osei Kojo krom, Lambussie, Hamile-Happa , Walewale, Gbimsi, Wungu, Gambaga, Naanori, Nalerigu, Chereponi, Gushegu, Kanshegu, Nyensung, Saboba, Yapei, Asiri, Jankufa, Dotobaa, Prang, Brosankro, Ziope, Akpokpo/Batume Junction, Amedzofe, Seniagya, Akrokeri, and Bobrease among others,” the NPP manifesto stated.

    The government also specified that small town water systems in Nalerigu, Chereponi, and Yapei have also been commissioned.

    The manifesto added that Parliamentary approval and funding have been secured for the Wenchi Water Supply Project to be started in 2020, while sod has been cut, and work started, on the following:

    • Yendi Water Supply Project

    • Damango Water Supply Project

    • Tamale Water Supply Project

    Source: Class FM

  • Election 2020: Security services end in-service tactical training sessions

    Closing ceremonies have been held at the Ghana Police Command and Staff College (GPCSC) at Winneba in the Central Region and Police Counter Terrorism Enactment and Concentration Camp (PCTECC) at Huhunya in the Eastern Region, for the third batch of trainees in tactical operations, public order management and other skills.

    The ceremonies were held concurrently at the various training centres on Friday, August 21, 2020.

    At the Concentration Camp (PCTECC) at Huhunya, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Mr Johnson Oyrifi-Akrofi congratulated the trainees and urged personnel of the security services to work as a team to ensure successful and peaceful 2020 election.

    Also, Commissioner of Immigration, Mr Isaac Owusu Mensah, the Commissioner in charge Operations added that personnel are prepared to deal with any challenge that they may face during the incoming election with respect to border patrol. He was very thankful to the Police administration for the training.

    At Winneba, DCOP Dr Sayibu Pabi Gariba, Director of National Operations stated that, the training will go a long way to build the confidence of personnel to be able to counter any threat that will undermine the 2020 elections and beyond.

    The training involved 584 personnel drawn from the Police Service, Immigration and Ambulance Service.

    They were supervised by Chief Superintendent Mr Adofiem Raymond Wejong at Huhunya and Chief Superintendent Mr.Theodore Hlormenu, Winneba, respectively.

    Present at the two ceremonies were Senior Officers from the Police, Immigration, Ambulance Service, BNI, Armed Forces and traditional leaders.

    Source: Class FM

  • Ahafo Region shall be the 2nd stronghold of NPP – Regional Minister

    The Ahafo Regional Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency, Evans Opoku Bobie (MP) made a firm declaration during the Ahafo Regional NPP Campaign Launch, which took place at Goaso, that, with unity, determination, and hard work, the Ahafo Region shall surely become the second stronghold for the New Patriotic Party after 2020 December Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.

    Ghana Electoral results and statistics show clearly that, the Ashanti Region remains the stronghold of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    Bobie outlined numerous soft and hard infrastructure the good people of Ahafo have benefited from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration in just four years.

    The NPP government has started the construction of Norbeko-Sankore road in the Asunafo South of which former president Mahama gave a blind eye to it.

    The good people of the Area shall surely translate their appreciation into votes. He reminded the people of Ahafo about the lies and illusions peddled by former president Mahama of the Construction of Akrodie-Asumura Road.

    Less than four years of NPP administration, President Akufo-Addo has awarded the Construction of Akrodie-Asumura Road in the Asunafo North Constituency of the Ahafo Region.

    Even though, the road has not yet been completed but Commuters and traders are very happy for the state of the road as compare to the NDC regime.

    The minister reiterated on a holistic pricket that, the people of Asumura shall surely translate their panegyric into votes.

    The unprecedented Construction of Ultramodern Science and Technology Senior High School at Akrodie is one of the greatest projects of the NPP Government.

    The Construction of Ahafo Regional Education Directorate at Bechem in the Tano North Municipality, Construction of Ahafo Regional Health Directorate at Hwidiem in the Asutifi South District, Construction of Ahafo Regional Health Insurance Headquarters at Mim in the Asunafo North, Construction of Ahafo Regional Agricultural office at Goaso, Construction of Ahafo Regional Feeder Roads Office at Kukuom in the Asunafo South, Construction of Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council among others.

    It is evidently clear that, each and every District in the Region has a lot of projects to boost of, aside the Regional ones.

    The projects has created an informal and formal employment for the youth of Ahafo. The people of Techimantia in the Tano South have also eulogised the NPP Government for awarding the Construction of Techimantia Road and commuters of Bediako-kasapin Road in the Asunafo North are highly ecstatic.

    Due to the numerous projects, H. E . E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo shall win the Ahafo Region with more than 60% and claim all the six Parliamentary seats in the region.

    The creation of the Ahafo Region by H. E. Nana Akufo-Addo has given the people of Ahafo an idiosyncratic identity. Ahafo Regional NPP shall never relent in the campaign season but will ensure a landslide victory which will apotheosis the region to become the second stronghold of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    Source: Francis Agyapong Nimpong, Contributor

  • All set for NPP manifesto launch in Cape Coast

    All is set for the launch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Election 2020 manifesto Saturday, August 22, 2020 in the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast.

