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  • “Pablo” Opare Addo challenges Sammy Gyamfi, others on anti-NDC allegation

    National Youth Organiser for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has confronted some party members for describing him as a double agent for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    Prior to the election of the National Youth Organiser held on December 10, the camp of Yaw Brogya Genfi being supported by Sammy Gyamfi, the NDC’s Communication Officer, is said to have leveled a number of allegations against his contender, Mr Opare Addo.

    Some of the claims reportedly included Mr Opare Addo being affiliated with the NPP and also being inefficient as a National Youth Organiser.

    In an interview on Power FM’s Inside Politics Show, Mr Opare Addo, popularly known as Pablo, stated that he has been discredited due to the false propaganda.

    According to Pablo, he remains a staunch supporter of the NDC and has at no point in time shirked his responsibility since 2018.

    In his submission, the National Youth Organiser singled out Mr Sammy Gyamfi as the orchestrator of the claims made against him.

    “In 2016 in the Eastern Region, I financed more than half of the Parliamentary candidates. I gave each candidate fuel allocation of about GH4000. Were the NPP in power then?

    “I donated my ex gratia to the party. When we started Reorganisation in 2017, I asked Kofi Potophe how much has been generated. He told me we have GH1000 per constituency to work with. I have GH1000 for each constituency.

    “At that time, who in the NPP had money to give me some? It hurts me. When they speak, they provide no evidence. 80 percent of the people are destroying me, he (Sammy Gyamfi) is behind it. I have the evidence,” he bemoaned.

    “They alleged that Chairman Wontumi sponsored my campaign,” he said, but swiftly dismissed such reports saying “I have never spoken with Chairman Wontumi. I know him but we have never spoken.”

    Pained by the accusing fingers pointed at him, Mr Opare Addo has dared “anyone who has a single evidence that NPP has given me money to come out.”

    He further described Mr Gyamfi as “an obstacle” and called him out to defend the building he has put up at Airport Hills since he is currently unemployed.

    As to why he has mistakenly been affiliated with the ruling NPP, Mr Opare Addo explained that throughout his life, he has at one point or the other, lived with a member of the NPP.

    He revealed that he attended Achimota Primary School with former NPP National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye also known as Nana B.

    Furthering his education at the tertiary level, he resided at Commonwealth Hall in the University of Ghana with Sammi Awuku, who is also a former National Organiser of the NPP.

    “I am also an Akuapim. The environment I find myself in, there will be NPP guys around me. In Legon, Sammi Awuku was my roommate for two years,” he added.

    Mr Opare Addo clarified why he never reacted to the claims until now. He noted that his focus was to win the elections and after achieving that goal, he has to clear the air.

    At the end of the voting and counting of ballots at Cape Coast in the Central Region, Opare Addo polled 533 votes as against Brogya Genfi’s 508 votes.

    Meanwhile, Mr Opare Addo has called on the rank and file of the party, as well as non-members of the NDC to support former President John Mahama, who will be running on the ticket of the NDC in the 2024 general elections.

    “President John Mahama is the HOPE of Young People. We’ve a duty & a communal responsibility to knock every door and fight through to make him President again. Come on board. I am leading you to the battlefield. Bring your energy,” he tweeted on Tuesday.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • It’s a prophesy and I receive it – Sammy Gyamfi on claims he owns a mansion

    National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, has fought off claims he owns a mansion at Airport Hills.

    He says he’s not the owner of any mansion as being purported on social media.

    Speaking in an interview with Onua FM’s Captain Smart, he described such claims as a prophetic declaration which he welcomes unreservedly.

    “I am not the owner of any of the mansions displayed on Social media. It’s a prophesy and I receive it. It is my prayer that I can own such a mansion and in fact the house I intend to construct which is currently underway will be five times bigger that what is being displayed,” he said.

    He also dismissed reports that he owns six Land Cruisers.

    “There are reports that I have six Land Cruisers. That’s also false. I only have one land cruiser and that’s even I gift I received due to my affiliation with John Dramani Mahama,”

    Mr Sammy Gyamfi and a mansion believed to be situated at Airport Hills have been trending on social media, following the first phase of the NDC National Delegates Conference which was held in Cape Coast. According to reports this building belongs to the NDC Communications Director, Sammy Gyamfi. This claims has been alleged by many including the re-elected NDC National Youth Organiser, George Opare Addo.

    Mr Opare Addo challenged Sammy Gyamfi to come out and explain how he financed those projects.

    However, Mr Gyamfi has challenged such reports insisting they are false.

    Source: The Independent Ghana| Jessie Ola-Morris

  • There is no criminal in NDC; we can manage with one car – Sammy Gyamfi

    Mr Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the opposition party, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has touted members of the party as individuals without blemish.

    According to Mr Gyamfi, the NDC does not house any criminal as reported. He stressed that there is no criminal in the NDC.

    He continued, stating that the NDC is a content-driven party and does not posses virtues such as greediness and selfishness.

    For him, the opposition party is content with one vehicle as against six as observed in some political parties.

    Mr Sammy Gyamfi also mentioned that he currently owns just one V8, and not six as being alleged.

  • My house will be 5 times bigger than the mansion displayed on social media – Sammy Gyamfi

    NDC Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, has rebutted claims that he owns a mansion at Airport Hills.

    Speaking in an interview with Captain Smart on Onua FM, he described such reports as palpable falsehood, fabricated to tarnish his reputation.

    He was emphatic that he owns no such mansion, however, he intends to construct a bigger one.

    “This issue of Sammy Gyamfi owing a mansion at Airport Hills, is a prophesy and I receive it. There are reports that I have six land cruisers. That’s also false. I only have one land cruiser and that’s even a gift I received due to my affiliation with John Dramani Mahama.”

    Mr Sammy Gyamfi and a mansion believed to be situated at Airport Hills have been trending on social media, following the first phase of the NDC National Delegates Conference which was held in Cape Coast. According to reports this building belongs to the NDC Communications Director, Sammy Gyamfi. This claims has been alleged by many including the re-elected NDC National Youth Organiser, George Opare Addo.

    Mr Opare Addo challenged Sammy Gyamfi to come out and explain how he financed those projects.

    However, Mr Gyamfi has challenged such reports insisting they are false.

    “I am not the owner of any of the mansions displayed on Social media. It is my prayer that I can own such a mansion and in fact the house I intend to construct which is currently underway will be five times bigger that what is being displayed,” he said.

    Source: The Independent Ghana| Jessie Ola-Morris

     

  • Nobody in Ghana can say I stole from them – Sammy Gyamfi

    National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has refuted claims of corruption-related activities leveled against him by some unknown faces in the political landscape.

    Speaking on Onua TV on Wednesday, Mr Gyamfi noted that he has not stolen from any individual and no one in the country can prove otherwise.

    According to him, at the age of 24, he was well to do and had employed a number of citizens at a restaurant he was operating.

    He noted that he has been blessed enough to live an honest life.

    To critics and those mounting allegations against him, Mr Sammy Gyamfi said “you cannot destroy who God has blessed.”

    Mr Gyamfi is hoping to retain his position as NDC Communications Officer when the party holds its National Delegates Conference on December 17.

  • LIVESTREAMING: Sammy Gyamfi talks about Airport Hills mansion, others

    National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, is reacting to some allegations levelled against him as the party seeks to elect its national executives.

    Sammy Gyami is alleged to own a mansion at Airport Hills, but he has denied the claims.

    He is answering questions posed by Captain Smart on Onua TV.

  • Sammy Gyamfi must explain how he financed his Airport Hills mansion – Pablo

    Newly reelected National Youth Organizer of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) George Opare Addo has openly asked his fellow Executive Sammy Gyamfi to explain his source of wealth.

    According to George Opare Addo who won reelection with a slim margin against Yaw Brogya Genfi, he considered the contest as him against “that Airport Hills small boy” Sammy Gyamfi and not Brogya, Opare Addo said on Live Radio with Mugabe Maase.

    Mr. Opare Addo later dared Sammy Gyamfi on air to explain how he owned the plush property.

    “As for this election, it was that Airport Hills small boy I contested not Brogya, I said today I will mention names… I contested Sammy Gyamfi and I won. He is a small boy. There is nothing he can match me on, I have lived life well. He is a small boy.” Pablo said.

    Sammy Gyamfi openly campaigned for his friend Yaw Brogya Genfi to be elected National Youth Organizer but lost by 25 votes at the just ended Women and Youth elections of the party. Opare Addo was not happy with Sammy Gyamfi and said Sammy Gyamfi has become an obstacle he has to deal with.

    “Yes, Sammy Gyamfi has now become an obstacle and in my way and this my second term I will not joke! I will cut away anybody who stands in my way as an obstacle. It is only action that we will see. Action action action….” Opare Addo said.

    Popularly known as Pablo, the reelected NDC youth leader asked that Sammy Gyamfi explains how he built a house at Airport Hills and what work he does.

    “Mugabe, ask Sammy Gyamfi how he built a house at Airport Hills, what work does he do?” He asked.

    Opare Addo revealed previous reconciliation attempts he made with Sammy Gyamfi that failed.

    “I called him twice for us to meet at my Dzorwulu office, ask him. He was at peace FM. I called him to come for us to sit and talk so that we can work together. So what is my crime?” Opare Addo revealed.

    “I told him (Sammy Gyamfi) that the situation where he passes the other way when I pass one way will not help the party and I want is to work together to bring NDC to power, ask him if I am lying” Opare Addo revealed.

  • NDC demands immediate release of arrested party fan

    The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded the immediate release of its supporter, Seth Osei-Asiedu, popularly known as Kwaku Rafiki.

    Rafiki was reportedly picked up by the security agencies in the early hours of Thursday following a purported Twitter post on November 6.

    In the tweet, it was stated that that customers of commercial banks may not be able to access funds owing to a recent downgrade by a rating agency, Fitch.

    NDC demands immediate release of arrested party fan

    The NDC claims that its supporter is being held in unlawful detention and that no one knows where he is.

    In a recent press conference, North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa indicated that the NDC would aggressively pressure President Akufo-Addo if Kwaku Rafiki is not released within the next 24 hours.

