Ghanaians tend to be carefree when dealing with critical matters, only to request a second opportunity to right things when the undesirable consequences of such cavalier attitudes stare them in the face, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma South, Fritz Baffour, has lamented. His comment comes in the wake of the disqualification of 13 … Read more
Ghana’s parliament needs the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), hence Ghanaians should vote massively for the party’s MP aspirants contesting in the December 7 polls, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, flag bearer of the PPP, has said. According to him, although he is challenging his disqualification from contesting in the presidential election, as announced by the Chair … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party is accusing the Electoral Commission of clearing the NPP’s presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo to contest the December 7, polls even though he did not comply with some important requirements in his nomination forms as demanded by the EC. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Accra, Policy Adviser of … Read more
The disqualification of Mr Hassan Ayariga, the flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), to contest in the 2016 presidential polls is a temporary issue that will be reversed in court, Razak Kojo Opoku, General Secretary of the APC, has said. Mr Ayariga and 12 other presidential nominees were recently disqualified from the 2016 … Read more
Mr Hassan Ayariga has said he will be president of Ghana some day “whether Ghanaians like it or not”. “I’m a very serious guy and I mean business. …It is not human beings alone who make people presidents. The intervention of God [is also important] and I believe it and I have the vision. Whether … Read more
The 2016 Presidential candidate of the Great Consolidated Popular Party Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey has admitted he erred in the filling of his nomination form. According to Dr. Lartey, he mistakenly filled a part of the nomination form meant for his vice presidential candidate, but maintains the Electoral commission should have allowed him to rectify … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has said he is a proud owner of four sports cars, which he uses to indulge in racing. “I like racing. I have a series of sports cars – about four. I have the Panamera – the latest brand of the Porshce (four exhausts), I … Read more
“Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.” Herbert Spencer HERBERT SPENCER coined the phrase “survival of the fittest” which is defined as “the continued existence of organisms which are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others”. It is a concept in line … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has reported to the police and Attorney General, all the electoral and criminal offences identified during the vetting of nomination forms filed by presidential aspirants for the 2016 elections for investigations. Mr Yussif Ayuba, Deputy Communications Director of the EC, made this known on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Thursday … Read more
Due diligence could have saved the 13 disqualified presidential aspirants from being disqualified from the December 7 polls, Georgina Opoku Amakwaah, a Deputy Chair of the Electoral Commission has said. The EC, as announced by its Chair, Mrs Charlotte Osei, on Monday October 9, disqualified the aspirants for forgery, perjury, clerical and administrative errors. Those … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said the Kufuor administration tried planting cocaine on him, for which reason he had to close done his pizza restaurants. “There was a conflict in Bawku in 2005, 2006 during the Kufour government and I had a very close uncle who worked with … Read more
Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has accused the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, of illegally disqualifying her from the 2016 presidential race and has demanded that her name be immediately put back on the list of nominees for the December 7 polls. “I want my name back on the list that … Read more
Hassan Ayariga, flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC) has said he has a mansion with four swimming pools in his hometown, Bawku, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. One of the pools, he said, is suspended. The 44-year-old politician, who says he made his first million dollars at age 24, said if … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has revealed that he has so far spent about $4.5 million dollars on vehicles for his presidential bid. Mr Ayariga said he has bought about 30 Pick-up trucks and a number of SUVs including Land Cruisers to help him execute his campaign for this year’s … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has done the “right” thing by withdrawing police guards assigned to 13 presidential aspirants who have been disqualified by the Electoral Commission, security analyst Dr Kwesi Aning has said. “They don’t deserve security detail because they are no more presidential aspirants,” Dr Aning told Emefa Apawu on Class91.3FM’s 505 news programme … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has begun the process of withdrawing police guards assigned to all the 13 presidential hopefuls who have been disqualified from the race by the Electoral Commission. “We have commenced the process of withdrawing the security personnel assigned to the presidential aspirants. …We are going to withdraw them as soon as possible,” … Read more
Ms Joyce Aryee has wondered why Ghanaian men always question the competence and qualification of women who get appointed to high positions or attain high laurels, saying there are many “incompetent” men occupying high positions and messing up things but women do not question their qualification. “I’ve come to realise that Ghanaian men don’t respect … Read more
Former CEO of the Chamber of Mines, Joyce Aryee, has described as “painful”, the insults hurled at the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, by disqualified presidential nominee, Hassan Ayariga, of the All People’s Convention (APC). Mr Ayariga described Mrs Charlotte Osei as “stupid” and “foolish” for disqualifying him. “Madam Charlotte Osei … Read more
Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah is asking whether the party’s former Youth Organiser Abu Ramadan is still a member of the PNC. Responding to Mr Ramadan’s clamour for him (Mornah) to resign together with General Secretary Atik Mohammed over the Electoral Commission’s disqualification of their flag bearer Dr Edward Mahama from … Read more
The powers given to the Electoral Commission of Ghana must be redefined given that its flaws are deep and inexcusable, Mr Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Ghana, has said. His comment follows the EC’s disqualification of 12 flag bearers who were seeking to contest in the December 7 presidential election. The Chair of the … Read more