    The event, to be held at the New Examinations Centres Hall of the University of Cape Coast, is expected to be attended by a little over 120 members.

    Some security personnel at the event grounds

    It will be projected virtually for members of the party and the general public to watch.

    This will be a deviation from the usual outdoor event where thousands of supporters of the party attend.

    The restriction of the number of attendees is in line with the observance of strict COVID-19 safety protocol.

    Source: Happy 98.9FM

  • No witches camps will be allowed under the next NDC government Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang

    Running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has promised to phase out witches camps in the next NDC government which will take over governance of the country in 2021.

    The Vice Presidential Candidate made this known when she was speaking to inmates of the Gambaga Witches Camp in the North East region where she visited to campaign.

    To her, the existence of witch camps in the country is a dent on the image of the country and will be one of the first things the next NDC government will abolish.

    In closing the camps, the former education Minister said there will be a mapped out plan to ensure that the occupants of these witch camps are reintegrated into society.

    “We shall tackle this menace decisively,” Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said while rallying: “All those interested in the all-inclusive development of the country should support the NDC to return to power.

    “The 2020 election campaign will be based on the record and not insults. We have done it before, and we will do it again,” she added.

    The issue of witches camps and older women been declared as witches have come to the fore especially after the death of Akua Denteh;a ninety-year-old woman who was declared as a witch and was beaten by her fellow women till she died.

    Source: My News GH

  • Retain my government to protect Ghanas prosperity Akufo-Addo

    President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to retain his administration for a four-year term to protect the prosperity of the country.

    He said this is born out of his government’s desire to build and consolidate the gains made since he was voted for in 2016.

    “We [are] going to protect our prosperity, and the process of the socio and economic transformation of the country is going to continue. That is the program for the future,” Akufo-Addo said in an interview on Skyy Power FM in Takoradi.

    He indicated that his government has laid a strong foundation to propel future development of the country and that there is no other government than his government to sustain and advance the transformation of the country.

    “…cleaning up the economy, putting a more responsible management of the macroeconomy is to provide us with the base to be able to accelerate the development of our country. And that we doing. The signs are all clear that the next stage is going to [be] better,” Nana Addo added.

    The President is on a four-day working visit in the Western and Central Regions of the country.

    As part of his visit, he cut a sod for the construction of a 100-bed district hospital for the Shama District in the Western Region.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Akufo-Addo cuts sod for a 200km feeder food project in Ellembelle

    The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 cut sod for the commencement a 200 kilometre-feeder road project in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region.

    This project has been divided into six phases and it is being funded by Ghana Gas Company, Ghana National Petroleum Corperation (GNPC) and Government of Ghana (GoG).

    The project would see the construction of the 30.2km Teleku Bokazo-Salman-Anibil Junction Feeder Road, 20km Teleku Bokazo-Asasetre-Anyinase Feeder Road, 19.4km Asasetre-Akropong-Gyampre Junction, 15km Adubrim-Ayawora-Aspaneye, 20km Santaso-Asomase-Baseke, and 38.16km Santaso-Aidoosuazo-Kwesikrom-Prestea Nkwanta feeder roads.

    Addressing the Chiefs and people of Ellembelle in a colourful durbar at Teleku-Bokazo lorry park, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the aforementioned roads would be completed as soon as possible.

    He also said his government is asphalting Nkroful road in honour of the first President of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

    Earlier, the President of Eastern Nzema Traditional Council, Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III, made an appeal to President Akufo-Addo and his government to honour it for the good people of Ellembelle.

    Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III urged the President to establish a District Hospital in the area and also continue with the establishment of the Atuabo Free Port the John Mahama-led administration started.

    President Akufo-Addo assured Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III that his government was looking another investor to establish the Atuabo Free Port for Nzemaland.

    On the District Hospital, President Akufo-Addo said he would discuss with the Health Minister to see how best they could establish it.

    “… when I get to Accra, I will sit down with Agyeman Manu to see how best we can do it”, he said.

    He told the gathering that he was not doing a ‘Green Book Propaganda’ road as a certain President did but said his roads could be see on the grounds.

    “Awulae, I told Ghanaians that this year is a year of roads and majority of Ghanaians will bear witness with me that when I said it, some people didn’t believe me and they thought I was joking but the roads that we are doing, they are not Green Book roads, we are not doing Green Book propaganda roads, we are doing real roads so that everybody will see, my roads are visible, they are not Green Book roads”, he stressed.

    President Akufo-Addo, took the opportunity, to urge the gathering to elect the NPP Parliamentary candidate who is also the DCE for the area, Mr. Kwasi Bonzoh as their Member of Parliament in the December general elections.