    The family of the NDC activist’s client still do not know where Seth Asiedu is being held, according to Sammy Gyamfi, the activist’s attorney.

    He continued by saying that no warrant had been obtained to search his room.

    NDC demands immediate release of arrested party fan
    Some NDC officials on their way to the Police headquarters to enquire about the arrest of Kwaku Rafiki.

    The father of Kwaku Rafiki, Kofi Asiedu in a distress call to JoyNews narrated circumstances leading to the arrest of his son.

    “We heard people banging on our door. Open, Open! and then we were like who are those people? May be it was armed robbers, so we decided to go and look but they were banging. They even wanted to break in and then I just enquired and I saw that they were some three macho policemen.

    “I asked them what has happened and they said no, they are not going to say anything until we open the door. We insisted but later on, we opened but when we opened, they were just asking where is the Itel phone? So we were like which Itel phone and they started searching. Later on, they saw the Itel phone with my boy in his room and they picked it and said you are the guy, let us go.

    “I joined them and asked for the warrant. They said that they are from the National Security, and for them, they are not showing any warrant.

    “When they brought him to the National security office and we enquired, they said they had taken him to the CID headquarters… we were trying to know the reason but we just got the information that he made a social media post regarding the banking sector issues. We are now looking for his whereabouts,” he stated.

    Meanwhile, #FreeKwaku has been trending on Twitter since the arrest of Seth Asiedu. Many Ghanaians have called for the release of the NDC supporter and condemned the manner in which the young man was picked up.

  • Mahama donates ¢1.9m to NDC to support internal elections

    Former President, John Dramani Mahama has donated GH¢1,953,000 to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

    The donation is to aid the party in its internal elections with the regional elections commencing today, Friday, November 11.

    This was announced by the National Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi in a press statement issued today.

    According to the said statement, GH¢853,000 is for the conduct of the regional elections and the balance for a debt owed to the Electoral Commission (EC) for the conduct of the party’s constituency elections.

    “The NDC’s flag-bearer for the 2020 general elections has donated an amount totalling ¢1,953,000 to support the conduct of the party’s constituency and regional internal elections.

    The donation is made up of an amount of ¢853,000 to the national party leadership for the organization of regional election conferences across the country and an amount of ¢1,100,000 to the Electoral Commission to clear the debt owed them by the party in respect to the just-ended constituency elections of the party,” the release said.

    The release concluded that “the party is most grateful to His Excellency and his generous sponsors for coming to the assistance of the party at this crucial time.”

  • There’s no V8 for Samira Bawumia’s makeup kit – Sammy Gyamfi retracts, apologizes

    Communications Director of the main opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has retracted and apologized for an allegation he levelled against Second Lady Samira Bawumia.

    He is on record to have said on Accra-based Neat FM on November 7, 2022, that Samira Bawumia had a whole V8 Landcruiser dedicated to carrying her makeup and a makeup artiste.

    The comments attracted a formal demand for retraction and apology directed at Neat FM, a subsidiary of Despite Media Group.

    According to a November 9, 2022 letter from the Second Lady’s lawyers, Sarkodie Baffuor Awuah and Associates, addressed to the Manager of Neat FM, the allegation made on the ‘Me Man Nti,’ programme was untrue.

    The letter stressed that Sammy Gyamfi was allowed to peddle the allegation and that the host’s failure to rein him in, had cast Mrs Bawumia “in the minds of right-thinking members of the society, as a person who is insensitive, wasteful and unreasonable.”

    The twin demands made were that Sammy Gyamfi is made to retract the allegations on the same show and an unqualified apology be rendered to the Second Lady by the host of the programme.

    Sammy Gyamfi, in a follow-up interview on Wednesday duly apologized for lying about the Second Lady.

    He confessed that his claims were untrue and that it was only fair that he retracted his comments and apologized.

    “The Second Lady’s convoy does not have one brand new Landcruiser that carries her makeup kit and artiste. There is no V8 that transports her makeup kit and artiste according to the office of the Second Lady so it’s only fair for me to retract. I am sorry,” Sammy Gyamfi stated.

    What did Sammy Gyamfi say?

    Sammy Gyamfi on the abovementioned date alleged that Samira Bawumia in these hard times transports her makeup artiste and makeup kit in a brand new Landcruiser.

    He questioned why the Second lady will be insensitive in these hard times to transport her makeup artiste and kit in a Landcruiser everywhere she goes.

    “…there is another person; Samira Bawumia, do you know her convoy includes a brand new Landcruiser carrying makeup; makeup artiste; it follows her everywhere. Who is paying for that, the taxpayer,” he alleged.

  • Dollar has broken the 12; where’s your economic wizkid Bawumia? – Sammy Gyamfi jabs government –

    The National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has reacted to taunts by New Patriotic Party followers after he was slapped with a GHȼ500,000 damages in a libel suit, by ridiculing the economic prowess of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in the face of the recent sharp depreciation of the Ghana Cedi.

    Followers of the New Patriotic Party, especially fans of Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP for Manhyia South and Minister for Energy, have been trolling Sammy Gyamfi since Thursday when a court found him guilty of libel and imposed the damage, in addition to a GHȼ50,000 cost.

    In a Facebook post on Friday however, the NDC spokesperson said the legal battle was far from over, and rather asked those taunting him to worry about the national economy instead.

    Sammy Gyamfi asked of the whereabouts of the Veep and head of government’s economic management team, who he said has been paraded by his supporters as an ‘economic wizkid’.

    He said that no amount of distractions would derail him.

    “Knowing your long-standing hatred for me and your determination to see my downfall, I can understand the desperation on display.

    “For your information, I remain focused, unshakable, impregnable and unbreakable. None of these things move me. Know this truth and stop wasting your time and data on me.

    “The dollar has shattered the 8 and broken the 12. Where is your economic wizkid, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia now?”, portions of the post read.

    The comments by Sammy Gyamfi also follow news of the Cedi’s further depreciation against the dollar on Friday.

    The Ghana cedi breached the ¢12 to the dollar mark on Friday, October 14, 2022; selling at ¢12.10 at most forex bureaus or the retail market.

    This development comes within a week after the cedi earlier depreciated against the dollar.

    A visit by Joy Business to some forex bureaus indicates that most of the operators are selling the dollar for more than ¢12. They claim supply of dollars has reduced significantly.

    Again, the cedi is losing grounds quickly against the pound and euro. Whilst a pound is going for about ¢12.70, one euro is selling at ¢11.10.

    Within a week (October 10-October 14), the local currency has lost more than 6% value to the dollar. This means the year-to-date depreciation of the cedi is hovering around 46%.

    By this rate of depreciation, the working capital of businesses, particularly manufacturers that depend on raw materials from overseas, have gone down by about 46% since January 1, 2022.

    Meanwhile, scores of Ghanaians have taken to social media to bemoan the situation; urging government to take urgent steps to address the consistent depreciation of the country’s currency.

  • ‘Dollar has broken the 12; where’s your economic wizkid Bawumia?’ – Sammy Gyamfi quizzes government

    The National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, has questioned the whereabouts of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in the face of recent depreciation of the Ghana Cedi.

    In a Facebook post on Friday, the NDC spokesperson asked about the Veep, who he said has been paraded by his supporters as an ‘economic wizkid’.

    In what appeared to be a taunt to the ruling New Patriotic Party, Sammy Gyamfi stated that, no amount of distractions will derail him.

    “Knowing your long-standing hatred for me and your determination to see my downfall, I can understand the desperation on display.

    For your information, I remain focused, unshakable, impregnable and unbreakable. None of these things move me. Know this truth and stop wasting your time and data on me.

    The dollar has shattered the 8 and broken the 12. Where is your economic wizkid, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia now?”, portions of the post read.

    The comments by Sammy Gyamfi, follow the news of the Cedi’s further depreciation against the dollar on Friday.

    The Ghana cedi breached the ¢12 to the dollar mark on Friday, October 14, 2022; selling at ¢12.10 at most forex bureaus or the retail market.

    This development comes within a week after the cedi earlier depreciated against the dollar.

    A visit by Joy Business to some forex bureaus indicates that most of the operators are selling the dollar for more than ¢12. They claim supply of dollars has reduced significantly.

    Again, the cedi is losing grounds quickly against the pound and euro. Whilst a pound is going for about ¢12.70, one euro is selling at ¢11.10.

    Within a week (October 10-October 14), the local currency has lost more than 6% value to the dollar. This means the year-to-date depreciation of the cedi is hovering around 46%.

    By this rate of depreciation, the working capital of businesses, particularly manufacturers that depend on raw materials from overseas, have gone down by about 46% since January 1, 2022.

    Meanwhile, scores of Ghanaians have taken to social media to bemoan the situation; urging government to take urgent steps to address the consistent depreciation of the country’s currency.

    Source: Myjoyonline

  • Hijabs will be searched during BECE – Edu. Director

    The Municipal Education Director of Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality, Mrs Kate Biney says very stringent measures will be ensured to prevent cheating in the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E) that is billed to start on Monday , October 17, 2022.

    Speaking on Takoradi-based flagship morning programme Y3nsom with host Kwame Malcolm, on preparedness of the candidates ahead of the examination, the Municipal Education Director hinted of thorough search on the candidates.

    ” …West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has given the needed orientation for supervisors and made it clear what is expected of them. The teachers themselves do not go to the examination centre, then you leave the children to go to the centre and then searched. This time we are going to do thorough searching so if you hear we are frisking their armpits etcetera understand; as males will search males and females attend to females. Due to what happened during WASSCE, WAEC has information on how candidates hide the foreign material as now it is not as open as in their shoes. They now hide it in their panties as menstrual pads, in between their belts, even they wear double nose mask and hide it in between ;under their neck collars and our muslim colleagues, thier hijabs will be searched;” she emphasised.

    Mrs Kate Biney said that they will be searched to their pants.

    “We will search their pants and the women invigilators can notice if one is really menstruating or has hidden a foreign material there. What is happening is unacceptable, the boys can hide it in their scrotum in between their testicles. We will feel the hijabs if it contains any material aside their hair. We know Muslim ladies do not expose their hair so we will not remove it but when we are suspicious we will ask you to remove it and shake it and wear it again and proceed;” she further explained.

