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  • Ghana Police need reforms, too many zombies in uniform Sam George

    Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has said the Ghana Police Service is in dire need of serious reform in the country.

    According to him, the police service has reduced the institution to a “ragtag army of hoodlums” instead of professionals.

    Adding that there are too many “zombies” in the police uniform especially those in command.

    In a Facebook post, he said “I have always maintained that the Ghana Police Service is in dire need of serious reforms.

    “Too many ‘zombies’ in uniform reducing a rather professional Police Service into a ragtag army of hoodlums.”

    He further added that “Serious institutional changes and retraining of men needed especially for those in Command positions. The head is indeed meant for thinking, not just wearing helmets and saying Yes Sa!”

    His post is in reaction to a clash between the Minority in parliament and Police Service at the Electoral Commission Headquarters.

    A number of about 50 MPs who were clad in black attire were initially stopped at the Ridge roundabout but managed to cross the barricade while they were being pushed by the police.

    They were again stopped at the entrance of the Electoral Commission office. Some members of parliament were even pushed to the ground by these police personnel.

    Some MPs who described the situation as unfortunate said they were only there to present a petition to the Electoral Commission adding that it was not a demonstration but a peaceful walk to the EC office.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Election 2020: Don’t dare me again – Sam George warns NPP PC

    The incumbent Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George has sent a strong word of caution to his main opponent in the 2020 Parliamentary race, Alex Martey not to ever dare him again.

    Alex Martey had predicted that he will beat the incumbent NDC MP by an overwhelming vote on December 7, only for him to lose miserably.

    Sam George polled 48,601 votes against Alex Martey who secured 19,911 votes in the 2020 Parliamentary race.

    Sam George who was confident of his chances of winning the elections, had promised to defeat his contender by a 20,000 margin and he did just that as he earned 28,690 votes in margin.

    However, speaking after the polls, Sam George advised Alex Martey not to ever dare him again. He added that a lion like himself can never be terrified by a hyena like Alex Martey.

    “In coming into this elections he said he was the hyena and that the hyena was coming to chase out the lion. If he had DSTV and watched National Geographic he would know the hyena could not stand up to the lion, Sam George said.

    He added “He promised me 20,000 votes but he did not get 20,000 votes. But I have no words for him but to tell him to cut his coat according to his size. Next time when you want to pick a fight, know who you going to fight.”

    Watch the video below

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Sam George unhappy about electoral challenges in Ningo Prampram

    Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George has expressed concern of an attempt to frustrate electorates in his constituency as verification machines are not working.

    According to him, this is creating tension and could affect the results in his strongholds.

    “Strangely, all the machines are not working, extreme challenges with the verification devices, facial recognition is not working, the fingerprint is not working.

    “What is going on is creating unneccesary backlog and that is begining to agitate the crowd.
    “It is happening across the constituency and that is a stronghold of mine. It is not a funny game and one thing we would insist on is everybody in the queue gets to vote,” he noted.

    Source: 3 News

  • Juju man in police grips for using Sam Georges posters for rituals

    A ritualist has been nabbed for allegedly using the campaign posters of the lawmaker for Ningo Prampram Sam George to perform Black magic/juju

    According to reports, he is currently with the Police assisting in investigations.

    The man whose name was not given is reported to have been accosted at the bank of the Volta Lake by some natives of Kpone.

    The Member of Parliament made this known in a post on Social Media and thanking God for his life said “We serve a GOD who neither sleeps nor slumbers. No matter the schemes, physical and spiritual, we are unperturbed because of HE who has our back.

    In Ghana ritualists are consulted during elections to either do away with peoples lives or work to make them lose elections.

    Source: My News GH

  • The unemployed people of Ningo Prampram will punish Akufo-Addo Sam George

    Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George has said the Akufo-Addo led government’s decision to collapse some banks in the country and abandon the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project will be some of the reasons the current administration will lose the December 7 polls.

    He said the people of Ningo Prampram who have been affected by these actions will punish President Akufo-Addo by bringing back John Dramani Mahama.

    Thousands of people who are currently unemployed, including those who worked in the collapsed banks, and the abandoned Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, according to the legislator, are ready to vote against Akufo-Addo.

    Addressing party supporters after filing his nomination at the Electoral Commission (EC) district office on October 8, Sam George assured the people of Ningo-Prampram of jobs as their manifesto has made provision for petty traders and the legalization of “Okada”.

    “We believe John Mahama will deliver jobs for the people of Ningo and Prampram and we are not just saying this because Mahama has said it, he has done it before. Our years of President Mahama, we saw the infrastructure that was built in our constituency. Go and check the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, thousands of our young men and women were employed under this project. The Akufo-Addo government has come and collapsed that project. Today, our young men and women are unemployed in Ningo-Prampram. The unemployed youth in Ningo Prampram will punish Akufo-Addo and bring back John Dramani Mahama,” he proclaimed.

