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  • I will reform police service if NDC comes to power in 2021 John Mahama warns

    Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama says his government will ensure a reform of the police service should he be elected president in the December 7 general elections.

    Addressing party faithfuls and sympathisers at a ceremony to commemorate the one year anniversary of the violence that characterised the Ayawaso by-elections, the former president bemoaned what he described as the “personalisation of state institutions” under the current Akufo-Addo led administration.

    His comments were influenced by an alleged police wire message from the Greater Accra Regional office, sent out this morning directing officers in the region to “dissociate” themselves from the event held this morning or risk “severe sanctions.”

    “Which professional police officer will send out a message like this? It shows the personalisation of the institutions of state that have taken place under the current NPP administration. Of course, the NDC is coming, we will reform the police.”

    The former president after his comment cautioned police officers, telling them to be reminded that their dedication and duty is to the state and constitution. And in everything that they do, they must remain neutral and non-partisan.

    “It is a very sorry day for the police service to issue a communique like this, asking all security personals: One not to provide security for the event and then two, to dissociate themselves from the event.

    “I feel very sad, but I promise that we will take action when we come into office, to instil the confidence of the people of Ghana in the police service.

    The motto of the police service is Service with Integrity, we will work to restore the integrity of the Ghana Police Service.” Exactly a year ago today, a by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Electoral Area meant to find a replacement for the late Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Boakye Agyarko was marred by violence.

    The violence that erupted on that day resulted in several casualties even though there were no deaths recorded. The NDC whose members formed the majority of the victims of the December 31, 2019 violence held the ceremony today at the La Bawalashie Presby School to commemorate the incident.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Playback: John Mahama interacts with Ghanaians

    Former President and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, in a live video Monday, interacted with Ghanaians, answering questions from followers and a few guests present.

     

    Watch a playback of the interraction below

     

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Im not announcing running mate today Mahama

    Former President John Mahama has dismissed reports suggesting that he will announce his running mate for the 2020 elections today in a Facebook live address.

    A photo of Mr Mahama and former education minister posing together as a pair for the NDC are making rounds on Facebook and other social media platforms. The image is accompanied by a caption that suggests Mr Mahama is ready to announce the academician as his running tonight.

    Read: Mahama goes live on Facebook at 5pm today

    However, responding to the development on Facebook, the NDC flagbearer who said the process of nominating a running has not been exhausted yet.

    “The selection of a running mate is done by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in consultation with the Council of Elders and the National Executive Committee of the Party.

    “There has been no meeting of either of the two bodies called for this purpose. How would any person believe that I am going to announce a running mate at 5 pm today?”.

    Read: John Mahama, the NDC have no record to defend Akufo-Addo

    Mr Mahama is scheduled to speak to his supporters through Facebook later today.

    It comes after the annual delegates conference of the ruling NPP where he was the main target for many of the speakers.

     

    Source: starrfm.com.gh

  • If you ain’t demons, why do you hate Mahama so much? – Multimedia journalist questions Ghanaians

    A journalist with the Multimedia Group Limited has been asking questions as to why some Ghanaians have so much hatred towards the former President, John Dramani Mahama.

    According to Nana Adjei Oberempong, a newscaster at Adom FM, people who criticise the NDC flagbearer at any least provocation are either hypocrites or are possessed by an evil demon.

    His outburst comes after Mahama’s security guard received outright condemnation on social media for causing a near chaotic scene at the Assemblies of God church in Accra, when he prevented Apostle Dr. Isaac Owusu Bempah from exchanging pleasantries with his boss, the former President.

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    Commenting on the issue however on his Facebook page, sighted by Ghanaguardian.com, Oberempong CP, who is also the founder of Dominion Prayer Battle Ministry, said there was nothing wrong with the behaviour of Mr. Mahama’s bodyguard as according to him, “the man of God [Owusu Bempah] has evidently shown that he hates him [Mr. Mahama]”.

    Oberempong CP said Rev Owusu Bempah has insulted and disrespected Mr. Mahma for far too long and that it is the time when someone has got to stand up and say enough is enough.

    Below is Oberempong’s full write-up:

    Ghanaians should stop the hypocrisy and be real here. All those accusing and insulting ex-president Mahama bodyguard are all HYPOCRITES and they must stop.

