The National Peace Council says although it is concerned about the ongoing court battles between the Electoral Commission and some political parties with barely a month to the December 7 elections, there is little it can do to help the situation except offer advice, since the courts and the EC are independent legal bodies that … Read more
Whom do we love: Kotoka or Nkrumah? Last Wednesday, November 26, Peace FM’s ‘Working Time’ programme presenter, Kofi Kum Bilson, reminded the nation of the birthday anniversary of Major-General Emmanuel Akwasi Kotoka, co-leader of the infamous coup d’etat that ended the rule of Dr Kwame Nkrumah. In doing so, this presenter posed a question which … Read more
It will be unthinkable on the part of anybody, especially the Electoral Commission (EC), to ask journalists to pay for covering the 2016 general elections, president of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA), Mr Affail Monney has said. There are reports that the EC has directed that journalists pay to cover the elections scheduled for December … Read more
he Electoral Commission (EC) says it is focused and committed to ensuring that the presidential and parliamentary elections pull through without hitches. Deputy Director of Communications at the EC, Yussif Ayuba told Raymond Acquah, host of Joy FM’s Top Story programme Tuesday that the Commission has commenced the electoral process and would end it. “Election … Read more
Even though the right processes must be followed in the build-up to the December 7 elections, justice and fairness must not be overlooked, Prof Mike Ocquaye, the Chairperson for the Legal & Constitutional Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said. “The consolidation of Ghanaian democracy requires that principles of justice and fairness govern … Read more
The New Patriotic Party has expressed sympathies with the 12 Presidential candidates who have been disqualified by the Electoral Commission from contesting the December 7 polls. In a statement signed by its legal committee chairman Professor Mike Ocquaye, the NPP said it hopes that any legal issues that may arise out of the EC’s action … Read more
The group behind the ‘Gandhi Must Fall’ movement has welcomed government’s decision to relocate the statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi from the University of Ghana campus. The statue was recently defaced by some unknown persons on Monday. Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Wednesday [October 5] said it … Read more
Government will move the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus to ensure its safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes a day after Citi News reported the statue had been defaced by some unknown persons who were incensed by its presence in the academic community. A statement issued by … Read more
Government will relocate the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the University of Ghana campus to ensure its safety, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. This comes a day after Citi News reported the statue had been defaced by some unknown persons who were incensed by its presence in the academic community. A statement issued by … Read more
Why Ga-Damgbes must vote for NPP By Allotey Henry Nii Kpakpo Core Ga-Damgbes since 1992 have consistently voted for the N. D.C. While the N.P.P has had mixed fortunes in typical Ga Greater Accra, they have had a disastrous performance in Damgbe areas comprising Ada, Shai and Krobo enclaves in the Eastern Region. This shouldn’t … Read more
The Mahatma Ghandi statue at the University of Ghana campus, Legon, has been defaced. This comes few weeks after some senior members of the University petitioned the institution’s council to pull down the statue. The action is believed to have taken place under the cover of darkness on Monday. No individual or group has come … Read more
President John Mahama should have rejected the Ford Expedition SUV gifted him by Burkinabe contractor Djibril Kanazoe, former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Emile Short has said. “If you look at the President’s own code of ethics, he prohibits his ministers from accepting gifts in cash or kind … Read more
By Larweh Therson-Cofie Should a statue of an important person or a hero be the subject of a row in a country – in a way that makes pulling down of the object a necessity? The answer is yes or no. I answer yes, if the statue’s presence does not represent or work for the … Read more
The critics who are pummelling the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for clearing President John Mahama in connection with the Ford Expedition saga can go to court if they will, presidential staffer Dr Clement Apaak has said. Dr Apaak told Prince Minkah on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show that a critic like former … Read more
The decision by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to clear President John Mahama in the Ford Expedition gift controversy is “problematic,” former CHRAJ Commissioner Justice Emile Short has said. CHRAJ has said not only did its investigation into allegations of bribery, fraud and conflict of interest brought against Mr Mahama in … Read more
Although the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has released a report exonerating President John Mahama of any wrongdoing as far as his acceptance of a Ford Expedition gift from a Burkinabe contractor Djibril Kanazoe is concerned, there are more questions that need to be answered by the President, Prof Mike Ocquaye, former … Read more
Opposition leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has successfully submitted his nominations to contest the 2016 presidential election in December. The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) personally presented his forms to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission Thursday morning. At exactly 8:50 am, Nana Akufo-Addo arrived at the EC’s office for the historic exercise. The … Read more
The Chairman of the Kwabena Nketia Center for Africana Studies, Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku, has backed calls for the pulling down of the statue of Indian icon, Mahatma Gandhi, on the University of Ghana campus. Some senior members of the university, led by a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako … Read more
Ghana’s former High Commissioner to India, Professor Mike Ocquaye, has described as unnecessary demands for the demolition of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the University of Ghana. Some senior members of the university, led by a former Director of the Institute of African Studies, Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, have started a campaign to get … Read more
Prophet Badu Kobi, Founder and Leader of the Glorious Wave International church has restated that the 2016 election is for the presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to win, but it will elude him if he fails to purge himself. Speaking in an interview with Kwabena Agyapong, host … Read more