    Mrs Kate Biney this is to ensure no cancellation occurs because most candidates are not in to cheat and must not be made to pay for the actions and inactions of a few recalcitrant ones. She further revealed that the invigilators will not be retained in a particular class for the full tenure of the examinations but will be rotated.

    Mrs Kate Biney revealed that the candidates have been well prepared for the examinations ahead.

    “Even when there was a strike, candidates were going to school in mufti and teachers met to teach them and they were doing peer teaching as well.
    In my catchment area, Nana Brempon, Coba Yalley and the Effia area even when the schools were locked the pupils were there being prepared. The problem is the perception of “apor” (leakage) so I conditioned them that the “apor” is the past questions and the more they kept on solving them it leaves them better prepared;” she emphasised.

  • GH¢500,000 damages: Sammy Gyamfi is now repenting – NAPO’s lawyer

    The lawyer of Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Baffour Awuah, has taken a swipe at the National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, after a court in Accra slapped him (Gyamfi) with GH¢500, 000 damages.

    Sammy Gyamfi was ordered to pay GH¢500,000 damages to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) by the General Jurisdiction High Court (12) on Thursday, October 14.

    This comes after the court, which was presided over by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah, ruled in favour of the minister on a defamation suit he filed in 2019 against Sammy Gyamfi.

    Dr. Opoku Prempah, when he was the education minister, sued the NDC communicator for alleging that one of the suspects arrested in connection with the kidnapping of two Canadian girls in Kumasi, Seidu Mba, was his (Dr. Prempah’s) errand boy.

    Speaking on the matter in an Asempa Radio interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Lawyer Baffour Awuah said that the GH¢500,000 damages slapped on Sammy Gyamfi is making him repent.

    He added that the punishment given to Sammy Gyamfi should serve as a lesson to politicians in Ghana who are fond of making unguarded statements against their opponents.

    “Today, I listen to Sammy Gyamfi and from his pronouncement, I sensed that he is changing. Let me commend him. If cases like these continue in our courts, it will make our politicians mindful of their utterances in the public space.

    “The reason why I am saying this is that Sammey Gyamfi always speaks without polishing his words. He always uses harsh words without excuses. They (politicians) to court and say my lord and after coming out of the court, you hear them denigrating the judges.

    “But now I observe that his (Sammy Gyamfi) utterances are changing because GH¢500,000 is not a small amount of money so it will make you change,” he said in Twi

  • I can’t confirm or deny if I’d contest for NDC flagbearership – Mahama

    Ex-President John Dramani Mahama has said he is yet to decide whether he will run on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general elections.

    The former statesman made the disclosure during an interview with the Voice of America (VOA).

    When asked if he had made plans to run in the next general elections, John Mahama responded in the negative. “No, I haven’t.”

    He explained that he will remain silent to keep the opponents guessing, “so even if I’m not running, I’m not going to say I’m not running.” According to him, information on whether he will be leading the opposition party in the December polls will be announced in the first quarter of 2023.

    Providing rationale behind the aforementioned date, he said, “that’s when we hold our party’s primaries for the presidential candidacy.”

    It has been reported that former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, is interested in representing the party in the 2024 elections. However, comments from Dr Duffuor indicate that he is concerned about presenting a formidable NDC to go up against the ruling party, New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    In November 2021, while speaking to the media, he said “The NDC has not opened any nomination for Presidency. All that we are doing now is to build a very strong party. So when we get there, we will know.”

    “Let’s get to the river before we cross. We are not there yet, when we get there, we will cross and then we will know. But right now the focus is on the party and not on any individual. Soon, the party will elect its leaders but for now, we are not there yet,” he continued.

    In subsequent interviews, Dr Duffuor also shied away from rating the performance of the erstwhile Mahama administration.

    “I come from an area where when you inherit your brother or uncle, you don’t go in there to talk about the bad things he did. It is a taboo. You only go there to correct what he did quietly and build on that. It is a tradition.

    Have you ever witnessed the swearing-in of a chief? What does he say? ‘What my brother or uncle came to do, is what I’m coming to continue. Not to come and erase what my brother or uncle did and then start all over.’ It has never happened in our tradition and should not happen in politics,” he stated.

    On April 13, 2022, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in a report stated that it expects the opposition NDC to try to revitalise its prospects with a fresh candidate although “the former president, John Mahama, is reportedly considering running again.”

    In response, the party’s National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, said John Mahama is the NDC’s best bet if they are to win the 2024 election.

    “John Mahama, in my opinion, is our surest bet to win 2024. This is because we got 1.5 million more votes in 2020 than in 2016. Therefore it cannot be true with Mahama; the NDC will be disadvantaged,” he said.

    Currently, the two major political parties, NPP and NDC are yet to determine who would be leading the parties to the polls in 2024.

    The ruling party is hoping to break the eight-year governance system. According to the NDC, this would not be possible following the track record of the government in the running of the country.

    While the former statesman contemplates on his future political plans, he has called on the Presidency to cut down on its budgetary allocations as the country engages the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic bailout.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • I’ll challenge judgement on NAPO’s defamation suit – Sammy Gyamfi

    The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to challenge a High Court’s judgement in a defamation case brought against him by Energy Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh.

    The High Court, Accra, General Jurisdiction 12, presided over by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah found that Sammy Gyamfi defamed the Energy Minister at a press conference in June 2019 when he said that “Seidu Yakubu, suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of the 2 Canadian girls in the year 2019, is the errand boy of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh.”

    The court awarded damages of GH¢500,000 in favour of Dr. Opoku Prempeh.

    It also ordered Mr. Gyamfi to publish a retraction and an apology.

    The NDC Communications Officer in reacting to the judgement said the High Court erred as its decision is contrary to the evidence that was put before the court.

    “More importantly, I hold the view that the court’s decision to totally disregard the testimony of my witness, DW1, Mafus Jibril who testified that the said Seidu Mba was in fact the errand boy of Plaintiff and was in his company when he (DW1) was attacked in Manhyia sometime in 2012, constitutes a grave miscarriage of justice,” he wrote on his social media page.

    Mr. Gyamfi indicated that his lawyers will be filing a “notice of appeal and an application for a stay of execution to challenge the decision of the High Court forthwith. It’s my hope that justice will be served.”

    “It is worthy of note, that this is only the decision of the court of the first instance and not final. I am determined to pursue this matter to its logical conclusion,” he added.

    Source: Citinews

  • Sammy Gyamfi vows to challenge Opoku Prempeh’s GH¢500,000 suit against him

    The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that he will be filing a notice of appeal and an application for stay of execution to challenge a decision of the High Court that went against him.

    Sammy Gyamfi had been dragged to court by the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for alleging that one of the suspects arrested in connection with the kidnapping of some two Canadian girls in Kumasi, Seidu Mba, was his (Dr. Prempeh’s) errand boy.

    This was during the period when Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh was the Minister of Education in 2009.

    After years in court, the General Jurisdiction High Court (12) in Accra, presided over by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah on Thursday, October 13, 2022, ruled against Sammy Gyamfi, ordering him to pay GH¢500,000 damages to the complainant, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh.

    In his response in a post on Facebook, Sammie Gyamfi stated that while the court ruled against him, he disagreed with the decision, adding that the court erred.

    “After three years of litigation, the court today held that the said comment was defamatory and consequently awarded damages of GH500,000.00 and cost of GH50,000.00 against me.

    “It is my considered view that the honorable court erred as its decision is contrary to the evidence that was put before the court. More importantly, I hold the view that the court’s decision to totally disregard the testimony of my witness, DW1, Mafus Jibril who testified that the said Seidu Mba was in fact the errand boy of Plaintiff and was in his company when he (DW1) was attacked in Manhyia sometime in 2012, constitutes a grave miscarriage of justice,” he wrote.

    He added that he will take up the case in a higher court, hopeful that he will be served justice.

    “Consequently, my lawyers will be filing a notice of appeal and an application for stay of execution to challenge the decision of the High Court forthwith. It’s my hope that justice will be served,” he added.

    Commenting on his victory, the Minister of Energy, who is also the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, issued a statement to express his happiness about the outcome of the case.

    “A declaration that the words complained of and published by the defendant and contained in paragraph 14 herein are defamatory of the Plaintiff’s character.

    “An order of the honourable court directed at the defendant to publish an unqualified retraction and an apology with the same prominence of the defamatory words received within seven days after the judgment.

    “An order of the honourable court for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, assigns, servants and any person claiming authority from the defendant from further making/or publishing any defamatory words against the Plaintiff.

    “The sum of One million Ghana Cedis (GHS1,000,000) in damages for the defamation,” the statement said.

     

  • Energy minister wins GH¢500,000 defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi

    The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has been ordered to pay GH¢500,000 damages to the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, by the General Jurisdiction High Court (12) in Accra.

    This comes after the court, which was presided over by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah, ruled in favour of the minister on a defamation suit he filed in 2019 against Sammy Gyamfi.

    Dr. Opoku Prempah, when he was the education minister, sued the NDC communicator for alleging that one of the suspects arrested in connection with the kidnapping of two Canadian girls in Kumasi, Seidu Mba, was his (Dr. Prempah’s) errand boy.

    The energy minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, asked that the court awards him GH¢1,000,000 in damages against Gyamfi.

    “A declaration that the words complained of and published by the defendant and contained in paragraph 14 herein are defamatory of the Plaintiff’s character.

    “An order of the honourable court directed at the defendant to publish an unqualified retraction and an apology with the same prominence of the defamatory words received within seven days after the judgment.

    “An order of the honourable court for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, assigns, servants and any person claiming authority from the defendant from further making/or publishing any defamatory words against the Plaintiff.

    “The sum of One million Ghana Cedis (GHS1,000,000) in damages for the defamation,” a declaration statement by the energy minister read.

    During the hearing on Thursday (October 13, 2022), Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah ruled that Sammy Gyamfi, by his comments, defamed Dr. Opoku Prempeh, asaaseradio.com reports.

    In addition to the GH¢500,000, the judge ordered Sammy Gyamfi to apologise and retract the defamatory statement he made with the same prominence the defamatory words received within seven days after the judgment.