    What else could he have done than stopping Rev Owusu Bempah from shaking hands with his boss whom the man of God has evidently shown that he hates him (Mr. Mahama)?

    I know very well that if you were in the shoes of this bodyguard, you would have done same or even worse than what he did so why are we blaming him to the extent of insulting him? Or is it because we hate the Ex-President or what?

    I strongly don’t believe that what the prophet of God is doing to Mr. Mahama if he (Mahama) is your father, brother, husband, boss or even friend you will be happy and embrace the man of God.

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    It is time we called the spade a spade and not a big ladle. Or we are condemning the act because he is associated with John Mahama? This is demonic and pure hatred because hatred is from the devil and anyone who hates is a demon.

    This bodyguard here has done what even Jesus Christ would have done I tell you. Okay, why did Apostle Peter whom Jesus called the ROCK cut off the soldier’s ear during the arrest of his boss JESUS CHRIST? Because he was protecting his boss from his enemies and in this case, Rev Bempah has created enmity between him and Mahama and so he sees him as his boss enemy.

    Let us be real as a people and stop the hypocrisy and hatred for the ex-president. The truth is that what Rev. Owusu Bempah is doing to the former president is painful and it hurts so we must condemn it.

     

    Source: ghanaguardian.com

  • Otumfuo calls on Rawlings, Mahama

    The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, paid a courtesy call on former President Jerry John Rawlings at the Ridge residence in Accra last Friday.

    Accompanied by a retinue of chiefs and elders from the Manhyia Palace, Otumfuo Osei Tutu exchanged pleasantries with the former President, his family and staff after which the two proceeded to hold private discussions.

    The former President said the two discussed issues of national concern and thanked the Asantehene for making time to call on him in Accra.

    Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II visits Mahama

    Otumfuo Osei Tutu was in Accra to deliver a keynote lecture at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA).

    The lecture, which was delivered, on Friday, was on the theme “Leadership: Strengthening Democratic Institutions for National Development”.

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    In a related visit, Otumfuo Osei Tutu also paid a courtesy call on former President John Mahama ahead of his UPSA Leadership Lecture 2019.

    In a facebook post on his wall, former President Mahama said “It was an opportunity to once again discuss with the Asantehene a number of critical national development issues and also tap into his wise counsel.

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    “Otumfuo Asantehene and I have always had a relationship underlined by mutual respect and brotherliness, and it was indeed a great honour to welcome him and his delegation,” he stated.

    At the meting, he said, were the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, a former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, executives of the NDC and former appointees.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Mahama supports GJA awards with laptops

    Former President John Dramani Mahama has extended special congratulations to the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.

    He has also presented two MacBook Pro laptops to the GJA as prize packages for the 2019 GJA Journalist of the Year and 2019 Most Promising Female Journalist.

    Read: 2018 GJA Awards: Full list of winners

    The GJA will on Saturday host the 2019 Journalist of the year award, which coincides with its 70th anniversary.

    President Mahama who is also the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said in a letter signed by Special Aide Joyce Bawah Mogtari that: “The donation to the specified award winners is in furtherance of his desire to better equip our journalists and support the work of the media.”

    The Ghana Journalist Association which is celebrating its 70th anniversary will later today Saturday, November 23, 2019, organise its 24th awards ceremony.

    GJA will use the occasion to honour journalists who have distinguished themselves and helped improve development and Democracy in the country.

    The 70th-anniversary celebration is themed “Freedom, Democracy and Independence of the media in Ghana.”

    The awards are in six categories.

    Category One is competitive and it has News Reporting, Sports, Education, Features, Small-scale Illegal Mining and Maritime Reporting.

    There are 26 categories under Category Two and it is made up of Investigative Reporting, Health and Sanitation, Political Reporting, HIV/AIDS, Agricultural Science, Business, Finance and Economic Reporting, Telecommunications, Transport and Road Safety, among others.

    Read: Keep your hands off journalists GJA cautions politicians

    Category Three is solely dedicated to the morning shows on both TV and radio, Best Columnist, Best Newspaper and Best Radio and Television Station.

    Category Four is reserved for media houses only, while Category Five is non-competitive and reserved for industry leadership awards.