    On his part, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area who is also the Parliamentary candidate for Ellembelle NPP, Mr. Kwasi Bonzoh thanked President Akufo-Addo for honouring his invitation to visit Ellembelle District to inspect the ongoing Nkroful road.

    He said the rest of the roads which are under construction would be completed on schedule.

    He descended heavily on the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area, Mr. Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah for failing to lobby for the construction of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s hometown road, Nkroful.

    He told the incumbent MP for the area to stop peddling ‘lies’ that he was the one constructing the Nkroful road.

    President Akufo-Addo was accompanied by the Roads and Highways Minister, Amoako Atta, Works and Housing Minister, Mr. Atta Akyea, Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, NPP National Chairman, Freddie Blay among others.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Mahama to create job opportunities for Akatsi South youth

    Former President John Dramani Mahama and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has promised the people of Akatsi South that youth employment will be cardinal in his second coming.

    He therefore urged the people to turn out in many droves to vote massively to make this possible.

    The former President said this on Tuesday, when he met the chiefs of Akatsi South, some religious groups and the leadership of the party in the constituency at Akatsi-Torve Kpota Catholic Diocese long hall.

    He stated that when Ghanaians gifted him with another mandate after the December 7 polls, he would complete all the projects that were initiated by the NDC, but halted.

    Mr Mahama enumerated some abandoned projects such as the Akatsi District hospital, which he said was 90 percent complete, some electrification projects in the area, including; the Avenorpeme to Xavi road, Ave-Dakpa road among others.

    He promised residents of Akatsi South of providing the requisite processing machinery that would help farmers in processing their farm produce to avoid post-harvest losses.

    Torgbui Dorglo Anumah VI, Paramount Chief and President of Avenor Traditional Council on behalf of the chiefs and people of Akatsi South, appealed to Mr. Mahama to complete all uncompleted projects he mentioned if reelected.
    He expressed the excitement about the visit and advised the Flag-bearer not to endanger the peace now, during or after the elections.

    Other party stalwarts present included; Professor Joshua Alabi, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, former Speaker of Parliament, Mr Julius Deborah, former Chief of Staff and some Regional Executives and Constituency Executives of the party.

    Multitudes of party supporters milled to the venue to catch a glimpse of Mr Mahama with the security having a tough time wading off the people at Torve.

    Source: GNA

  • GJA invites journalists to register for special voting

    The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has invited journalists who may not vote on Election Day due to work, to register for Special or Early Voting.

    The association said such persons should send their “name, Voter ID number, Code on ID card and their polling station” to the Ghana International Press Centre by October 10, 2020.

    The association in a press release to the Ghana News Agency said: “Regulation 23, sub-regulation 2(a) of C. I. 94 states that the application for Special Voting shall be made no later than 42 days before polling day in the constituency of the applicant.

    “Journalists who want to benefit from this provision should, therefore, send their particulars to the GJA before the October 10 deadline to enable the EC to process their applications for Special Voting.”

    Source: GNA

  • Our infrastructure projects provide value for money – Vice President

    The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo government, has, apart from its pursuit of an inclusive infrastructure development for all, has also focused on delivering the best value for money for all of its projects.

    During his presentation of the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure record on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia revealed staggering disparities in the value of similar projects undertaken by the erstwhile John Mahama government and current projects by the Akufo-Addo government.

    In Dr. Bawumia’s comparative value for money analysis, the cost of projects undertaken by the Mahama government appear to be quiet outrageous.

    For instance, the Vice President said while the NPP government is constructing four major interchanges; Tema, Pokuase, Tamale and Obetsebi Lamptey interchanges at a cost of $289m, the Mahama administration built the Kwame Nkrumah interchange alone at a cost of a staggering $260m.

    For the Pokuase interchange, which is 75% complete, Dr. Bawumia explained that the loan agreement for the project was signed in November 2016 for a three-tier interchange, but the Akufo-Addo government renegotiated for a four-tier interchange without any increase in cost.

    Another major interchange, which is part of the interchanges the NPP government is building in its first term, is the Tamale interchange.

    The Tamale interchange, the first ever interchange in the Northern Sector of the country, is 44% complete and is expected to be completed by the middle of 2021.

    Last week, Vice President Bawumia cut the sod for the construction of another three-tier interchange at Nungua barrier as part of the construction of the Accra-Tema beach road.

    The Vice President has also announced that next month, a sod will be cut for the construction of an interchange at PTC in Takoradi.

    Apart from the value for money comparison in the road sector, analysts have also raised eyebrows on disparities in the cost of hospitals the current government is building and those built under Mahama.

    While the Akufo-Addo government recently cut sod for a 600-bed Eastern Regional hospital at a cost of €70m Euro, the Mahama government rehabilitated the Ridge at a cost of $220m.

    Source: Jubilee House

  • We are completing inherited projects – Vice President

    The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has shot down claims by the opposition NDC that the Akufo-Addo administration has neglected projects it ‘inherited’ from the previous government.

    Presenting the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure record in Accra on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia said it is pure propaganda for anybody to claim that the current government has not continued with projects initiated by its predecessor.