    He also ordered the NDC National Communicator not to make or publish defamatory words against the energy minister.

     

     

  • Energy minister wins GH¢500,000 defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi

    The General Jurisdiction High Court (12) in Accra has ordered Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, to pay GH500,000 in damages to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy.

    This follows the court’s decision in favor of the minister in a defamation case he brought in 2019 against Sammy Gyamfi, which was heard by Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah.

    When he was the minister of education, Dr. Opoku Prempah filed a lawsuit against the NDC communicator for claiming that Seidu Mba, one of the suspects detained in connection with the kidnapping of two Canadian girls in Kumasi, was his (Dr. Prempah’s) errand boy.

    The energy minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, asked that the court awards him GH¢1,000,000 in damages against Gyamfi.

    “A declaration that the words complained of and published by the defendant and contained in paragraph 14 herein are defamatory of the Plaintiff’s character.

    “An order of the honourable court directed at the defendant to publish an unqualified retraction and an apology with the same prominence of the defamatory words received within seven days after the judgment.

    “An order of the honourable court for a perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, assigns, servants and any person claiming authority from the defendant from further making/or publishing any defamatory words against the Plaintiff.

    “The sum of One million Ghana Cedis (GHS1,000,000) in damages for the defamation,” a declaration statement by the energy minister read.

    During the hearing on Thursday (October 13, 2022), Justice Charles Gyamfi Danquah ruled that Sammy Gyamfi, by his comments, defamed Dr. Opoku Prempeh, asaaseradio.com reports.

    In addition to the GH¢500,000, the judge ordered Sammy Gyamfi to apologise and retract the defamatory statement he made with the same prominence the defamatory words received within seven days after the judgment.

    He also ordered the NDC National Communicator not to make or publish defamatory words against the energy minister.

  • Galamsey fight: Jail Frimpong Boateng, Wontumi, Bissue, others – Sammy Gyamfi tells Akufo-Addo

    National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Sammy Gyamfi has charged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to prosecute persons within his inner circles who are engaging in galamsey to show that he is committed to the fight.

    Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, October 6, he noted that the government is being rhetorical rather than cracking the whip on its own officials who are engaging in illegal small-scale mining, that is galamsey.

    “Ghanaians are tired of your flowery speeches and useless rhetoric. The so-called fight against ‘galamsey’ has been a spectacular failure and the only way to salvage it is for you to man up and finally begin to crack the whip on your errant appointees and NPP functionaries who are neck-deep in the ‘galamsey’ business.

    “We demand the immediate prosecution of all NPP functionaries and NPP officials who have engaged in illegal mining such as Charles Bissue, Chairman Wontumi, the evidence is clear, Andy Owusu, Ekow Ewusi, Prof. Frimpong Boateng among others,” Sammy Gyamfi said.

    He observed that if President Akufo-Addo takes action, it will serve as a deterrent for other party officials and appointees.

    He alleged that the President and the Minister of Lands have resorted to “shifting the blame on Chiefs and MMDCEs”.


    He added that the attempt by President Akufo-Addo to blame the Chiefs is “shameful and must be condemned”.

    “No attempt to shift or share blame for his failed ‘galamsey’ fight would wash. He was the one who put his presidency on the line and he would be held responsible for the failed fight,” Sammy Gyamfi stressed at the press conference.

    It appears that Ghana is losing the fight against galamsey as the various water bodies in the country have been polluted with the colour of the water turning milky brown.

    President Akufo-Addo at a meeting with chiefs in the Ashanti region on Wednesday, October 5, admitted that the fight against Galamsey has not been an easy one and vowed to deal with persons within his government who may be found complicit in illegal mining activities.

    The President said the government has for several years been struggling with the fight against ‘galamsey’, hence government officials cannot continue to compromise efforts against the menace.

    “I am not here to threaten anybody, but I want you to know that this is a struggle that I take very seriously and I will not be in a position to protect anybody against whose evidence is messed up about their complicity in this matter…I am a lawyer and I always deal with facts and when the facts are brought against you, you will be invited to comment on them.
    “If the response is not satisfactory, you can guess to yourself what the consequences will be,” the President said.

    He also admitted that Ghana’s fight against illegal mining has so far not been successful.

    “Since I took office on 7th January 2017, nearly 6 years ago, I have made it the central feature of my presidency to lead in the efforts to rid our country of this menace which we all now call ‘galamsey’.

    “Indeed, it was an important aspect of my inaugural address of that day. It has not been easy, it has not been popular, but we have not got the immediate result that I was looking for,” President Akufo-Addo said.

     

  • Nana Addo hasn’t repented; he’ll continue shielding appointees doing galamsey – NDC

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cast doubts over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s resolve to deal ruthlessly with government officials said to be engaging in illegal small-scale mining also known galamsey.

    The NDC maintains government and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have not shown enough commitment in dealing with party bigwigs behind the illegality.

    President Akufo-Addo while speaking to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Kumasi as part of a meeting to find a lasting solution to the galamesy menace, expressed readiness not to shield any government official found complicit in galamsey activities.

    But the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi who addressed a press conference in Accra on Thursday, October 6, 2022, said the President is not backing his efforts with action.

    “President Akufo-Addo’s comment on this matter shows clearly that he hasn’t repented from shielding his officials who are engaged in illegal mining and proves what a walking contradiction he is, as he continues to skirt around this very important issue”.

    For Sammy Gyamfi, “the Ghanaian people are simply tired of the President’s cocktail of empty and useless rhetoric on this subject of galamsey. We are saying to him today, that it is either we begin to see action on his part or he should simply spare us his empty talk”, he stressed.

    The NDC also believes the Akufo-Addo government has failed woefully in the galamsey fight.

    The party describes the measures and strategies put in place by government to win the war against the illegality as a clear deception, alleging that some members of the NPP and government are behind galamsey in the country.

    “The so-called fight against galamsey by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government is a scam and has been a lost battle from day one. This is because, there has never been any genuine commitment or political will on the part of the President to combat the menace.”

    “President Akufo-Addo has proven to be a leader who has specialized in talk without backing same with deeds. Today, our beloved country stands at a cross-road of unprecedented economic mess and unprecedented environmental degradation under the watch of President Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Bawumia,” he said.

    Sammy Gyamfi at the press conference further slammed the president and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resource, Samuel Abu Jinapor over the galamsey menace and accused them of “shifting the blame to the chieftaincy institution.”

    Source: Citinews

  • ‘NPP’s galamsey fight a scam; battle has already been lost’ – NDC

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the Akufo-Addo government has failed woefully in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey).

    The party describes the measures and strategies put in place by government to fight galamsey as a clear deception.

    Speaking at a press conference at the NDC headquarters in Accra, National Communications Officer for NDC, Sammy Gyamfi alleged that some members of the NPP and government are behind galamsey in the country.

    “The so-called fight against galamsey by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government is a scam and has been a lost battle from day one. This is because, there has never been any genuine commitment or political will on the part of the President to combat the menace.”

    “President Akufo-Addo has proven to be a leader who has specialized in talk without backing same with deeds. Today, our beloved country stands at a cross-road of unprecedented economic mess and unprecedented environmental degradation under the watch of President Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Bawumia,” he said.

    Sammy Gyamfi at the press conference further slammed the president and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resource, Samuel Abu Jinapor over the galamsey menace and accused them of “shifting the blame to the chieftaincy institution.”

    “This latest attempt by the Akufo-Addo government to blame the failed “galamsey” fight on chiefs and community leaders is shameful, to say the least and must be condemned in no uncertain terms.”

    “It is about time President Akufo-Addo understood the important duties of the high office he currently occupies. He is the President of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed forces. As President, he has authority and control over the security services and coercive powers of State.”

    “The mineral resources of the country are vested in him in trust for the people. And therefore he has the ultimate responsibility to ensure compliance with the mineral and mining laws of the country and the prosecution of those who breach same. More importantly, only he has the power to hire and fire appointees of his who engage in illegal mining. No attempt to shift or share the blame for his failed “Galamsey” fight will wash.”

     

  • PLAYBACK: NDC speak on illegal mining

    The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) held a press conference to discuss the incessant illegal mining activities happening in the country.

    The presser was moderated by the party’s Communications Director Sammy Gyamfi.

    This comes after President Akufo-Addo engaged the National House of Chiefs at Manhyia in the Ashanti Region over the menace that has destroyed several water bodies and forest reserves.

    Below is the livestream:

  • NPP attempting to disrupt Mahama’s record by reclassifying his projects – NDC

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dispelled claims by the New Patriotic Party that 29, instead, of the 46 E-Block projects former President John Dramani Mahama makes claims to were completed.

    The NDC said the Mahama government, in its bid to enhance access to Secondary Education, awarded a total of 124 Community Day Senior High School (E-Block) projects and completed about 50 of them by December 2016, out of which 46 were personally commissioned by President Mahama.

    “The handing-over notes of the former Minister of Education under the NDC/Mahama government, the venerable Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang bears out this fact.”

    It further noted that each of the Community Day Senior High Schools had an ultra-Mordern library, furnished classrooms, ICT laboratory, Biology laboratory, Physics laboratory, Chemistry laboratory, General Science laboratory, a school bus for students and a pick-up vehicle for office staff among others.

    The party insists that all these facilities were inspected by the President, the Chiefs, community leaders and the media during the commissioning.

    “Interestingly, the first Minister of Education of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government, Mathew Opoku Prempeh is on public record to have said in 2017 that the NDC/Mahama government completed 46 Community Day Senior High Schools. This was widely reported by the media. The internet never forgets.”

    “Post-facto this public admission by their own Minister of Education, the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government in a futile effort to distort the superior record of the NDC/Mahama government deceptively reclassified some completed E-Block projects as uncompleted, thereby reducing the total number to 29. This so-called reclassification was largely done on the contrived and flimsy grounds that some of the 46 completed E-blocks had no furniture even though the physical structures had been fully completed.”

    “The attached document (stamped fake) being circulated by hired NPP apologists on social media is a product of this warped thinking and should be treated with utmost contempt.”

    The party attached a list of Community Day Senior High Schools that were completed and/or commissioned by former President John Mahama before exiting office.

