Political Science Lecturer

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Ghana’s democracy has not reached the stage where voting lines of Members of Parliament will be made public just as is done in some advanced countries, Tweneboah Kodua, a political science lecturer at the Catholic University, Fiapre, has said. According to him, although Ghana is consolidating its gains in democracy, there are a few issues … Read more

Council of State Backdoor To Career In Politics – Lecturer

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The Council of State offers members who are interested in politics but lack the resources to contest for parliament an alternative to pursue their political ambitions, a political science lecturer with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Edward Brenya, has said. “… If you look at what it takes in terms … Read more

NPP Thuggery: Akufo-Addo Must Speak Now!

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President Nana Akufo-Addo can no longer be silent on the thuggery of some New Patriotic Party sympathisers following his investiture, Dr Eric Opoku Mensah, a political science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, has said. “I expect that his voice and his command will be the final voice,” otherwise, “the president could be blamed” … Read more

Akufo-Addo Must Speak Against Violent Takeovers

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A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana is asking the president Nana Akufo-Addo to openly condemn the state of violent takeovers by alleged supporters of the governing party. Prof. Ransford Gyampo said a public condemnation will send a clear signal to the supporters that the election victory was only a change in government … Read more

Criticizing Akufo-Addo Over New Ministries Premature

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A political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Mohammed Abass has argued that it is premature for anyone to describe Nana Addo’s newly created ministries as needless. According to him, one cannot analyze objectively on whether the newly created ministries are good or bad because we have not seen … Read more

Creation of New Ministries Laudable – Lecturer

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A political Science lecturer, Dr. Evans Aggrey Darko has said President Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo’s decision to establish some new ministries will ensure an effective delivery on the job by the ministers appointed. According to him, the move is a laudable one since it would help in solving some critical developmental issues in the country. … Read more

Competence, Loyalty Key To Success of Ministers – Abass

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Appointees of President Nana Akufo-Addo can do well in office if they satisfy three main indicators – competence, loyalty to the leader of the country and party as well as dedication to the country, political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Dr Mohammed Abass has stated. According to him, … Read more

Akufo-Addo Must Call Party Hooligans To Order – Dr Aggrey Darko

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Political Science lecturer, Dr Evans Aggrey Darko has urged President Akufo-Addo and the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to call rioting youth of the party to order before the attacks escalate. He said the incessant attacks on government installations across the country amounted to hooliganism, which he added, must be halted immediately. “These … Read more

Akufo-Addo Wants To ‘hit Ground Running’ – Aggrey-Darkoh

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President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s early appointments is an attempt to hit the ground running once he is sworn in as president on January 7, a political science lecturer at the at the University of Ghana, Dr Evans Aggrey-Darko, has said. Mr Akufo-Addo on Wednesday January 4 named 11 appointees including Frema Opare as the … Read more

Mahama’s Last State of the Nation’s Address Badly Timed – Amoako Baah

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The timing for President John Dramani Mahama’s last State of the Nation’s address is wrong and must be reviewed, a political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr Richard Amoako Baah, has said. Mr Mahama, in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 constitution will deliver his last State of … Read more

A 13-Member Panel To Investigate The Obvious?

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That is what dyed-in-the-wool communists do… pretend as if everybody is a nincompoop like themselves, in order to conveniently investigate the obvious. The fact of the matter is that the government of the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost Election 2016 because even as the party’s own longtime General-Secretary, Mr. Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, publicly acknowledged, the … Read more

Rawlings Happy With NDC Defeat – Lawyer

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Former President Jerry John Rawlings publicly affects sadness about the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the recent presidential elections but is inwardly happy about the party’s loss, Osei Kwadwo, a political science lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, has said. According to him, Mr Rawlings’ actions and inaction prior to the … Read more

Apply Laws With Common Sense and Morality – Dr Baah

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Political Science Lecturer with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Dr Richard Amoako Baah has advised the outgoing government to apply the country’s laws with common sense and morality. He opines that the practice of political equalisation is not doing the country any good and therefore urged leaders to be guided by … Read more

Mahama’s Infrastructural Development Will Add Value To NPP’s Govt – Analyst

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Political Science lecturer at the African University College of communications (AUCC), Ogor Chuku Nweke says the infrastructural development by the outgoing administration will add value to the Akufo-Addo government. According to the political analyst, infrastructures connect people quickly for development so the incoming administration cannot go wrong. Speaking on 3FM’s morning show, Sunrise, Ogor believes … Read more

Mahama’s Infrastructural Development Will Add Value To NPP’s Govt – Analyst

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Political Science lecturer at the African University College of communications (AUCC), Ogor Chuku Nweke says the infrastructural development by the outgoing administration will add value to the Akufo-Addo government. According to the political analyst, infrastructures connect people quickly for development so the incoming administration cannot go wrong. Speaking on 3FM’s morning show, Sunrise, Ogor believes … Read more

Blame NPP, NDC For Transition Woes – Lecturer

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All governments so far in the Fourth Republic should be blamed for the problems that have characterised the transfer of power from one government to the other, following their failure to resource the office of the Administrator General to ensure a smooth transition, Dr Edward Brenya, a political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University … Read more

NDC Didn’t Heed Rawlings’ Advice – Lecturer

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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) was adamant in listening to the advice given to them by Jerry John Rawlings, its founder and former president of Ghana, ahead of the elections hence their defeat, Dr Mohammed Abass, a political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, has said. His comment follows the … Read more

One Man One Vote Is Bad For Development

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All votes are not equal. Democracy gives room for the unwise majority to cancel the views of the wise minority and dominate them. Even in real life, the views of people are not deemed equal. The view of the CEO is never the same as the gate man. The father’s view is never the same … Read more

Bribery Allegation Against Mahama Just Noise and Rumours

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A Political Science lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) said the bribery allegation being leveled against President Mahama by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not affect the ruling party’s electoral fortunes in the December 7 polls. According to Dr. Edward Brenya, the NPP has not provided further and better … Read more

Amissah-Arthur Panicking; Election Poll Spells Doom

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Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur’s comment that opinion polls threaten Ghana’s democracy is because those polls spell doom for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in December’s polls, political science lecturer Dr Richard Amoako Baah has said. Mr Amissah-Arthur, during the commissioning of a 550-bed boys’ dormitory for the Enyan Abaasa Technical Institute in the … Read more