    Category Six has the Best Female Journalist of the Year 2018, the Komla Dumor Most Promising Young Journalist of the Year and the Professor P.A.V. Ansah Journalist of the Year.

    The Ghana Journalists Association since 1949, has been the umbrella organization representing Ghanaian Journalists.

    It is registered as a professional association and listed as one of several bodies on the board of the National Media Commission.

     

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • NDC and Mahama failed the Upper East region; reject his comeback agenda Minister

    The Upper East Regional Minister, Tangoba Abayage, has taken a swipe at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former president John Dramani Mahama, saying, they woefully failed the region in terms of development.

    Mrs Abayage was speaking at a Regional Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) conference. The event also formed part of the commemoration of 20th Anniversary of TESCON.

    The event attracted thousands of students, graduates, businesses and party executives of the region among others.

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    The Upper East regional Minister used the occasion to commend TESCON for its role in the success of the New Patriotic Party. She further urged the members to continue spreading the good deeds of the government.

    “You deserve commendation for your hard-work. But, do not forget to tell your constituents that the NDC is not an alternative, they never had any profiting policies for the region.

    Mrs Abayage indicated that the region is progressively rising due to the prudent management of the economy and innovative policies introduced by the Akufo-Addo led government. She stressed on the need for the Upper East region to align with her government to better the lives of farmers andentrepreneurs

    The TESCON @ 20 celebration was under the theme: Revamping, Revitalising and Repositioning Our Field Machinery for Victory 2020: TESCON Beyond Campus,” she said.

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    “The NDC has no message, but rather attacking our policies and programmes. They keep saying the Nana Addo-led regime is doing nothing; let them continue. I am happy Ghanaians are seeing the good works this government is doing,” she said.

    According to her, the Free Senior High School policy has greatly impacted lives in the rural areas of the region. She added that the Planting for Food and Jobs has also brought a lot of relief to the framers in the region.

    The party also presented motorbikes to the Youth Wings in the 15 constituencies of the Upper East Region.

    Source: adomonline.com

  • 2020 is approaching, hasten Ghana card issuance – Mahama begs NIA

    The 2020 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress has made a passionate appeal to the management of the National Identification Authority, to speed up the process of issuing the Ghana card.

    Speaking at the climax of the Dumba festival in Wa, in the Upper West Region, John Dramani Mahama said, there have been complaints about the slow process in several regions and it looks like that experience is playing out again in the Upper West.

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    “Next year is an election year and the Ghana Card is going to be one of the identification means to show that people are Ghanaians. Therefore it is important that as many Ghanaians who seek to acquire the card get it,” he pointed out.

    JoyNews Correspondent, Rafiq Salam reports that the former president further called on the Authority to be up and doing if their challenge is logistic in nature.

    “If it is a question of equipment, I think that the National Identification Authority should be up and doing so that as many people in this region can acquire the card,” he appealed.

    The NIA came into being in 2003 under the Office of the President.

    It has a mandate to issue national ID cards and manage the National Identification System (NIS).

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    The government passed the NIA Act, 2006 (Act 707) to give it the necessary legal premise on which to operate.

    The Authority says it has registered 2,902,526 eligible Ghanaians in the Greater Accra, Volta and Oti regions since the registration started on June 4, 2018.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Their response to every problem is free SHS Mahama taunts government

    Former President John Mahama has wondered why the Akufo-Addo government believes the Free SHS policy is the antidote to all problems in the country.

    According to Mr. Mahama, the NPP government has abandoned all development projects that were started under his administration.

    “It is a pity because everything that we started has come to a standstill. I go round the country and most of the roads, where we left them on 7th January 2017, that is where the roads have ended. All the community based Secondary Schools, where we left them on 7th January 2017, that is where they have ended.”

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    “And the tragedy is, if you ask the New Patriotic Party (NPP) what are they doing about the road they will say free SHS. If you ask about the CHPS compound, they will say we have given you free SHS, when you ask about jobs, they will say we have given you free SHS,” mahama noted in address with market women at Sogakope.

    He stressed: “All the projects have come to a standstill because the NDC left office. The Community secondary school has come to a standstill. All the road projects have come to a standstill. All the road projects have come to a standstill. All the road projects have come to a standstill.”

    He said traders and other business people are aware that they make less money now than they used to do under him as President.