    1. Seventh Day CDSHS- Abease, Pru West

    2. Dermaa CDSHS- Dermaa, Tano South

    3. Lambusie CDSH- Lambussie District

    4. Nchumuru CDSHS- Krachi
    Nchumuru

    5. Maame Krobo CDSHS- Kwahu, Afram Plains South

    6. Kwabenya CDSHS- Ga East

    7. Atta Mills CDSHS- Ekumfi Otuam

    8. Nkwanta CDSHS- Nkwanta

    9. Nyanoakwaboah CDSHS- Upper West Akyim, Adeiso

    10. Adobewora CDSHS- Atwima Mponua

    11. Adugyama CDSHS- Ahafo-Ano South

    12. Bamiankor CDSHS- Bamiankor, Nzema East District

    13. Nsawora Adumafa CDSHS- Sefwi Akontonbra

    14. Takorase CDSHS- Akwatia, Denkyembour District

    15. Frafraha CDSHS- Madina, Accra

    16. Katamanso CDSHS- Kpone Katamanso, Accra

    17. Volo Community Day- North Tongu

    18. Loggu CDSHS- Wa East

    19. Zulugu CDSHS- Binduri
    20. Daboya CDSHS- Daboya

    21. Wapuli CDSHS-Saboba

    22. New Longoro-Kintampo

    23. Asuosu CDSHS- Offinso North

    24. Agric Nzema CDSHS- Kumasi Metropolis

    25. Kwamekrom CDSHS- Oti

    26. Diaso CDSHS- Upper Denkyira West

    27. Kyekyewere CDSHS-Upper Denkyira East

    28. Moree CDSHS- Abura Asebu Kwamankese

    29. Namanwora CDSHS- Agona East

    30. Sankor CDSHS- Ahanta West

    31. Awutu Bawjiase CDSHS- Awutu Senya West

    32. Awutu Ofaakor CDSHS- Awutu Senya East

    33. Anum Apapam CDSHS- Ayensuano

    34.Avenorfeme CDSHS- Akatsi South

    35. Fodoa Nkwanta CDSHS-Kwahu West

    36. Mem Chemfre CDSHS- Kwahu, Afram Plains North

    37. Yabram CDSHS- Dambai

    38. Krobo CDSHS- Techiman North

    39. Agona Fankobaa CDSHS- Agona West

    40. Gyaman CDSHS- Gomoa Gyaman

    41. Enyanmaim CDSHS- Ajumako Enyan Essiam

    42. Kanjaga CDSHS- Builsa South

    43. Pakoso CDSHS- Asokore Mampong

    44. Gambigo CDSHS- Zuarungu, Bolga East

    45. New Longoro CDSHS- Kintampo North

    46. Kwamekrom CDSHS- Biakoye District

    Other Community Day Senior High School (E-Block) projects that were completed by the NDC/Mahama government but not commissioned and operationalized by December 2016;

    1. Mion CDSHS- Mion Constituency

    2. Apesua CDSHS- Yilo Kronos

    3. Gyarko CDSHS- Techiman Municipality

    6. Mpaha CDSHS- Central Gonja District

    7. Bamboi CDSH- Bole Bamboi district

    8. Obuasi kwabenakwa CDSHS- Obuasi among others.

    Having borrowed more monies than all governments since Nkrumah put together with very little to show for, the NPP has shamelessly resorted to plain sophistry to distort the sterling and superior record of the visionary Nation Builder, H.E John Dramani Mahama.

    He posits that President John Dramani Mahama stands tall relative to his record of investments not only in educational infrastructure, but in all sectors of the country.

    “And no amount of lies can change this fact.”

    Source: Citinews

  • Opinion: NDC members’ highest level of insanity: Their thirst for power

    It is often said that the highest level of insanity is to keep on repeating a particular thing while expecting different results but in the case of the high-ranking members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), their thirst for political power is rather the case.

    Without being abusive, it is accurate to observe that a considerable number of the members of the NDC have allowed their piggish thirst for power to influence them to either act or talk in a lunatic manner, a situation that is becoming deplorable.

    This insanity is expressed in several forms. Well, I don’t think it is sane for a social democratic party to oppose a policy like free Senior High School as the members of the NDC did when it was first introduced in 2017.

    For lack of a better word, it is simply lunatic for a political party that is grounded on the social democratic philosophy to oppose a policy that seeks to give the poor free access to secondary education. Nonetheless, that is exactly what all the high-ranking members of the NDC did.

    The power-thirsty inspired lunacy of the NDC is also expressed in how their 2020 Presidential candidate, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has been contradicting himself on the causes of the country’s economic crises.

    What other than a craving for power would have caused Mr Mahama to vehemently oppose the position that Ghana’s economic woes are caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian-Ukraine war but propagate the same message on the international scene? This self-contradiction cannot be described as sane behavior.

    It is equally not normal behavior to suggest to the government to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), arguing that they have the solution to the country’s problems and turn around to say the Fund has wrongly diagnosed the problem. That is exactly what former President John Dramani Mahama did.

    The highest peak of this insanity is the attack on all leaders of state institutions that disagree with the position of the NDC on important national issues. Judges are being insulted. Selected Chairpersons of the Electoral Commission (EC) are getting their share of the NDC’s attacks.

    The worst happened recently when Mr Mahama attacked the competence and integrity of the Managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, just because she did not side with his partisan position on the country’s economic crises.

    This insanity also finds expression in their recent press conference against the EC. The NDC thinks the Electoral Management Body cannot instruct the National Identification Authority (NIA) to do its work, but they are right to hold a press conference to tell the EC what to do.

    I don’t know what other than insanity would have caused these power-thirsty fellows to carry themselves in this manner.

    So much lunacy was also displayed in this press conference as the largest opposition party told the public that they had boycotted the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings, the only mutually beneficial forum they can advance their grievances though they have a lot to complain about.

    Since everybody in the party is misconducting themselves, their most acerbic sharp teethed baby, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, sat in the studious of a national television station like the TV3 to literarily insult the symbolic figure of the land, President Akufo-Addo.

    As shameless as they are, no elder in the party has condemned this lunatic act. Power is indeed sweet, but it is unacceptable to act lunatically in one’s quest for it because no right-thinking citizen would want to entrust power to the hands of such people.

    DISCLAIMER: Independentghana.com will not be liable for any inaccuracies contained in this article. The views expressed in the article are solely those of the author’s, and do not reflect those of The Independent Ghana

    The writer is Bala Ali, a political activist

  • NDC dissociates itself from Akufo-Addo’s booing; says incident reflects mood of Ghanaians

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from the booing of President Akufo-Addo at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival.

    The party said the incident reflects the “excruciating and frustrating times Ghanaians presently find themselves.”

    In a press released signed by the Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, NDC said it had no hand in the “embarrassment.”

    NDC dissociates itself from Akufo-Addo’s booing; says incident reflects mood of Ghanaians 
    Sammy Gyamfi

    The NDC is thus asking the government and the ruling New Patriotic Party to take a cue from it and work to assuage the suffering of Ghanaians.

    “It bears reminding the ruling New Patriotic Party that the struggles of the youth are a microcosm of the daily ordeal of the Ghanaian people who must find ways to survive at a time inflation is 33.9%, with prices of goods and services skyrocketing every day.

    “The youth expressed in the clearest terms, the daily struggles of the vast majority of our people who wake up every passing day with no hope of where their next meal is going to come from.

    NDC dissociates itself from Akufo-Addo’s booing; says incident reflects mood of Ghanaians 
    President Akufo-Addo at the Global Citizen Festival

    “Those young people simply gave voice to our daily struggles with unbearable prices of fuel at the pumps, high cost of living in the country,” the statement said.

    The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the NDC of orchestrating the heckling of President Akufo-Addo at the said event.

    Issuing a statement, Deputy Director of Communications, Ernest Owusu Bempah Bonsu said the NDC intentionally sponsored the heckling for political scores.

    NDC dissociates itself from Akufo-Addo’s booing; says incident reflects mood of Ghanaians 
    Ernest Owusu Bempah, NPP’s Deputy Communications Director

    This allegation the NDC has denied outrightly.

    Background 

    President Akufo-Addo who delivered that keynote address at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival was met with loud boos and hoots from spectators.

    As the crowd chanted “Away!” the President delivered his speech without a hitch.

    Source:myjoyonline.com

  • Booing of Akufo-Addo a vote of no confidence – NDC

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the booing of President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Global Citizen festival as a reflection of the mood of Ghanaian youth.

    A statement, signed by Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the party, said the “action of the youth reflects an overwhelming vote of no confidence” in the government.

    “The events of that day were unprecedented, as no sitting Ghanaian President, at least under the Fourth Republic, has ever been subjected to such ridicule and embarrassment.”

    The NDC also criticised attempts to blame it for the booing of the President amid the indicators like the soaring inflation that underscore the cost of living crisis.

    It said, “the mess” overseen by the Akufo-Addo administration will not be solved by blaming of political opponents.

    The opposition party said this was “not only insulting to the sensibilities of Ghanaians but also underscores the fact that this government and their hired apologists are simply oblivious of our present reality, or perhaps they are underestimating the anger of the Ghanaian people.”

    “The frustrations expressed by the youth on that fateful day perfectly reflect the excruciating and frustrating times Ghanaians presently find themselves,” the party added.

    The NDC also argued that the disaffection from the youth highlighted the need for an agenda to create sustainable and meaningful jobs.

    Source: Citinewsroom.com

  • Because of Bawumia, Ghana’s economy has become a “borla” economy – Sammy Gyamfi

    Sammy Gyamfi, the NDC’s national communications officer, has refuted claims made by the IMF and the government that the COVID-19 pandemic is to blame for the country’s current difficulties.

    He claims that Ghana’s economy was already in trouble before COVID-19 and that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s Economic Management Team was to blame for the country’s currency weakening by approximately 13 percent in 2019.

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) spokesman stated, in an interview with Joy News that GhanaWeb was watching, that the COVID-19 outbreak really helped stabilize the Ghana Cedi because it reduced imports and, consequently, the need for dollars.

