The General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has stated categorically that President John Mahama will not participate in any 2016 debate organised by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) towards next month’s general election. He said the NDC is rather preparing its flagbearer, President Mahama, to participate in another … Read more
It is prudent to build the capacity of state institutions like the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCC) to be organising presidential and parliamentary debates in major elections than build the capacity of private institutions such as the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) to do so, Mr Koku Anyidoho, a Deputy General Secretary of the … Read more
The General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has maintained that the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), can count President John Mahama out of its 2016 presidential debate. Rather the NDC is preparing their 2016 flagbearer to participate in another debate being organised by the state broadcaster, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation … Read more
Barring any last minute changes, the Flagbearers of the country’s two largest political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold the maiden public debate at the Radach Memorial Centre on November 8, 2016. The event which is spearheaded by Think Tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), paves … Read more
The Presidential debates are here with us again. The organizers, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Friday, October 28, 2016 announced that the debates will commence in November. The First among the three debates, according to the public policy institute, will take place at the Radash Hotel in Tamale on November 8, 2016 and shall be … Read more
It appears Communication Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah is the one blocking President Mahama’s participation in the Institute of Economic Affairs’ (IEA) presidential debates. At least, that’s the impression created by the Executive Director of the IEA, Jean Mensah. In an exclusive Citi News interview, Mrs Mensah told Umaru Sanda Amadu that the Communication Minister … Read more
The Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs(IEA), Jean Mensah will join a host of other members of the global network of Presidential debates to observe the third and final US Presidential debate, a release from the office of the IEA said Tuesday. The debate is billed to come off at the University of … Read more