    “Contrary to the propaganda, the evidence is that we have also completed or working to complete many projects that our government inherited,” Dr. Bawumia said.

    In the educational sector for instance, the Vice President noted the government has completed some of the E-blocks it inherited and is also in the process of completing the rest.

    “Contrary to propaganda, in addition to what we have done, we have also completed several health projects that we inherited from the previous government,” the Vice President noted.

    “Out of 30 infrastructure projects inherited, we have completed 16 of them including 10 polyclinics and 2 district hospitals. There is also ongoing construction of another 9 district hospitals.”

    In his infrastructure presentation, Vice President Bawunia spoke extensively on the massive infrastructure investment made by the government of President Akufo-Addo since assuming office in 2017.

    Infrastructure projects in key sectors such as education, health, roads, railways, water and sanitation, sports and energy featured prominently in Dr. Bawumia’s presentation.

    To ensure independent verification of all infrastructure projects the government has undertaken since 2017, Dr. Bawumia announced a government delivery tracking website wwwdeliverytracker.gov.gh, which provides detailed information on projects, location and their current status.

    Source: Jubilee House

  • Jomoro NDC Campaign Team inaugurated

    The Jomoro Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated its Campaign Team for the December Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

    The 29-member Team has Mr Anthony Armah-Benle as Chairman.

    The members are Mesdammes Agnes Nwiah, Monica Boameyeh, Abba Mohammed and Messieurs Henry Alimah, Alex Kwaw, Stephen Blay, Francis Morkeh, Ahmed Adams, Patrick Ellonu, J.E. Ackah, a former MP, George Blay Morkeh, and Sylvester Daddieh Morkeh, former DCE for Jomoro.

    The others are Messuers Berlia Benson, Kwasi Yankey, Kennedy Yankey, Francis Nweanah, Francis Tayi, Dr Francis Horbah and Leo Kofi Amenlemah, an independent parliamentary candidate in the 2016 elections.

    The rest are Messieurs Akatia Kwaidoo, Francis Amihere, Benedict Boadi, Emmanuel Ndarko Benle, Paul Nyamekye, Dominic Eduful and Francis Bleboo.

    Mr Ebenezer Eshun, the Western Regional Vice Chairman of the Party, accompanied by the Deputy Regional Women’s Organizer, Ms Charlotte Cobbinah, inaugurated the team.

    He advised members to work hard and be vigilant to win back the Jomoro seat come December 7.

    The NDC Parliamentary Candidate, Ms Dorcas Affo Toffey, congratulated the team members and urged them to go the extra mile to ensure victory for the Party.

    Source: GNA

  • Cut working hours by half on election day STRANEK-Africa

    Pressure group STRANEK-Africa has called on the government to consider declaring a half working day for workers on 7 December 2020 to enable the majority of the citizens to vote on the day of the general elections.

    According to STRANEK-Africa, “in 2016, with 15,712,505 registered voters, 10,713,650 voters cast their ballot”.

    “This means that since 167,349 votes were recorded as blank or invalid votes, 4,831,506 registered voters did not vote on December 7, 2016.

    “The implication is: there is more room for improvement so far as voters coming out to cast their ballot is concerned”, the group observed.

    STRANEK-Africa, in a statement, said it believes that a declaration by the government of Ghana, backed by an instrument, asking workers (except essential workers) to work half of their maximum hours on election day, will go a long way to compel employers to allow their workers to close early so they could exercise their franchise.

    “Most Ghanaians enjoy travelling to their home towns to cast their vote.

    “Thus, if a declaration by the government of Ghana, backed by an instrument, is passed, it will give workers the chance to travel to their hometowns to cast their vote on the day of general elections and even those who will move from one constituency to another constituency, electoral area to another electoral area, since their place of work may not be where they vote,” the statement said.

    According to STRANEK-Africa, a time should come where Ghana should boast of 99.9% voter turnout on the day of elections.

    Source: Class FM

  • PNC: Four to contest for flagbearer slot

    he People’s National Convention (PNC) will today (August 18) finalise modalities for the election of its national executives and flagbearer ahead of the 2020 elections.

    The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PNC which comprises regional secretaries, regional chairmen, all national executives, nominees of the party leadership and founding members of the party will decide among others how much will be paid in filing fees by flagbearer hopefuls at the meeting scheduled for the University of Development Studies (UDS) Guest House Conference Hall in Accra.

    Also on the agenda of the meeting will be the dates for the opening of nominations, regional elections, vetting of all aspirants and a time-table for its activities leading up to the 2020 Elections.

    PNC is not late

    Reacting to concerns that the party was in a race against time with regards to naming its flagbearer, the PNC Chairman, Mr Bernard Mornah said the party’s timing was not a novelty in the history of Ghanaian politics.

    “Tomorrow, we are hopeful that we will be able to set a date for our national delegates congress taking into cognisance that regional congresses will have to be done before,” Mr Mornah said in an interview with the GraphicOnline.