    “How can any objective mind blame the alarming depression of the cedi on COVID-19 when we know that the main reason for the alarming depreciation in the cedi is the huge capital fight from our country?

    “Investors are pulling out their monies. Why are they pulling out? It is because our debt position is no longer sustainable. That is why we have been downgraded by all the sovereign credit rating agencies … to junk status; our economy is now a ‘borla’ economy.

    “In 2019, the cedi had depreciated by 12.9 percent; that was before COVID. In 2016 if you want to use the Mahama era as a benchmark, the cedi depreciated by 9.6 percent, but even before COVID, we were doing depreciation of almost 13 percent.

    “COVID rather helped the situation because it reduced demand for dollars in 2020, so you realise that the cedi was relatively stronger in 2020 and in 2021. Immediately that fizzled out, we saw the cedi depreciating again, and as we speak, the cedi has depreciated by over 30 percent for this year 2022 alone,” he said.

    He added that the country was so broke before COVID-19 that it could not raise $100 billion to start its fight against COVID-19 when the pandemic reached the shores of Ghana.

    The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, stated that contrary to the narrative by some opposition elements, Ghana’s economic challenges are not because of the bad policies of the Akufo-Addo administration.

    “We have started very constructive discussions already, and to the people of Ghana, like everybody on this planet, you have been hurt by exogenous shocks,” she said.

    She mentioned the extraneous factors which have contributed to Ghana’s economic woes leading to the West African country seeking a programme from the IMF.

    “First the pandemic, then Russia’s war in Ukraine. We need to realise that it is not because of bad policies in the country but because of this combination of shocks, and, therefore, we have to support Ghana,” she said.

  • LIVESTREAMING: NDC speaks on Ghana’s economy

    The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is holding a press briefing to discuss the current state of the economy.

    National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, is moderating the press conference.

    Ghana is currently seeing a surge in its inflation, which currently stands at 29.6%. Also, prices of fuel products have been on the rise for months.

    It is reported that fuel prices would see a reduction, however, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), has said the reduction would not be substantial due to the depreciation of the cedi.

    The NDC has attributed the current state of the economy to the government’s poor performance.

     

  • Sammy Gyamfi explains how an NDC government will deal with National Cathedral project

    The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has consistently criticized the project insisting that since it was a personal vow the President made to God, it was wrong to use state funds.

    According to the NDC’s argument the President mentioned that the construction of the project was not going to be done at the expense of the taxpayer, hence it’s wrong to use state funds for personal dreams

    The question on some people’s minds is whether or not the project will be continued if the NDC comes to power.

    Even though there’s not been an official position, Sammy Gyamfi said: “The board of trustees is already raising funds for the project and individuals and other groups are also donating and so if we come and the church or Christian body brings up an idea or seek government’s support or facilitation for any cause, I know any NDC government will support.

    “For now, public funds have been used on that project without parliamentary approval and against the laws of this country and so let’s deal with that”.

    Speaking on PeaceFM’s “The Platform”programme, he added: “…who knows if by the time we come to power and the project has advanced to a certain stage because of funds raised; who knows…the party is yet to take a position on whether it will be willing to commit public funds…

    “NDC has not taken an official position on this issue because we have not even been consulted on this project we don’t even have any idea on how much the project will

    Source:ghanaweb.com

  • Sammy Gyamfi to be dragged to Privileges Committee for insulting Haruna, Bagbin

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Idrisu, has filed a motion seeking to haul Sammy Gyamfi, the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC’s) National Communications Director; before the Privileges Committee of the lawmaking chamber.

    The move is in conection with comments made by Mr Gyamfi in March 2021 calling out the Minority Leader and Speaker of Parliament for their roles in approving some ministerial nominees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

    The Tolon MP in filing his motion cited order 38 of the chamber’s standing orders and said: “the following act or conduct shall constitute a breach of privilege or contempt of Parliament.”

    He said the attack specifically on the Speaker was by extension an attack on the entire house which he leads.

    Sammy Gyamfi in a Facebook post claimed that Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu and Speaker Alban Bagbin had defied the party’s official position to oppose the approval of three nominees but that they had opted otherwise for personal interest.

    “They brazenly defied the leadership of the party and betrayed the collective good for their selfish interest,” his post read in part.

    The nominees in question were: Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Hawa Koomson and Owusu Afriyie Akoto; ministers-designate for Information; Fisheries and Aquaculture and Food and Agriculture respectively.

    This is the second time that an NPP lawmaker has pushed for Gyamfi to be summoned before the Privileges Committe.

    Months back, Tafo Pankorono MP, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, also pushed unsuccessfully for a similar action to be taken.

    The Second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, who was presiding over the sitting subsequently deferred action on the motion.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Sammy Gyamfis attack on Bagbin unwarranted Ayariga

    The NDC Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has described as unwarranted the attack on the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin by the Communications officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi.

    Gyamfi accused the Speaker of Parliament and the leadership of the NDC caucus in the House of betraying the party after the House voted to approve all the vetted nominees for ministerial positions Wednesday night.

    The party had directed its members to vote against some of the nominees especially those with security portfolios.

    “Comrades, the betrayal we have suffered in the hands of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, the leadership of our Parliamentary group, particularly Hon. Haruna Iddrissu and Hon. Muntaka Mubarak, and dozens of our own MPs, is what strengthens me to work hard for the great NDC to regain power.

    “They brazenly defied the leadership of the party and betrayed the collective good for their selfish interest. And we, must not let them succeed in their parochial quest to destroy the NDC, the party that has done so much for them and all of us. The shame they have brought on the party will forever hang like an albatross around their necks,” Mr. Gyamfi wrote in a statement Thursday.

    But speaking on GHone TV Friday morning, the former Minister of Information and Media Relations said even though Sammy Gyamfi could have had legitimate grounds for criticising the leadership of the party, he had no basis to attack the Speaker.

    “To move from criticisms to questioning the integrity of the Speaker is overstepping the boundaries. You need to show exactly what Bagbin did to become the subject of an attack,” Ayariga said.

    Source: Starr FM

  • I will get married in 2021 to celebrate NDC’s victory – Sammy Gyamfi

    The National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamf, has announced his intention to tie the knot in 2021.

    This, he stated, is to celebrate the gargantuan re-election of former President John Dramani Mahama after the December general election.

    “I will get married in 2021; it will be a victory wedding,” he stated on Accra-based Neat FM.

    However, Mr Gyamfi, who was very certain about the date, said he is still waiting on God for his missing rib.

    The father of a nine-year-old boy, in response to who his wife-to-be is, said “God will provide”.

    Mr Gyamfi, however, dispelled rumours that his fiancée is a member of the ruling New Patriotic Party.

    Source: Happy 98.9FM

  • 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

  • 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

  • Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah made a comic relief – Sammy Gyamfi

    The NPP government had failed the people of Ghana in everything they are doing as they have scored below the belt. Over the 631 promises they wrote in their manifesto in 2016 they have delivered a little over 87 of them, even some of them were credited to them” This is according to Sammy Gyamfi the NDC Communication Director

    Sammy said this to Philip Osei Bonsu who is a senior broadcast journalist and the host of political, social and current affairs talkshow, Eko Sii Sen on Asempa FM.

    The NDC communication’s officer further added that, Information Minister Oppong-Nkrumah who responded to the NDC press conference has failed in analysing the main issue, hence made only comic relief.

    “Oppong Nkrumah is disgracing the NPP. instead of him to analyse the issue, he is (Oppong Nkrumah) rather making a comic relief. Because we have listed 631 promises that were written in their own manifesto and we gave pages to then but he didn’t come to talk about the pages if they are either true or false but just beating around the bush. The NPP are hiding behind a statement they claim is a vision. But still they have failed the people of Ghana.”

    He wishes the NPP would take their time to read their reports one after the other and analyse the presentation that was done before they answer.

    That he says would have been the best and good exercise which would have helped the people of Ghana and these would have brought us to a fruitful discussions.

    The NPP believe and had accepted that the words that were presented during our press briefing were heavy and loaded.

  • NDC Anniversary: Sammy Gyamfi snubs protocols and parties hard with Mzbel.

    The National communication Director Sammy Gyamfi has been spotted having fun with Songstress Mzbel and some National Democratic Congress NDC Party faithfuls in a coded location having fun in commemorating their 28th Anniversary in existence in modern Ghanian politics.

    Fans are However worried as to why a communication officer like Sammy Gyamfi and Mzbel who are supposed to know better and advise the others on the safety protocols relating to the deadly corona virus or COVID 19.

    They were packed together without nose mask as they posed for the cameras.

    The picture posted by Songstress Mzbel had the caption as ” Celebrating 28 years… “.

    People normally tall on leadership by examples. If the others felt to ignore the protocols, Sammy Gyamfi should have been the one to educate them. But he was busily having fun by the side of Mzbel.

    Corona Pandemics is still here. And anyone who wishes to engage in such appearance should try and observe the safety protocols. If not for respecting the President’s directives, for your own health benefit.

    Source: Rash_De_Writer

  • NDC launches corruption tracker to monitor Akufo-Addo’s government

    The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outdoored what it has described as a “corruption tracker” to monitor affairs of the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    According to the National Communication Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, the party will be documenting corrupt acts undertaken by appointees of the NPP that has been deliberately ignored by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

    Speaking at the launch in Accra on Monday, June 8, 2020, Sammy Gyamfi outlined some alleged scandals in the said the tracker will help Ghanaians appreciate how corruption within the Akufo-Addo government is denying them of basic needs.

    He said “As a responsible opposition with the responsibility of keeping government on its toes, the NDC is today embarking on a corruption tracker series to track the status of the countless cases of corruption we have witnessed under the Akufo-Addo government in the last three and half years. Scandals which have occasioned huge financial losses to the state and robbed Ghanaians of the developments they were promised in the year 2016.”

    He dared the President to prove he is incorruptible enough to prosecute the people implicated in the Movinpina-Zup Oil, BOST scandal.

    The NDC also christened Nana Addo as a “Clearing Agent” for clearing his appointees accused of corruption.

     

    Source: pulse.com.gh

  • 88 new hospitals nothing but a ‘broken fake promise’ – Sammy Gyamfi

    NDC Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi says President Nana Akufo-Addo’s pledge to construct 88 district and 6 Regional hospitals in the country is nothing but a “fake promise”.