    “…President Akudo-Addo should begin his handing over notes because president Mahama is coming and he is coming back to redeem this country. He is coming to take over this country from shackles of oppression under Akufo-Addo. The rescue mission is on and on December 7 we will deliver that rescue mission,” he advised.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Start preparing your handing over notes – Sam George to Akufo-Addo

    Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George has tasked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to start preparing his handing over notes ahead of the December 7 polls.

    According to the MP, Akufo-Addo has failed Ghanaians, for which reason why they are yearning for the return of former President John Dramani Mahama.

    Addressing party supporters after filing his nomination at the EC district office on October 8, Sam George assured John Mahama of 50,000 votes from the Ningo-Prampram constituency in December polls.

    “…President Akudo-Addo should begin his handing over notes because president Mahama is coming and he is coming back to redeem this country. He is coming to take over this country from shackles of oppression under Akufo-Addo. The rescue mission is on and on December 7 we will deliver that rescue mission,” he advised.

    Sam George says with the increased unemployment rate and the abandoning of the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, he is convinced the people of Ningo Prampram will vote against the ruling government.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • NDC is tired of Sammy Gyamfi’s press conferences – Sam George

    It appears that, there is some confusion within the Communication department of the opposition NDC, as member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George is on record to have said that, the party is tired of the press Conferences being organized by the communications Officer of the Party, Sammy Gyamfi.

    According to Sam George, who spoke on an Accra based radio station, Power FM, the weekly press conferences being organized by Sammy Gyamfi is not helping the party.

    Since taking over as the communications officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi has adopted a strategy where he organises press conference on weekly basis, ostensibly, to attack or expose the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    But this idea seems not to go down well with some members of the Party, including Sam George, even before his weekly press conferences, there was a another strategy called, moments of truth by the communications directorate of the NDC.

    In a the recent press conference on Monday, Sammy Gyamfi made a lot accusations against the NPP government on the way it handled the fight against the Coronavirus in the Country, as he accused the government of not doing enough in the fight against Covid-19.

    On Tuesday, the NPP National Youth Organiser, Nana Boakye organized a similar event in Kumasi, where he challenged the NDC to mention any initiative by the party that benefited the youth of this Country.

    Source: opera.com

  • I walked from Lomnava to Osu in search of job Sam George

    Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has taken to social media to recount how hard life was for him before his breakthrough job manifested.

    According to him, he walked many days from Lomnava to Osu in search of a job.

    “Till my breakthrough job through Uncle Dennis at UNDP got me my first IT gig with that Agency and a whole world of consulting with several UN Agencies and the World Bank opened up to me. Politics happened to me. A wife and 3 kids to boot have all happened in what seems a blur to me as I reminisce on 13 years of God’s inexplicable grace,” he shared his story on Facebook.

    Read his full story below:

    4th of July

    Exactly 13 years ago, I came back home to Ghana to ‘start life’. A young man with God, ambition, drive, determination and only GHS1.50p in my pocket.

    The journey has been arduous many times with absolutely no hope in sight but my ultimate belief in God and myself have kept me going. Many days I walked from Lomnava to Osu in search of a job.

    Till my breakthrough job through Uncle Dennis at UNDP got me my first IT gig with that Agency and a whole world of consulting with several UN Agencies and the World Bank opened up to me. Politics happened to me. A wife and 3 kids to boot have all happened in what seems a blur to me as I reminisce on 13 years of God’s inexplicable grace.

    My journey so far has been phenomenal thanks to the grace of God and the many men and women He has brought along my path. What scares me is that this is just the beginning of what God has in store for me. I reaffirm my utmost belief in His plans and purpose for my life.

    I am a product of #UncommonGrace. My heart burst with joy at the goodness the LORD has surrounded me with. Keep faith in Him and He would perfect His will for you in His own time. ????????????

    #LionBorn #HyeWonHye #BattleAxe #ThatWhichIsIndestructible #ThatWhichFireCannotBurn

     

    Source: Peace FM

  • Sam George calls Pius Hadzide “ignorant” on live TV

    Member of Parliament for Ningo Pampram, Sam George has called the Deputy Minister of Information “ignorant” on live TV.

    The Deputy Minister was debating the member of parliament on TV3’s New Day Program on Monday morning. Speaking on the deployment of the military to the Volta Region and Oti Region, the deputy minister said the money spent on quarantining immigrants from Togo who came into Ghana during the lock down could have built a school.