    “I keep insisting that, there is nothing like we are late. In 2012, for instance, President Atta Mills died on the 24th of July, It took us nearly a month to perform his funeral. The NDC after that still went ahead to do their primaries and John Mahama came out and won the Presidential elections in barely two months”.

    He said the National Delegates Conference of the party has been fixed tentatively for September 26th by which time all regional and constituency conferences would have been completed.

    Proposals

    He said the NEC would also consider a proposal for the National Delegates Conference to be held simultaneously in the 16 regional capitals of the country in compliance with COVID-19 prevention protocols.

    “Our national delegates are nearly about 4,200 persons and the COVID protocols will not permit a gathering of that number and so we are going to propose at the NEC that we decentralise the National Delegates Conference so that it will take place in the 16 regional capitals of our country in a simple process”.

    Flagbearer race

    Mr Mornah also disclosed that five persons have indicated their readiness to contest for the PNC flagbearer slot. They include Reverend Samuel Adjei-Debrah, Mr Aasaki Samson Awingobit, Mr Emmanuel Anyidoho, a vice presidential running mate of the party in 2016, and former PNC Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Mr David Apasara.

    He said Professor George Agbango, who is based in the United States had fallen-out because of the restrictions on travel which have been imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Other National Executive Positions

    Mr Mornah also disclosed that there are a total of 23 roles which will be vied for at the National Delegates Conference of the party.

    The roles which are for substantive officers and their deputies including National Chairman and three vice chairmen, General Secretary and two deputies, National Treasurer and two deputies, Communications Secretary and two deputies, Women’s Organiser and a Youth Organiser.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Voter registration violence: Peace Council urges more transparency from police probes

    The National Peace Council is asking the Police Service to be more transparent with investigations into the incidents of violence recorded during the voter registration exercise.

    The National Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof Emmanuel Asante, told Citi News the police needed to “institute a platform that will regularly inform the public about the progress of such ongoing investigations.”

    He stressed that it was important to influence the perception of the Ghanaians because “people think that when people do these things, they get away with it.”

    “They should ensure that people who flouted the law and did what was wrong must be brought to book… It is their responsibility. It is the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies to crack the whip when these things do happen,” the Peace Council Chairman added.

    Some of the high profile incidents of violence during the voter registration included the Awutu Senya East Constituency  Member of Parliament, Mavis Hawa Koomson, firing a gun at a registration centre during a clash between National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic Party members.

    The MP was invited for interrogation in July but there has been no update on the case in recent times.

    Mrs. Koomson claimed that she fired the weapon in self-defence and has received backing from NPP executives and government appointees.

    The Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region also recorded scuffle between supposed national security personnel and a police officer.

    In Banda, Silas Wulochamey, a 28-year-old man was stabbed to death at a registration centre at Banda in the Bono Region during an altercation between some NDC and NPP supporters.

    Similar call from CODEO

    The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) earlier called on the Inspector-General of Police to fast track investigations and prosecution of persons who perpetrated violence during the voter registration exercise.

    CODEO also asked the IGP to make available findings of its investigations public to foster confidence in the security agencies.

    It cited the incidents at Banda and Dormaa West all in the Bono Region and Awutu Senya East in the Central Region in a report.

    “CODEO urges the Police administration to share updates of these investigations with the Ghanaian public to foster confidence in the security agencies and to also serve as a deterrent against future incidents of this nature. Failure to enforce the rule of law will erode confidence in the security agencies and the rule of law,” it said.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Its possible to have more seats in the Volta Region Sammi Awuku

    National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammi Awuku says that it is possible for the party to win more seats in the Volta Region come December Election.

    According to Sammi Awuku, the fact that the party was able to capture five seats in the Upper West Region in the last election clearly shows that there is a possibility in having more seats in the Volta Region. Speaking to the press he said “ If we moved from Zero in Upper West to Five seats in 2016, it is possible to have more seats in the Volta Region”.

    He stated that the Opposition Party National Democratic Congress (NDC) is known for remembering the people in the Volta Region only in election years and as such the people should vote according to developments that have come their way.

    “The NDC only remembers Volta Region in an election year. If you love the person it should be morning to evening. It should be throughout the four years of your existence when you were in government, the eight years you were in government. Clearly the people of Volta Region, they will decide where to cast their ballots and who to cast it for depending on their circumstances and the development that has come their way”.

    The Volta Regional Chairman of the Party Makafui Kofi Woanya also believes the party can achieve its aims and objectives with stability and submission.

    “I can tell you that with the right mind and approach and strategy we will get to where we want to get to” He said.

    The NPP is putting measures in place to win votes from the Volta Region which happens to be one of the strong holds of the NDC.

    Source: Ghana Crusader

  • NDC is committed to peaceful elections Mahama

    The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated the party’s position to ensure a peaceful election.

    He notes however that the posturing of the government raises questions about its commitment to a violent-free election in December.