    President Nana Akufo-Addo, delivering his 8th update on the COVID-19 pandemic, identified some deficiencies in the health sector and as a result assured Ghanaians that his administration will set up ninety-four hospitals in a year.

    “We will, this year, begin constructing eighty-eight (88) hospitals in the districts without hospitals. It will mean ten (10) in Ashanti, nine (9) in Volta, nine (9) in Central, eight (8) in Eastern, seven (7) in Greater Accra, seven (7) in Upper East, five (5) in Northern, five (5) in Oti, five (5) in Upper West, five (5) in Bono, four (4) in Western North, four (4) in Western, three (3) in Ahafo, three (3) in Savannah, two (2) in Bono East, and two (2) in North East Regions”.

    “Each of them will be a quality, standard-design, one hundred bed hospital, with accommodation for doctors, nurses and other health workers, and the intention is to complete them within a year. We have also put in place plans for the construction of six (6) new regional hospitals in the six (6) new regions, and the rehabilitation of the EffiaNkwanta Hospital, in Sekondi, which is the regional hospital of the Western Region”.

    “We are going to beef up our existing laboratories and establish new ones across every region for testing. We will establish three (3) infectious disease control centres for each of the zones of our country, i.e. Coastal, Middle Belt and Northern, with the overall objective of setting up a Ghana Centre for Disease Control,” he stated.

    But Sammy Gyamfi believes the President is throwing dust in the eyes of Ghanaians.

    Speaking in a panel discussion on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, Sammy Gyamfi urged Ghanaians to treat the President’s pledge with the contempt it deserves claiming “Akufo-Addo is the only President in the history of Ghana who hasn’t established a single hospital in the nation.”

     

     

  • Ghanaians would have enjoyed free electricity under Mahama Sammy Gyamfi

    National Communications Officer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has said that the COVID-19 relief packages announced by the Akufo-Addo-led administration are not enough since free electricity for all Ghanaians was not included in these support packages.

    According to Sammy Gyamfi, there is no iota of doubt that Ghanaians would have been enjoying free electricity in addition to other packages if former President John Dramani Mahama was at the helm of affairs at such a trying time.

    Speaking on GH One Television on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Sammy Gyamfi explained that the NDC understands that a significant number of Ghanaians remain at home currently and are unable to work to make money to feed themselves and their dependents hence the need for government interventions at such a difficult time.

    In view of this, the NDC administration, headed by John Dramani Mahama would have offered what he describes as a”non-negotiable” free electricity tariffs to every Ghanaian since the source of income for many have ceased.

    “Let me, first of all, reiterate the recommendation for free electricity to be provided for Ghanaians because that, for the NDC, especially HE John Dramani Mahama, is non-negotiable. I can tell you unequivocally that if President John Dramani Mahama was President of the Republic, Ghana would have been enjoying free electricity by now,” the vociferous communicator stressed.

    He continued, “It should have been a given, there should not be any contestation about it. People are living in the house they are consuming more electricity yet they are not working so how do you expect them to pay for electricity? These are not normal times.”

    Meanwhile, after the announcement of several relief packages including the absorption of water bills, some Ghanaians have lauded President Akufo-Addo for his strategies to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ghanaians.

    Others have also taken to social media to mock the former President expressing that he is not in the same league with President Akufo-Addo, insisting, the former President could not have handled the situation any better than President Akufo-Addo.

    Source: ABCNewsgh.com

  • Sammy Gyamfi is ignorant of petroleum issues – NPA boss

    Comments by National Communications officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi that the government should immediately reduce prices of fuel because crude oil prices are dropping on the international markets show that he lacks knowledge on how prices of petroleum products are determined, Hassan Tampuli, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has said.

    The NDC and the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) have called on the government to immediately reduce fuel prices in the country to ameliorate the financial burden on Ghanaians.

    In a statement released and signed Sammy Gyamfi on Monday, 9 March 2020, the NDC stated that it had “taken notice of the continuous reduction of the price of Brent crude on the international market in the last two months. Specifically, we have noted how the price of Brent crude has declined by over 45 per cent, from an average price of USD63.60 per barrel in January 2020 to USD36 per barrel currently.”

    According to the NDC: “The declining prices of crude oil on the international market, coupled with the artificial stability the Ghana cedi appears to be chalking, which is largely due to the Coronavirus outbreak and the injection of the recent USD3 billion Eurobond into the economy, should have led to a significant drop in the pump prices of fuel by now.”

    It noted, however, that government “has deliberately refused to pass on the significant reduction in the prices of crude oil on the global market to petroleum consumers in Ghana” and indicated that “within the period that crude oil prices have experienced a significant decline on the international market, consumers have only been given an insignificant and paltry reduction of 28 pesewas at the pump, from GHS 5.62 in January 2020 to the current average price of GHS 5.38.”

    But Mr Tampuli explained that since July 2015, the central government lost the power to either increase or reduce fuel prices following the deregulation exercise that was signed onto by the previous NDC government.

    Hence, he said calls by Sammy Gyamfi and others that the current government should immediately reduce fuel prices smack of people who do not understand petroleum issues.

    He indicated that he would have been more surprised if these calls had come from persons including Mr Alex Mould and Moses Asaga, all former CEOs of the NPA and still members of the NDC party because they signed the deregulation document.

    The NPA in June 2015 officially announced that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) would announce their ex-pump prices for petroleum products effective 16th June, 2015.

    That was the first step towards the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector of Ghana by the NPA.

    Mr Moses Asaga, the then CEO of NPA gave the assurance of monitoring the application of the Prescribed Petroleum Pricing Formula. And that the defaulters in the provision of Petroleum Services would be sanctioned accordingly.

    Mr Tampuli explained in an interview on Tuesday March 10 that : “We have heard calls from various interest groups, I have heard calls by COPEC, calls by the Communications director of the NDC Sammy Gyamfi and another group also affiliated to the NDC asking for the government to immediately reduce prices of petroleum products .

    “I think that is a call that clearly sends the signal that our good friends from the other side have not really learned anything after they lost power.

    “Because since 1st July 2015 when President John Mahama was president of the Republic, we have moved from the time when government would intervene in pricing of petroleum products to a time where the determination of prices of petroleum products is made by the oil marketing companies.

    “The key indicators being the forex rates, the FOB prices, the international price and the taxes levied are the things that one has to use taking into account that the prices should be reduced.”

    He added : “…the next pricing window starts from the 16th of March so if anybody is asking government today, the 10th of March to change the prices of petroleum products immediately it tells you the person does not understand the issues. I think that if they want to speak about some of these issues they should go back to people who know what the industry is about from among their ranks.

    “Honorable Moses Asaga was the one who signed to be this deregulation, have they asked him how it is done? Have they asked Mr Alex Mould how this thing is done?

    “If people like Honorable Moses Asaga and Alex Mould has spoken I would have been very sad but coming from somebody like Sammy Gyamfi…?”

    Source: laudbusiness.com

  • Youve no ideas on petroleum issues, take lessons from Alex Mould NPA Boss to Sammy Gyamfi

    Comments by National Communications officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi that the government should immediately reduce prices of fuel because crude oil prices are dropping on the international markets show that he lacks knowledge on how prices of petroleum products are determined, Hassan Tampuli, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has said.

    The NDC and the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) have called on the government to immediately reduce fuel prices in the country to ameliorate the financial burden on Ghanaians.

    In a statement released and signed Sammy Gyamfi on Monday, 9 March 2020, the NDC stated that it had “taken notice of the continuous reduction of the price of Brent crude on the international market in the last two months. Specifically, we have noted how the price of Brent crude has declined by over 45 per cent, from an average price of USD63.60 per barrel in January 2020 to USD36 per barrel currently.”

    According to the NDC: “The declining prices of crude oil on the international market, coupled with the artificial stability the Ghana cedi appears to be chalking, which is largely due to the Coronavirus outbreak and the injection of the recent USD3 billion Eurobond into the economy, should have led to a significant drop in the pump prices of fuel by now.”

    It noted, however, that government “has deliberately refused to pass on the significant reduction in the prices of crude oil on the global market to petroleum consumers in Ghana” and indicated that “within the period that crude oil prices have experienced a significant decline on the international market, consumers have only been given an insignificant and paltry reduction of 28 pesewas at the pump, from GHS 5.62 in January 2020 to the current average price of GHS 5.38.”

    But Mr Tampuli explained that since July 2015, the central government lost the power to either increase or reduce fuel prices following the deregulation exercise that was signed onto by the previous NDC government.

    Hence, he said calls by Sammy Gyamfi and others that the current government should immediately reduce fuel prices smack of people who do not understand petroleum issues.

    He indicated that he would have been more surprised if these calls had come from persons including Mr Alex Mould and Moses Asaga, all former CEOs of the NPA and still members of the NDC party because they signed the deregulation document.

    The NPA in June 2015 officially announced that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) would announce their ex-pump prices for petroleum products effective 16th June, 2015.

    That was the first step towards the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector of Ghana by the NPA.

    Mr Moses Asaga, the then CEO of NPA gave the assurance of monitoring the application of the Prescribed Petroleum Pricing Formula. And that the defaulters in the provision of Petroleum Services would be sanctioned accordingly.

    Mr Tampuli explained in an interview on Tuesday, March 10 that: “We have heard calls from various interest groups, I have heard calls by COPEC, calls by the Communications Director of the NDC Sammy Gyamfi and another group also affiliated to the NDC asking for the government to immediately reduce prices of petroleum products.

    “I think that is a call that clearly sends the signal that our good friends from the other side have not really learned anything after they lost power.

    “Because since 1st July 2015 when President John Mahama was president of the Republic, we have moved from the time when the government would intervene in the pricing of petroleum products to a time where the determination of prices of petroleum products is made by the oil marketing companies.

    “The key indicators being the forex rates, the FOB prices, the international price and the taxes levied are the things that one has to use taking into account that the prices should be reduced.”