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    “You are selling oysters, shrimps and so many other things. Nobody needs to come and tell you that the economy is not doing well. Everybody selling something today can see that they making less sales than they used to do in the past and that is because times are hard. People came and told us that the money is there, that we were sitting on money but yet hungry.

    “Today the Finance Minister tells us that everyone knows that Ghana is broke. The NPP president in 2016 told us we are sitting on money but still hungry, so why is the Finance Minister saying Ghana is broke?” he wondered.

    Source: starrfm.com.gh

  • Mahama mocks Akufo-Addo over Ghanaians sitting on money yet hungry comment

    Former President, John Dramani Mahama says the economic hardship in Ghana has become unbearable although President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and had prior to the 2016 general elections told Ghanaians that there was enough money in the country to improve the economy.

    Mr. Mahama argued that President Nana Akufo-Addo is yet to fulfil his promise of making life better for Ghanaians.

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    Speaking to market women in Sogokope in the Volta Region, John Mahama said life has become unbearable for the ordinary Ghanaian.

    “You are selling oysters, shrimps and so many other things. Nobody needs to come and tell you that the economy is not doing well. Everybody selling something today can see that they making less sales than they used to do in the past and that is because times are hard. People came and told us that the money is there, that we were sitting on money but yet hungry. Today the Finance Minister tells us that everyone knows that Ghana is broke. The NPP president in 2016 told us we are sitting on money but still hungry, so why is the Finance Minister saying Ghana is broke?”

    This comes days after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, described the presidential candidate and former President, John Dramani Mahama, as one with no record to defend, and one who has no prescriptions for the future of Ghana.

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    Nana Akufo-Addo who was also responding to a comment the former President said on Sunday, 3rd November 2019, that “God brought NPP so Ghanaians can appreciate NDC”, stated that “negativity, negativity, negativity” is all Ghanaians continue to hear from the NDC leader.

    The two have been trading words for the past one month, with each comment targeted at winning more political points and overpowering the opponent.

    Source: citinewsroom.com

  • Let us ‘change the change’ Mahama

    Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked electorates to vote for him in the 2020 general elections and “change the change” that came in 2016.

    He said everywhere he goes he is met with concerns over stalled projects and economic hardships and that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government under his leadership, will complete all stalled projects and address other concerns facing the citizenry.

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    “We are all experiencing our various hardships…and preparing our thumbs so that we change the change,” Mr Mahama is reported by the GNA as saying.

    The flagbearer of the NDC was speaking at the centenary celebration of Dabala branch of the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, Ghana in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region.

    Mr Mahama said it was good and in God’s will that the NDC lost the 2016 general elections for peace to prevail in the country and also for the citizenry to appreciate the works of the NDC and asked that the Party be voted back to power next year.

    He said his government would complete and operationalise stalled projects on water, education, health and roads among others.

    God brought NPP so Ghanaians can appreciate NDC Mahama

    Rev. Dr Emmanuel K. Amey, Clerk of the General Assembly, E.P. Church in a sermon on the topic, “Give thanks to God in all things”, admonished the congregation to cultivate the habit of giving thanks to God in both good and bad times for the thoughts of God for man “are good.”

    The ceremony saw the leadership of the Church raised funds in support of a chapel for the Dabala Assembly.

    Rev. Gideon K. Dabi, Dabala District Pastor of the Church said the Dabala branch was worshipping in a classroom and called for support towards the project.

    He said a chapel to mark the 100th anniversary of planting the gospel at Dabala was in place to get a better place to serve the Lord.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Corruption dampens spirits of investors – Mahama

    Former President John Dramani Mahama has charged Ghanaian Diasporans to intensify the fight against corruption in Ghana because the practice demoralises and dampens the spirits of investors.

    Mr Mahama, who was speaking at the 40th-Anniversary of the Ghana Union UK in London, stated that Ghanaian Diasporans who come home to invest are unnerved when they find themselves, right from our airport and seaports, having to pay bribes and tips to staff who are paid to provide the services they require.

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    “This has the effect of demoralising and dampening the spirit of the potential diaspora investor.”

    He explained that many diasporans live in countries where corruption has been minimised or completely eradicated, hence, would be able to help the fight against corruption in the country with the good morals they have learnt from those countries.

