By: Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK Political discourse in Ghana is one of the most interesting and controversial topics, especially when it comes to the two leading political parties (the ruling NPP and the main opposition party, NDC). The two always seek to gain political capital over the other on every issue and paint each other … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK January 26, 2017 My last article on the presidential election was on December 5, 2016 but not had time to do any post-election analysis after the elections. However, numerous articles have been written on the subject since the Electoral Commission announced the results on Friday December 9, 2016. All the … Read more
My last article on the presidential election was on December 5, 2016 but not had time to do any post-election analysis after the elections. However, numerous articles have been written on the subject since the Electoral Commission announced the results on Friday December 9, 2016. All the articles enumerated reasons why Nana Akufo-Addo (now president) … Read more
By Kofi Ata Ghana goes to the polls on Wednesday December 7, 2016 to elect president and parliamentarians for the next four years. This would be the seventh general elections since Ghana returned to multi-party democracy under the Fourth Republican Constitution in 1992. As usual, the contest is between the candidates of the two leading … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK December 4, 2016 Ghana goes to the polls on Wednesday December 7, 2016 to elect president and parliamentarians for the next four years. This would be the seventh general elections since Ghana returned to multi-party democracy under the Fourth Republican Constitution in 1992. As usual, the contest is between the … Read more
A few days ago I came across an article that was written by one intelligent Mr. Kofi Ata, Cambridge. The article was about the recent High Court decision by Justice Eric K Baffour in the case of the Electoral commission vs. PPP’s presidential candidate, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom. See – Can EC still disqualify Dr. … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK October 30, 2016 Last Friday, Justice Eric K Baffour, a High Court made a very interesting judgement in the case of the Republic versus Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Electoral Commission; Ex Parte Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom over the disqualification of Dr Nduom as candidate for the December 7, 2016 presidential … Read more
Presidential Debate: Who is running away (Mahama or Nana Addo)? The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has organised debates between presidential candidates of political parties with representation in parliament since 2008. This year, the IEA introduced what it called “Evening Encounter with Presidential Candidates”, which was meant to precede the main presidential debates (see, “IEA … Read more
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK October 21, 2016 The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has organised debates between presidential candidates of political parties with representation in parliament since 2008. This year, the IEA introduced what it called “Evening Encounter with Presidential Candidates”, which was meant to precede the main presidential debates (see, “IEA inaugurates Presidential Debate … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK October 14, 2016 The politics of filling election nomination forms, either for presidential, parliamentary or assembly candidate will never be the same in Ghana after October 10, 2016. This day is a political tsunami in the annals of Ghanaian multi-party politics. The day that the Electoral Commission announced the disqualification … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK October 11, 2016 At the close of nominations on Friday, September 30, 2016, seventeen aspirants filed their nominations forms in readiness to contest the December 7 presidential election (fifteen representing political parties and two independent aspirants). This article analyses the crave to be president of Ghana. I sometimes find it … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK September 2, 2016 The outgoing Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, the Rt Rev Prof Emmanuel Martey claimed on Tuesday that, politicians tried all means to muzzle him to get him but they could not. According to him, “politicians came with bribes, fat envelopes, $100,000. I want everybody to … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK August 19, 2016 The headline “Bishop Obinim whips teenage members for fornication” appeared on Ghanaweb on Thursday morning but did not read it as news on undesirable, false prophets and so called men of God such as Obinim and TB Joshua are of no interest to me until I saw … Read more