The Electoral Commission Thursday morning held balloting to determine the positions of Member of Parliament aspirants on the ballot papers for the 2016 elections. At the end of the balloting, the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) captured the first position followed by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) before the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). The … Read more
It is quite strange that those ungrateful cabals in the NDC Party could go to an extreme length of plotting evil against the very person whose brainchild (NDC Party) has made them ‘somebody’s’. It should not, therefore, be surprising that President Mahama and his NDC apparatchiks have turned their backs on Ghanaian voters after helping … Read more
Disqualified presidential nominee for the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Henry Herbert Lartey says former President Jerry John Rawlings ought to be referred to as “Junior Satan” over the latter’s continuous lies being peddled in the Abacha-Rawlings scandal. Dr. Lartey reiterates that he is overwhelmed by former President Rawlings’ lies and falsehood insisting that the … Read more
Flagbearer of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey has promised to create an economic environment that will make “Ghanaians party every weekend,” should he be voted President. According to the businessman, he has the capability of changing the fortunes of the country. Dr. Lartey is however currently unable to contest for … Read more
Lawyers of the flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Atuguba and Associates have written to the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to rescind its decision to disqualify Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama from the December 7 elections, within 48 hours lest they head to court. Dr Mahama is among 12 presidential candidates disqualified by the Commission … Read more
Lawyers of the flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) Atuguba and Associates have written to the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to rescind its decision to disqualify Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama from the December 7 elections, within 48 hours lest they head to court. Dr Mahama is among 12 presidential candidates disqualified by the Commission … Read more
The brouhaha surrounding the ‘fairly heavy’ $2 million ‘new notes’ which Sani Abacha, former President of Nigeria, gave to former President Jerry John Rawlings, has taken a new twist. Former President Rawlings is pointing accusing fingers at some bigwigs in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for inducing Dr. Henry Lartey, leader of the Great Consolidated … Read more
The number of people who wanted to run for president in this year’s elections was unprecedented in Ghana’s political history, Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra has said Speaking to Chief Jerry Forson on Accra100.5FM’s breakfast show Ghana Yensom on Wednesday, 19 October, about what he made of the Electoral Commission’s disqualification … Read more
Disqualified presidential nominee for the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Henry Herbert Lartey described as ‘petty’, claims by former President Jerry Rawlings that the GCPP’s petition for investigations for fraud is being sponsored by detractors of the Rawlingses. Mr. Lartey petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the Economic and Organized … Read more
Lawyers for the flag bearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr Edward Mahama, have written to the Electoral Commission (EC) to reverse its decision to disqualify him from contesting in the December 7 presidential elections. They have given the election management body 48 hours to reverse the decision, failing which they will resort to … Read more
Disqualified presidential candidate of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey, has alleged ex-President JJ Rawlings sent his friend to persuade him to suspend his decision to get CHRAJ and EOCO to investigate him over the money he received from the late Nigerian leader, General Sani Abacha. According to him, he declined the … Read more
Veteran Journalist and Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has urged ex President J. J Rawlings to desist from always wanting to resort to the gods to clear his name whenever his integrity is questioned, and rather use constitutionally mandated bodies such as the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). Mr … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North Constituency, Kennedy Agyapong, has joined the fray of concerned Ghanaians who are worried that the December 7th polls can be postponed following the multiple suit filed against the Electoral Commission The MP believes that Ghana will face a huge challenge if the court does not expedite action with … Read more
Leader of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Henry Hubert Lartey has rubbished claims that he was paid by members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to vilify former Jerry John Rawlings President. Former President Jerry John Rawlings has indicated that persons within the governing NDC financially induced Dr Henry Lartey to vilify him. … Read more
A popular admonishing Akan proverb goes, “When you go to find someone with his beard caught on fire, you had better fetch water to place beside yours”. This proverb is directed at warning people against the possibility of suffering same ill-fate that their colleague or neighbour might be going through at a particular moment hence … Read more
The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has designated 17 specialised courts to deal with electoral disputes that may arise before the December 7, 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. Seventeen High Court judges have been assigned to handle anticipated electoral disputes throughout the country. The appointed justices, according to the Judicial Secretary, Mr Justice … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has blamed faceless individuals within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for a petition to investigate him over some $2 million he received from Sani Abacha many years ago. Describing the petition to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) … Read more
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has blamed faceless individuals within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for a petition to investigate him over some $2 million he received from Sani Abacha many years ago. Describing the petition to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) … Read more
Some people – who are not in the opposition parties – paid the flag bearer of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) to “vilify me” in connection with the $5m gift controversy involving late Nigerian President Sani Abacha, former President Jerry John Rawlings has said, and dared his accuser to subject himself to a juju … Read more
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has filed an injunction suit against the Electoral Commission seeking to stop the election management body from conducting a balloting exercise for positions on the presidential ballot paper. Led by disqualified presidential nominee Dr Henry Herbert Lartey, the party said it would use every legal means possible to ensure … Read more