    Addressing the chiefs and people of Mepe in the North Tongu constituency on Monday to kick start his four-day tour of the Volta Region, Mr Mahama observed that the government does not seem to be interested in making the Decemnber general elections peaceful.

    “In December we will go for an election and we want our election to be non-violent and we in the NDC are peaceful people. But our opponents have a tendency for violence and they have displayed at any given opportunity”, he said.

    Mr Mahama cited a number of instances to buttress his point. He recounted that thugs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who chased out a judge in a court in Kumasi were given just a slap on the wrist whilst those who perpetrated the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence continues to walk free of charge.

    He also recalled how some members of the NDC were attacked at Banda during the recent voter registration exercise, leading to the death of an innocent person adding, “we have a whole minister claiming that she fired a gunshot at Kasoa during the registration exercise and nothing has happened”.

    “So when you look at all these things, you can predict what they will do in the elections and “officials of the party have said that, Ayawaso West Wuogon was a dress rehearsal and that the real thing was going to be on voting day”, he said.

    Source: James Agyenim-Boateng, NDC Campaign Spokesperson

  • Assemblymembers in Northern Region laud allowance policy by Mahama, pledge support

    Some Assemblymembers in the Northern Region have thrown their support behind the 2020 flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, ahead of the December 7 polls.

    The group called the Concern Assembly Members Association of Ghana (CAMAG), say their support for Mr. Mahama stems from his policy to pay assembly members a monthly allowance if voted into power.

    Speaking at a press conference in Tamale to re-affirm the group position, the Northern Regional Coordinator of CAMAG, Mohammed Mutala lauded Mr. Mahama for the idea.

    He questioned critics in government who argue that the policy is not feasible.

    Mr. Mutala said the policy is in the interest of all assembly members thus cautioning members not to let their political colors cloud their judgment on a policy meant for their well-being.

    Mr. Mohammed Mutala also called on Ghanaians to support Mr. Mahama and the NDCs agenda towards the welfare of assembly members.

    The National Coordinator of CAMAG, David Atta Twum gave a projection of how Mr. Mahama can raise money to fulfill his promise of paying a total of 9,079 assembly members.

    According to him, if in 2021, Mr Mahama decides to have 100 minister and 1,000 presidential staffers instead of the current figure of 125 ministers and 1,632 Presidential staffers under the Akufo-Addo government, he could raise the money.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • Election 2020: The law will deal ruthlessly with unruly youth IGP warns

    The Inspector-General of Police(IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has warned that the law will deal ruthlessly with any lawless youth groups or individuals who intend to undermine the security of the country.

    According to the police chief, violence does not pay in any way and therefore will ensure that men and women of the service are deployed to protect law and order prior, during and after the 2020 polls.

    “To the youth of the country, particularly the youth of this beautiful Northern Region, let me remind you that we have one Ghana. Let no one attempt to take the law into their own hands, the long arm of the law will deal with any person or group of persons who may disturb the peace that the country is enjoying. Note that violence does not pay”, he urged while addressing a gathering in Tamale.

    Mr James Oppong-Boanuh took the opportunity to advise police personnel to professional in the discharge of their duties in order not to court unnecessary disaffection to themselves ahead of the polls.

    “I urge all police officers to be more circumspect, highly professional and impartial in the discharge of their duties. We have to follow laid down procedures to police the ballot and protect lives and properties. We must win every complaint, and we must do so speedily to clear the doubts of the critics”, he urged.

    He also pledged the readiness of the police service to maintain law and order before, during and after the 2020 polls.

    According to him, his outfit is prepared to do whatever it takes legally to ensure that the elections come off without any incidents urging the youth in particular not to allow themselves to be used by self-seeking politicians for personal gain.

    “The police is ready to maintain law and order before, during and after the 2020 polls. There is however the need for collaboration between the security agencies and the citizenry to ensure that the polls is not characterized by incidents. Education is key in this regard,” he observed.

    Source: My News GH

  • Marricke Gane breaks away from Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants

    A member of the Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants (CIPA) has on Monday, August 17, 2020, officially exited the group after their recently held presidential debate organised by policy think-tank, IMANI Africa.

    His breakaway, he stated, was due to the flawed process which was used to select the leader of the coalition, Kofi Koranteng despite his lead in the polls conducted by both IMANI and Joy news.

    In a Press release signed by the presidential aspirant, Marricke Kofi Gane and copied to GhanaWeb, he stated, “we wish to announce to you all that the Gane4Ghana agenda is no more a part of what has become known and called the Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants (CIPA). Gane4Ghana believes that the adopted process was neither fair nor transparent,”

    Mr. Gane explained that at a CIPA executive meeting held Saturday, August 15, 2020, it was asserted that the IMANI polls will not be accepted due to its inherent potential to allow multiple votes. The Steering Committee, for unexplained reasons, decided to consider only the Joy News polls, even then, they ignored polls the media house conducted on their various social media platforms.

