The Peace Council has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to assist disqualified presidential candidates in making the needed corrections on their nomination forms. Council Chairman, Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante wants the Commission to desist from behaviors that would be construed as a deliberate attempt to get some persons off the ballot. “I believe that the … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) says it is surprised at the mute religious bodies in the country have kept in the face of what it describes as the unfair treatment being meted out to it by the Electoral Commission (EC). The EC and the PPP are currently locked up in a legal tussle and are … Read more
Why do the good people of this country; with all our Peace Council, Men and Women of God and people of substance sit unconcerned while Nigerian-born Charlotte Osei is poking the fire that is already sprouting and would eventually destroy everything the good people of Ghana have done in the past 24 years, to give … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Police command should, as a matter of urgency, arrest Mr Andy Osei Okrah, the deputy Ashanti Regional minister over bombs and other explosives discovered around his residence in Kumasi by personnel of the anti-terrorism unit of the Ashanti regional police command, pressure group, Ghana Must Know Forum has said. The explosives were … Read more
Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye has called on the Peace Council to break its long silence on the disqualification of presidential candidates and other decisions the Electoral Commission is taking ahead of the polls. Aside the disqualification of some 13 presidential candidates a few weeks ago, the Electoral Commission announced on Monday that … Read more
Dr Samuel Koranteng Pipim of Empowerment & Advisory Group for Leadership Excellence (EAGLE) has cautioned political parties to desist from attacking the Electoral Commission. He said attacking the EC threatens the electoral peace Ghana has enjoyed over the years. He was addressing a peace concert organised Ghana National Association of Adventist Students to encourage students … Read more
Dr Samuel Koranteng Pipim of Empowerment & Advisory Group for Leadership Excellence (EAGLE) has cautioned political parties to desist from attacking the Electoral Commission. He said attacking the EC threatens the electoral peace Ghana has enjoyed over the years. He was addressing a peace concert organised Ghana National Association of Adventist Students to encourage students … Read more
Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has cautioned the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei not to dare rig the December polls to favour the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). “I call on Charlotte Osei to listen; you have been elected by God to pilot this election. … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has urged the Peace Council to call on the Electoral Commission (EC) to reverse the disqualification of the party’s flagbearer, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and 11 others. At a news conference held in Accra on Friday, PPP Policy Advisor, Kofi Asamoah said the current posture of the Commission demonstrates it … Read more
I hope I got my Latin correct. The title for this essay comes from the Latin book I used while a student at Mfantsipim long time ago called LATIN FOR TODAY. Latin happened to be one of my weakest points so I dropped it at the earliest opportunity without suffering any sanctions being witnessed by … Read more
The Chairman of the Peace Council has charged politicians to be decorous when they mount political platforms and avoid provocative comments that could spark off violence during campaigns. Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante’s comments come in the wake of violence which characterized the recent voter transfer at some centers. According to him, elections do not … Read more
The largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused President John Mahama and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of orchestrating the death of NPP Flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo in the spiritual realm before it manifest in the physical. According to the party, the reckless, irresponsible and evil mock burial of Nana Akufo Addo during … Read more
The National Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Otiko Afisa Djaba, is calling on Ghanaians to join her pray for Ghana’s deliverance from the “evil and demonic” machinations of the governing National Democratic Congress in a one-week prayer and fasting session, beginning Monday, September 26 to October 2, 2016. According to her, the prayer … Read more
The largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused President John Mahama and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of orchestrating the death of NPP Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo in the spiritual realm before it manifest in the physical. According to the party, the reckless, irresponsible and evil mock burial of Nana Akufo Addo during the … Read more
Martin Luther King once said “our lives begin to end, the day we become silent about things that matter”. Fadi Samih Daboussi, a member of the NPP, a journalist and the author of a book titled “59 years to nowhere” and a very vociferous critique if the Mahama led NDC administration was arrested by the … Read more
Under Mahama honesty is on a long holiday I was not at the Sunyani Coronation Park for the Manifesto launch of President John Dramani Mahama and his National Democratic Congress on Saturday. I was rather at the Victoria Park in Cape Coast, where the first game of football was pioneered in the then Gold Coast … Read more
Today marks the 107th anniversary of the birth of the great, charismatic and incorruptible first president of Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. This anniversary is very significant because it occurs just a few months before Ghanaians elect yet another man to occupy the office which Nkrumah once held with purpose-driven urgency and an uncompromising sense of … Read more
A news report about the assault of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters by their National Democratic Congress (NDC) counterparts at Kukuom in the Asunafo South District of the Brong Ahafo Region made disturbing headlines in the media. Even more worrying is the fact that this is not the first time that the scenario is being … Read more
The Peace Council will hold an emergency meeting today to resolve claims by outgoing moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Professor Emmanuel Martey that the deputy Interior Minister tried to lobby him to be Chairman of the council. The outspoken Presby boss revealed last week that although the Christian Council nominated him to … Read more
Vice Chairperson of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Anita Desoso has revealed that members of the party contributed hugely to raising the GHC 5,000 fine imposed on former General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John, by the Supreme Court during the 2012 Election Petition hearing. The … Read more