    He also indicated that though it takes leadership and commitment to win the fight against corruption, as a nation, we have a collective duty to fight and win the corruption battle together, and hence, called on them to support.

    Mr Mahama also spoke about the work ethics of Ghanaians and how it was affecting the development of the country.

    He said that some ethics are so bad that some investors have complained bitterly about it.

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    Narrating some stories he heard, Mr Mahama said: “I have also heard harrowing stories from diaspora investors about our work ethic and attitudes back home. In the early days when we passed the Local Content Act for the oil industry, a returnee investor who won a contract to meet and pick up oil company executives lost the contract because the driver who was to pick the executives up at the airport left them stranded for almost three hours. The simple reason was that he had failed to check his spare tyre, so when one of the tyres had a puncture on the way to the airport, the spare tyre was not in a condition to be used to replace the damaged tyre.”

    He also cited other instances where an investor was shocked to learn that half of his staff were late to work because it had rained that day.

    As for the excuse duty on health grounds, funerals of uncle and aunties and distant relatives, it is a daily occurrence, the former President said.

    He opined that the lack of dedication and diligence was a collective indictment on us all, and was principally due to a lack of effective supervision at the workplace.

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    He, however, said that Ghana can do away with all these negative work ethics. He said during his administration there was a programme dubbed “Gateway Programme “which improved efficiency, reduced corruption and increased the speed of service at the ports of entry, so it was not something that is unachievable.

    “It can be done, and we have done it before. The lesson is that we must not let our guards down, because, often when we do, there is a reversal and it becomes business as usual.”

    Source: thechronicle.com.gh

  • Mahama mourns Deputy Chief Imam

    Flagbearer of the main opposition Natioal Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has sympathised with the family of the late Sheikh Kamal-Deen, Deputy National Chief Imam, following his passing over the weekend.

    According to Mr Mahama, Sheikh Kamal-Deen was one of the great pillars behind the National Chief Imam Sheikh Dr Nuhu Sharubutu and contributed immensely to the state of religious tolerance and cooperation the country enjoys.

    Read: Mahama mourns with Chief Imam

    “May Allah grant our late Sheikh Kamal-Deen Janatul Firdaus,” Mr Mahama posted on Facebook.

    Sheikh Ahmad Kamaludeen died in the early hours of Saturday, 28 September 2019.

    He was 103.

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    In line with Islamic tradition, a short funeral ceremony was held for him on the same day.

    Sheikh Dr Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, a close friend of the deceased, led the prayers at the ceremony.

    The remains of the Islamic cleric were later buried at the Awudome Cemetery following a long procession of Muslims who thronged the place to pay their last respects to the Islamic scholar.

     

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Mahama admits banks collapse started under his government

    Former President John Mahama in 2016 openly admitted that the banking sector under his watch was crumbling due to poor supervision from the Bank of Ghana.

    In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2016, he told Members of Parliament (MPs) bluntly about how poor supervision was adversely affecting the survival of some microfinance companies.

    An excerpt from his address reads “Mr Speaker, over the past five years, there has been a proliferation of microfinance companies. These companies come under the direct supervision of the Bank of Ghana.

    Mahama admits banks collapse started under his government

    “Unfortunately, lack of effective supervision has resulted in many cases in which microfinance companies licensed by Bank of Ghana have breached the rules and created supposed pyramid schemes that have eventually come crashing down.”

    Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku was the Governor of the Bank of Ghana in 2016.

    He was appointed to serve in that capacity in 2016 by former President Mahama, replacing then Governor, Dr Henry Kofi Wampah who went on retirement unceremoniously.

    Dr Issahaku prior to his appointment was the second deputy governor of the central bank from July 2013.

    Interestingly, Mr. Mahama has condemned the President Akufo-Addo government for “supervising” the collapse of Ghanaian-owned financial institutions in the name of clean up.

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    According to him, the current government had much better options available than to collapse more than 400 financial institutions since the Akufo-Addo government took over in January 2017.

    “There is a lot the government could have done,” he said.

    But Government insists those institutions were already in their comatose state when it took over in 2016 due to the poor supervision from the Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku-led Bank of Ghana.

    Most of the financial institutions could not honour their obligations to their clients, creating panic withdrawals.

    Source: dailyguidenetwork.com