    Responding to the minister, Sam George said the minister “doesn’t listen” when people are talking and that is why he comes to TV to “goof” all the time.

    He chided Pius Hadzide for saying the money spent on the immigrants on the border could have built a school and quizzed if the military they have deployed wouldn’t be fed and if money won’t be spent on them.

    Tensions rose on the show once again when the deputy minister referred to the the member of parliament speaking his native language as “child play”. The deputy minister failed to speak his native language when he was asked to speak which called for jabs from the MP.

    Source: opera.com

  • My thoughts and prayers are with you – Sam George to NAPO, Kweku Botwe

    Hon Samuel Nartey George, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, has sent a solidarity message to Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh and Minister of Regional Reorganization and Development, Mr. Daniel Kweku Botwe.

    This was after the two Ministers were reported to be on admission at the University of Ghana (UG) Medical Centre in the capital, Accra.

    According to sources available to Joy News, Daniel Kweku Botwe and Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh are currently being held at the ‘Red Zone’, a unit where only persons with COVID-19 positive cases are kept.

    The sources could not tell whether they have tested positive for Covid-19 but reiterated that the two gentlemen are on admission where only persons with full Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) can go.

    Mr Botwe is said to have reported at the Hospital last Saturday, but there are conflicting reports about when Mr Opoku Prempeh went there.

    Some sources said he went there on Sunday to self-isolate after being suspected of contracting the virus, while others say he reported on Monday.

    The Education Minister is said to have gone back to the Centre after taking a voluntary test at the same facility and decided to self-isolate.

    However, in a post on Facebook to strengthen the officeholders, the opposition MP, Sam George, as he is affectionately called, said, he was with them in prayers.

    “My thoughts and prayers are with my senior colleagues”, he wrote.

    Sam Goerge also touched on the reality of the coronavirus, thereby cautioning Ghanaians to stay safe.

    “COVID-19 is real guys. Let’s #staysafe please”, he cautioned.

     

    Source: Ghana Guardian

  • Akufo-Addo has succumbed to uneducated pressure Sam George

    In less than 24 hours after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo eased the restrictions on social gatherings by allowing churches and mosques to operate with only 100 congregants per hour, Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George has tongue-lashed Akufo-Addo for his action.

    According to him, the President has bowed to the pressure of ignorant people to allow churches and mosques to function.

    The Ningo-Prampram MP has called on Akufo-Addo to order the closure of churches until further notice.

    “What kind of meaningful church service can you have with 100 people for a maximum of 1 hour? Mr President, you have fortunately succumbed to uneducated pressure. Keep the churches closed,” he said.

    The MP made this claim in a Facebook post sighted by GhanaWeb.

    Read below his Facebook post

     

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Sam George has subjected Ningo-Prampram to needless deprivation Presidential Staffer

    Presidential staffer and Parliamentary Candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Ningo-Prampram constituency in the Greater Accra region, Alexander Martey has promised to serve and save the constituency from its current state.

    He indicated that the NDC has subjected Ningo-Prampram to needless deprivation.

    He resolved to transform the area to inure to the benefit of natives and residents. In an interview, Mr Martey appealed to the people to give the opportunity to the New Patriotic Party in Ningo-Prampram.

    According to him, it is the only party that can harness the potentials and transform Ningo-Prampram and make it great.

    The management consultant, says the people of Ningo-Prampram requires dynamic leadership which he is ready to provide.

    Speaking to our correspondent, Mr. Martey said, when the good people of Ningo-Prampram give him the opportunity, he will ensure that the area experiences the development it deserves.

    “As part of the rescue mission, I have come to serve and save the constituency. I am here to help rescue our constituency from the existing deprivation the NDC has subjected the constituency to over the long years, if elected as MP. I will build the human resource development of my people by Empowering the youth and making myself available to my people at all times ”, he said.

    Mr. Martey further noted that he has undertaken a number of research works and knows the challenges Ningo-Prampram Constituency faces.

    He ended by thanking the good delegates of NPP in Ningo Prampram for believing in the mission to rescue Ningo-prampram.

     

    Source: happyghana.com

  • Mahama rejected me, he didn’t give me 1 pesewas – Sam George

    Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George has recalled some difficulties he went through prior to the moment he defeated the incumbent MP, E. T. Mensah.

    Working with E. T. Mensah

    According to him, he offered himself to work with Hon. E. T. Mensah for 3 years without collecting a salary as a Personal Assistant(PA).

    “I worked with Hon. E. T. Mensah for 3 years without collecting a salary . . . he didn’t need a PA but I offered myself to work for him because I wanted to learn . . . he didn’t ask me to come for employment . . . so why would he?”