    He added: “…the next pricing window starts from the 16th of March so if anybody is asking government today, the 10th of March to change the prices of petroleum products immediately it tells you the person does not understand the issues. I think that if they want to speak about some of these issues they should go back to people who know what the industry is about from among their ranks.

    “Honorable Moses Asaga was the one who signed to be this deregulation, have they asked him how it is done? Have they asked Mr Alex Mould how this thing is done?

    “If people like Honorable Moses Asaga and Alex Mould has spoken I would have been very sad but coming from somebody like Sammy Gyamfi…?”

    Source: laudbusiness.com

  • Exhibit mining equipment, weapons seized from illegal miners NDC to Govt

    The largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded a public exhibition of the excavators, weapons and mining equipment seized from illegal miners.

    Their call comes in the wake of reports of some 500 excavators which were seized by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining going missing.

    At a press conference at the banks of the brownish River Prah in the Central Region, the Communications Officer of the NDC Sammy Gyamfi accused President Akufo Addo of sitting unconcerned as top members of his party engage in illegality with impunity.

    “…That a total of 2779 weapons and ammunition has been seized from illegal miners. We are demanding that government accounts for all these seized items.”

     

    Source: kasapafmonline.com

  • Sammy Gyamfi reveals why he rejected NPP for NDC

    National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi says he chose the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the New Patriotic Party (NPP) because the umbrella family is not discriminatory.

    According to him, he never liked the NPP while growing because they loved to undermine and discriminate which is their way of politicking.

    He mentioned that while at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as a fresh student, he tried to weigh both sides of the political divide and realized the New Patriotic Party(NPP) was discriminatory and never allowed for people without “big name” backing the opportunity to excel.

    Speaking on Accra-Based Neat Fm monitored by MyNewsGh.com, he indicated that after reading about the NDC and the fact that the party was welcoming made him choose to be a member of that party and has never regretted his decision to join the NDC.

    He argued if he was a member of the NPP, he will never have risen as fast as he has because the NPP does not give the opportunity to the youth to explore and display their innate abilities.

    Source: mynewsgh.com

  • Only a corrupt government will justify EC’s budget for new voters’ register Sammy Gyamfi

    National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has described as corrupt every supporter of the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voter’ register.

    He said the amount of money being ‘injected’ into the compilation of a new register is a bit on the high side, therefore whoever backs it is ‘corrupt’.

    The EC’s decision has generated lots of controversies with the ruling government advocating in favour of it and the NDC and other opposition parties, against.

    The Inter-Party Resistance Against New Voter Register (IPRAN) of which the NDC is part of, has sworn to resist the EC’s decision insisting that there is nothing wrong with the current register.

    On Thursday, the EC and its Eminent Advisory Committee (EAC), as well as the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) and other stakeholders, held a meeting to bring an end to the debate but it ended inconclusively.

    Speaking to this on Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Sammy Gyamfi said they are still not convinced.

    He further added that “it is only a corrupt government and people who will justify the budget put forward by the EC for a new voters’ register.”

     

    Source: peacefmonline.com

  • Sammy Gyamfi Arrest Is Not My Revenge — Nana Asante Bediatuo Clears

    The Presidency has debunked reports that the arrest of the National Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is politically motivated.

    According to the Presidency, the NDC member had clearly committed a serious offence, which has the tendency of undermining the integrity of the highest office of the land, for which reason his arrest should not be politicized.

    The Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo, in a statement, authored on January 31, 2020, urged the public to refrain from painting an erroneous picture that Sammy Gyamfi was being witch-hunted by the government, insisting that the Presidency is focused on moving the country into affluence so it has no time to witch-hunt anybody.

    “The attention of the Secretary to the President has been drawn to various commentaries on social media that suggest that the complaint lodged against Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the NDC, with the Criminal Investigations (CID), is borne out of revenge and/or malice or is politically motivated. That suggestion is erroneous and should not be entertained at all.”

    Nana Bediatuo stated that lack of co-operation on the part of Sammy Gyamfi to the CID on the alleged forged document from the Presidency, eventually resulted in the arrest of the NDC man, adding that had he (Gyamfi) co-operated with the CID about the case, he would not have been nabbed.

    He said a complaint was lodged against Sammy Gyamfi with the CID on November 28, 2019 following the publication and dissemination of a forged memo which had been attributed to the President’s secretary seeking to direct the Chief of Staff to convene a Cabinet meeting.

    Nana Bediatuo said the forged document was published with extra commentary on the Facebook page/account of Sammy Gyamfi, but he strategically refused to honour the invitation of the CID by also filing for application at the High Court to restrain the police from doing their work.

    “It was not until January 27, 2020 that Sammy Gyamfi was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant and cautioned on the offences of possession of forged document and publication of false news with intent to cause fear and alarm, contrary to sections 166 and 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29),” he added.

    Luxury Time

    Debunking claims that Sammy Gyamfi’s arrest was borne out of malice, he said “if nothing at all, it is worth stating that no citizen of this land would have been given the two-month luxury of time and space that Sammy Gyamfi enjoyed following the complaint lodged on November 28, 2019, especially in situations like this.”

    “The position of the office of the secretary is that a crime has been committed; a serious crime at that. A document purportedly from the Secretariat of the President, allegedly signed by the secretary to the President, has been forged and published widely, and no one should accept that as being normal,” he said.

    Nana Bediatuo was of the view that the forgery of documents emanating from the president’s secretariat affects the integrity of any such documents and the instructions and directions conveyed, adding that it would be negligent on the part of the Secretary of the President if no action is taken in a matter as serious as this.

    He said in this era of social media, when people could use ‘ghost names’ to spread false news around and create unnecessary tensions and fears, “nobody should belittle the gross negative effects such forgeries and fake news can have on the governance of the state.”

    Nana Bediatuo, therefore, admonished the media, social commentators and the others to allow the police (CID) to do their work and stop making their work difficult, saying “as citizens, we all have a duty to protect the credibility, integrity and sanctity of official documents coming from the high office of the president of the republic.”

    —Daily Guide

     

  • Three arrested persons confess to stealing from GRA Academy

    Three persons arrested by the Kpetoe District Police for stealing from the Ghana Revenue Academy, GRA premises in Kpetoe have confessed to the crime. The three individuals confessed to the crime at the Kpetoe District Court on the 8th of January 2020.

    The three, Badawusu Kwadzo James aged 18, Bedu Godsway aged 21 and Agbowali John aged 21, pleaded guilty to the offence of stealing and were convicted on their own plea for a sentence to be delivered today 10th January 2020.

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    The convicts stole four Polytanks with a 10,000-litre capacity each, 24 pieces of ceiling fans and a set of water closet all valued at Gh?23,500.00; from a construction site of the Ghana Revenue Academy at Kpetoe.

    Some residents of Kpetoe are said to be jubilating over their arrest and cites the convicts as perpetrators of several reported incidents of stealing.

    Read the statement from the police below :

    Source: primenewsghana.com

     

  • Sammy Gyamfi calls CID’s bluff

    The Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has pen down a letter declining to honour his invitation by the Criminal Investigative Department(CID).

    “The decision to turn down your invitation is purely on the grounds that honouring your invitation especially when we have misgivings and concerns about how the whole matter has been handled which are a threat to the constitutional rights of our client will not only prejudice the matters before the court but also have the potential to render such matters moot which we are not prepared to do so due to the respect we have for the judicial authority of the High Court which we are enjoined including your institution to do so by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana,” the letter stated.

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    Below is the details of the letter.

    Dear Sir,

    REPLY TO INVITATION OF SAMUEL GYAMFI BY THE CYBER CRIME UNIT OF THE CID.

    We write as solicitors for and on behalf of Sammy Gyamfi (hereinafter called “Our Client”) on whose instructions we act.

    Our client instructs us that he was invited by your officer by name ACP Herbert Yankson, of the Cyber Crime Unit to assist your institution to conduct an investigation based on a complaint allegedly lodged by the Jubilee House on the basis that our client has allegedly indulged in committing the offences of forgery and spreading of false information to cause fear and panic which allegations our client denies strongly.

    Based on the invitation by your institution, our client being a responsible and law-abiding citizen honoured your invitation on the 23rd day of December 2019 at the Police Headquarters.

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    However, it is instructive to note that while being at the Police Headquarters, we were informed that the meeting could not take place as scheduled because ACP Herbert Yankson intimated that he had other engagements and will be available only after 3pm.

    Despite the rescheduling of the time which we only got to know at the Police Headquarters, we still showed the willingness and desire to wait till 3pm but our offer to stay till that time was refused and rescheduled for 24th December, 2019.

    In as much as we wish to honour your invitation due to the respect we have for your institution, our client instructs us that we cannot honour your invitation due to change in circumstances which are that our client has filed an Application for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights at the High Court in relation to the matter being handled by your office and an application for interlocutory injunction which have both been served on you through Evelyn Owusu(Secretary).

    The decision to turn down your invitation is purely on the grounds that honouring your invitation especially when we have misgivings and concerns about how the whole matter has been handled which are a threat to the constitutional rights of our client will not only prejudice the matters before the court but also have the potential to render such matters moot which we are not prepared to do so due to the respect we have for the judicial authority of the High Court which we are enjoined including your institution to do so by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.

    Yours faithfully,

    ……………………

    Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq

    LAW OFFICES OF AYINE AND FELLI

    Cc:

    Sammy Gyamfi Esq

    The Criminal Investigation Department

    Ghana Police Service, Accra.

    ACP Herbert Yankson

     

    Source: ghanaweb.com

  • Kokofu exposes Sammy Gyamfi, says Akufo-Addo has given him 2 appointments

    Former Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Henry Kwabena Kokofu has denied reports that the ruling government has been unfair to him as far as appointments are concerned.

    The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi is reported to have stated at a press conference that even though Kokofu worked hard to bring the ruling government to power, he has not yet been given an appointment.

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    However on Friday’s edition of Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Kokofu debunked this claim insisting that President Akufo-Addo has given him two appointments.

    “As we sit here, I am a member of the forestry commission governing board, Deputy CEO of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation and so the NDC should conduct its research well because if you use me as an example it collapses your debate. It is wrong to say that I have not been given an appointment” he said.

    Watch his submission in the video below

    Source: peacefmonline.com