    Though he was in a comfortable lead per the polls displayed at the debate, his other contender Kofi Koranteng was elected as the leader of the independent candidates.

    Despite the discrepancies following the results, Mr Gane has wished the leader of CIPA Kofi Koranteng well in the race ahead.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Osofo Kyiri Abosom appoints Alhaji Abu Lukeman as running mate

    Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, flagbearer and founder of Ghana Union Movement (GUM), has appointed Alhaji Abu Grant Lukman as his running mate for the 2020 December general elections.

    Rev Lenin B. K. Trotsky, Political Scientist of GUM, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that Lukman came with vast experience and acumen from the private sector that would help canvass massive votes for the party in the upcoming elections.

    He said Rev. Andrews, affectionately called Osofo Kyiri Abosom, settled on Alhaji Lukman after wide consultation with the rank and file of the party and key stakeholders such as within the Muslim and Christian communities nationwide.

    Ghana goes to the polls on 7th December 2020 and the Movement believes that with the appointment of Alhaji Lukman, a renowned entrepreneur and a Muslim, who hails from the Northern Region would pull a huge crowd for GUM, a newly formed political party.

    GUM is a movement of unity and political pluralism and the Flagbearer, Rev Christian Kwabena Andrews, had called on Christians and Muslims, chiefs, imams and pastors to join hands and support its agenda for a democratic change, for a new Ghana.

    Rev Andrews, who is also the founder and General Overseer of Life Assembly Worship Centre, had promised to build a territorial polity based on united and all-inclusive political pluralism, similar to the Charter of Medina which was approved by all and signed by the Prophet Mohamed.

    “That is why Christian Kwabena Andrews the flagbearer of GUM has chosen his running mate who is a Muslim for the establishment of political pluralism in Ghana to accommodate all, irrespective of their political affiliations,” Rev Trotsky, said.

    He explained that GUM is a movement uniting all Ghanaians irrespective of their political associations to take the country back from failed governance and policies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

    Source: GNA

  • Dr Nana Ayew Afriye is God-sent to Effiduase-Asokore Constituency – Residents

    The residents of Bouya Electoral Area within the Effiduase-Asokore Constituency in Ashanti Region have commended their hard-working and development-oriented Member of Parliament, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, describing him as God-sent to the Constituency.

    The assembly member of the area, Emmanuel Frimpong, and an opinion leader, Hakeem Alhassan, made these assertions on Opemsuo Radio morning show Dubbed ‘Nkwantananso’ hosted by George Opoku Mensah.

    Mr Frimpong said; “it is shocking and dumbfounding to see light poles and wiring in the town. This act by the honourable minister can only be described as the handy work of a Godlike personality spearheading their constituency. Thanks to him and his well-calculated leadership the towns will see electricity by next month.

    Apart from the Unprecedented electricity, for the first time, we have people recruited into security agencies, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye is God sent to us”

    “Again, the affable legislator’s Godlike prowess is unparalleled to non, when he voluntarily donated a whooping sum of Ghc20,000 to support the completion of the electrification project when the DCE refused to sign the cheque meant for the project,” Mr Hakeem further added,

    According to them, they can’t hide their joy and appreciation to H.E. President Akufo Addo and the Affable Legislator for the kind gesture bestowed unto their electoral area.

    Bouya Electoral Area is made up of these communities Bouya, Adukrom and Tetekaaso are all farming towns.

    Source: Ofori Frimpong, Contributor

  • Unemployment, education priority concerns for Ghanas youth Afrobarometer report

    Unemployment and education are the most pressing problems for young Ghanaians, according to the most recent Afrobarometer survey.

    Its findings released on International Youth Day show that these are the problems young Ghanaians want to be addressed by the state.

    The survey asked adults of all ages to cite the most important problems they want the government to address, and,  infrastructure and roads were “the most frequently cited priority mentioned by 59% of respondents followed by unemployment (39%) and education (38%).”

    But when narrowed down to Ghanaians between the ages of 18 and 35, unemployment and education were their main concerns.

    “Young adults are 14 and 5 percentage points, respectively, more likely than seniors to cite unemployment and education as their top priorities.”

    The most important problems

    Six in 10 Ghanaians said they “somewhat support” or “strongly support” higher taxes to fund programs to help the youth.

    In addition, 59 percent of respondents said job creation would be the highest priority if the government could increase its spending to help the youth.

    Despite the concern for youth, a majority of Ghanaians “think it is more important to listen to the wisdom of the elders than to the fresh ideas of the young.”

    An adjacent Afrobarometer survey noted that the youth are no less interested in politics than their elders.

    It noted that only 36 percent of Ghanaians agree with the idea that “in order for our country to do well, we should listen more to fresh ideas from young people.”

    Instead, 54 percent say that “we should listen more to the wisdom of our elders,” including 40 percent who “agree very strongly” with this view.

    Should we listen more to the youth or to elders?
    Should we listen more to the youth or to elders?