    ” . . I did everything from washing plates to cleaning shoes to carrying bags to driving him, I did all . . . and I still see him as my father,” he told Adakabre Frimpong Manso.

    He said though E.T. Mensah had earlier decided not to run for the Ningo Prampram seat again, things turned around due to so many factors.

    “I personally booked an appointment at his office to inform him about my intention and also seek his blessings to contest the parliamentary seat in 2015 . . . he told me his time was not up as he was having a second thought about it,” he said.

    He said he sought refuge and encouragement from his wife to have the courage to contest the then MP.

    During a one-on-one interview on ‘Me Man Nti’ programme on Neat FM, he spoke of betrayal, unfair treatment and among other things.

    Mahama’s ‘betrayal’

    He also narrated how former President John Mahama ‘turned his back on him’ during the time.

    “I was very hurt, very very hurt and I have had the opportunity to discuss this issue with President John Dramani Mahama post everything . . . ”

    Narrating his ordeal, he said President Mahama told him there was no way he would support him against a senior member of his then administration.

    ” E. T. Mensah is a senior member of your administration, I am one of the younger members of your administration, you will not support me against a senior member,” he said those were the words of former President Mahama and he “felt pain”.

    He said he had sacrificed a lot for John Mahama and didn’t expect that he would say that.

    “He said he had too much respect for E. T. Mensah . . . he told me he was not going to be the one to fuel my ambition to unseat Hon. E. T. Mensah . . . I am saying it with all conviction and the truth that President Mahama did not give me one pesewa, one pesewa, he didn’t give to me. I was very pained,” he said.

    “It was one of the few times if not the only time President Mahama had turned men down,” he added.

    Selling my house

    He narrated how he had to sell his house to fund the campaign.

    ” . . my wife was 8 months pregnant, I had to sell my house to fund that campaign because nobody was going to give me money, nobody believed that I will win that election . . . my wife told me if you do this and we lose don’t come home . . . I was a month away from my primaries,” he said.

    Listen to Sam George in the video below

    Source: Peace Fm

  • I’ll file contempt action in court against the EC for defying the injunction – Sam George

    MP for Ningo Prampram, Sam George is considering a contempt action against the Electoral Commission (EC) over their alleged City Escape Hotel workshop.

    The EC is alleged to have held its training workshop despite a court injunction on their activities.

    Sam George on Friday secured an injunction, restraining the Electoral Commission from holding the workshop in his constituency.

    The ex-parte injunction, granted by the Tema High Court took effect Friday.

    “It is hereby ordered that the respondent and all persons claiming through the respondent (EC) refrain from holding the workshop or conference scheduled to take place at the Escape Hotel Prampram from the 24th of April, 2020,” Justice of the High Court, Eugene Nyante Nyadu ruled.

    But the EC allegedly went ahead with their workshop.

    Sam George in reaction stormed the venue with other members of the NDC. The heavy security presence did not allow them to have access to the hotel premises.

    He accused the President of endorsing the actions of the EC.

    “The Electoral Commission and I say this without equivocation is doing what they are doing because they have the approval and support of the Jubilee House. President Akufo-Addo is endorsing the illegality and irresponsibility of the EC…”

    According to him, he is in talks with his lawyers to consider a contempt action against the EC.

    “That is an option available to us, I am having that conversation with my lawyers…”

     

    Source: Prime News Ghana

  • World Radio day: Reverse the shutdown of Radio stations now – Sam George

    Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram is calling for an immediate reversal of the actions government took last year, to shutdown radio stations across the country.

    According to him, the performance of the media under the Akufo-Addo-led government in the past three years has been compromised.

    He therefore called on Ghanaians to rise against these actions by government for a better Ghana.

    Speaking at the back of World Radio Day, Sam George said, “My wish today would be to see the reversal of the shutdown of radio stations across the country, an expedited investigation and prosecution of the killers of Ahmed Suale, an end to state intimidation and assault of journalists and a level playing field for all shades of opinion in the country be they political, religious or ethnic.”

    “The World Press Freedom Index and the abysmal performance of Ghana over the past three years in the rankings is the clearest indication that the media space and its handling by government is beset with a growing canker that needs to be curtailed expeditiously. In the words of a leading clergyman in the Republic, there appears to be a sinister force of the prowl. The earlier we all collectively rise against it, the better it would be for us all.” He added

    The National Communications Authority in May, 2019, shut down Radio Gold 90.5 FM and Radio XYZ 93.1 FM both based in Accra. Officials of the NCA stormed the premises of the stations with armed security personnel while they were on-air and ordered their immediate closure.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com