    “The need to pay more attention to the youth is a minority view across key sociodemographic groups even among youth themselves (38%). Men (40%) and respondents with post-secondary education (40%) are somewhat more likely to emphasize listening to youth than are women (32%) and citizens without formal education (30%),” the survey noted.

    The youth are, however, less likely than older citizens to have attended a community meeting.

    Of the youth surveyed, 43 percent said they had attended a community meeting, 39 percent said they had contacted leaders during the previous 12 months.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Regional breakdown of ECs just ended registration exercise

    Provisional figures as announced today, Wednesday, August 12, 2020, by the Electoral Commission put the total number of persons who registered in the just voter registration exercise at 16,963,306.

    It includes the 30,814 persons registered during the two-day mop-up registration exercise organised over the weekend.

    Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, said the figure is pending processes of deduplication and adjudication.

    She expects the figure to drop after these processes.

    “The process of deduplication and adjudication, which are currently going will flag multiple registrations in the system,” she said.

    “Additionally, the challenge system put in place during the registration and exhibition exercise will further flag unqualified voters on the register,” Jean Mensa noted further.

    The EC chairperson is confident that the upcoming processes “will contribute to the cleaning of the register and ensure its integrity and credibility ahead of the 2020 election.”

    The Greater Accra Region had the most registered voters with 3,509,805 persons.

    The Ashanti Region followed with 3,013,856 persons, Eastern Region with 1,628,108 persons and the Central Region with 1,566,061 persons.

    The commission last week announced that there were close to 800,000 persons “quarantined” on multiple registrations and exceptions list.

    It has put in place an Adjudication Committee to manually determine cases of duplicated voter registrations.

    Below is the regional breakdown of voters registered by the Electoral Commission:

    S/NREGIONNO. OF VOTERS
    1.GREATER ACCRA3,509,805
    2.ASHANTI3,013,856
    3.EASTERN1,628,180
    4.CENTRAL1,566,061
    5.WESTERN1,185,315
    6.NORTHERN1,047,539
    7.VOLTA929,322
    8.UPPER EAST653,730
    9.BONO648,408
    10.BONO EAST592,015
    11.UPPER WEST470,271
    12.WESTERN NORTH465,444
    13.OTI353,492
    14.AHAFO315,827
    15.SAVANNAH295,648
    16.NORTH EAST288,393

    Source: citinewsroom

  • 2020 Elections: Greater Accra region leads with the most registered voters

    The Electoral Commission (EC) says the Greater Accra Region had the most registered voters in the just ended voters registration.

    The EC says the region recorded 3,590,805 persons out of the 16.9 million people who registered across the country.

    According to the Commission, the Ashanti Region followed with 3,013,856 persons while the Eastern Region recorded 1,628,108 persons and the Central Region recording 1,566,061 persons.

    Addressing journalists at the Let the Citizens Know’ series on Wednesday, August 12, EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa said it has in total registered 16,963,306 persons in 38 days at the end of the exercise.

    “At the end of the 36-day, exercise 16,932,492 persons had registered as voters. At the end of the mop-up exercise, 30,814 persons successfully registered as part of the 2020 voters registration exercise. The total number of registered voters at the end of the exercise stands at 16,963,306,” she stated.

    For first time voters who are classified above 18 years old, the EC said it has registered 762,944 persons. This figure, according to the Commission represents 4.5% of the total voter roll.

    “To go a little deeper, 612,104 19 year-olds also registered as voters. In a nutshell, the total number of 18 and 19-year olds’ who had registered at the end of the exercise amount to 1,375,048. This figure represents 8.1 percent of the total register,” Jean Mensa explained.

    The compilation of a new voters register by the Electoral Commission (EC) commenced on June 30, 2020, and ended on August 6, 2020, across all districts in the country.

    Although the EC projected registering 15 million eligible voters, the latest figures show the electoral body has surpassed its projections.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Election 2020: Ignore prophets of election results – Rev Frimpong Manso

    President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, Rev Prof Paul Frimpong Manso has hit out at Men of God who make prophecies about election results.

    Describing them as fake and false prophets, Rev Frimpong Manso admonished Mahama and Prof Jane Naana to ignore such persons since they only seek to prey on them and use them as milking cows.

    “There has been a practice of people prophesying about elections. I want to say in no uncertain terms that these things are wrong, false and fake, and we should not bank our hopes on them.

    “God has given the power to choose the leader through elections, campaigns, through the ballot box. If it will be through prophecies, there will not be the need for elections and campaigns and ballot boxes. Dear politicians these people can exploit you, they can create confusion and they will make things wrong,” he noted.

    Typical of an election year, prophecies from different quarters have begun making declarations of candidates and parties that will win the elections ahead of the polls.

    But the Pentecostal and Charismatic Council President is adamant these practices are uncalled for and should be disregarded since they only promote confusion.

    He was addressing leadership of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) led by flag-bearer John Dramani Mahama after the ex-president paid a courtesy call on members of the Christian Council of Ghana and church leaders at the Assemblies of God Church to formally introduce Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to them.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com