President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated that his government will ensure the proper separation of powers of the various arms of government. As such, parliament must play its supervisory role and must not act as cohorts of the executive. “It is time to make sure that we have a true separation of powers between the various … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was brought up in Accra Central and in the Nima area of Accra. Nana Akufo-Addo was born in Swalaba, Accra on the 29th March 1944. His father’s residence, Betty House at Korle Wokon in Accra, was effectively the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC).After … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been sworn-in as Ghana’s 5th President of the 4th Republic, after winning the recently held Presidential elections in December, 2016. Taking the presidential oath of office and oath of allegiance, Nana Akufo Addo said : “I Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, having been elected to the high office of President of … Read more
The ceremony to swear in Nana Akufo-Addo as the Ghana’s fifth President under the fourth Republic today, [Saturday] January 7, 2017, has started at the Black Star Square in Accra. The Vice President-elect, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will also be sworn-in at the same event. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to start at 10:00am, and has … Read more
Nana Akufo-Addo will today, January 7, 2017, be sworn-in as Ghana’s new President after winning the recently held Presidential elections in December. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) leader will take over from the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, who served just one term. Akufo-Addo thwarted John Mahama’s plan of serving a second term … Read more
I would like to begin this paper with a brief background history of both Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, the president elect of the Republic and President John Dramani Mahama, the outgoing president. Akufo-Addo was born on 29th March 1944 in Accra , Ghana, to a prominent Ghanaian royal and political family as the son … Read more
“…Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands that the rod of empire might have sway’d Or wak’d to ecstasy the living lyre.. Thomas Gray: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard MUCH INK WILL CONTINUE to be spilled (or in modern technological world without the use of ink, … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the president-elect was born and raised in Ga-Maami (Accra Central) and in the Nima area of Accra. His father’s residence, Betty House at Korle Wokon in Accra, was effectively the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) after it was formed at Saltpond on 4 … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the president elect was born and raised in Ga-Maami (Accra Central) and in the Nima area of Accra. His father’s residence, Betty House at Korle Wokon in Accra, was effectively the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), after it was formed at Saltpond on … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the president elect was born and raised in Ga-Maami (Accra Central) and in the Nima area of Accra. His father’s residence, Betty House at Korle Wokon in Accra, was effectively the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), after it was formed at Saltpond on … Read more
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was born and raised in Ga-Maami (Accra Central) and in the Nima area of Accra. His father’s residence, Betty House at Korle Wokon in Accra, was effectively the headquarters of the country’s first political party, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), after it was formed at Saltpond on 4 August 1947. … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC), has declared the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, the winner of the 2016 elections. The NPP Flagbearer finally secured the presidency after a third time, beating the incumbent, President John Mahama with 53.85 percent of valid votes cast. Nana Akufo-Addo rode on the back of the valid votes cast … Read more
The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, possesses an impressive record of national political activism and achievements that spans a period of four decades. Starting actively from 1977, he was the General Secretary of the broad-based People’s Movement for Freedom and Justice (PMFJ), established to oppose the perpetuation of … Read more
Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom — PPP Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom was born on 15th February, 1953 in Elmina in the Central Region. Education Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom began his education at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Boys School at Elmina. He proceeded to St. Augustine’s College in Cape Coast, where he gained his Ordinary and Advanced … Read more
The politics of running mates since 1979 I verily believe that, I may be wrong though, that it is the subject of the background of presidential candidates and their running-mates which has got all of us riled up in the last few days with calls by party leaders of the two major parties taking the … Read more
I have come across two very ridiculous pieces. one is an easy to detect as a concocted audio and the other a confession by a crybaby and a bitter/sore loser of an election, of which these two pieces seek to push to the world that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) is an Akan/Anti-Northerners’ party which seeks … Read more
(Memo: 24 March, 1962) Continuing… We noted in Part I that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah understood there is public policy; there is partisan policy; and there are matters that are personal. That is another important principle, if you care for any Nation! Now, official records, this time from Ghana, show that under authority of the Unitary … Read more
The presidential candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama, has issued a strong indication that civil disquiet will not cease in Ghana until the citizens cease to be a barrier themselves to a move he says God began in 1996. Dr. Mahama, who is in his fifth run at 71 for … Read more
Maybe it was meant to be or maybe not. That which initially appeared to have jolted Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom’s presidential ambition forever has seen sudden revival. Nduom’s disqualification couldn’t retire him. And it didn’t mean condemnation for the candidates’ political career. Perhaps, it means there’s something good in the offing… But I believe everything … Read more
He is a successful banker and co-founder of one of Ghana’s private investment banks, Data Bank. Ken Ofori-Atta’s move from the pristine precincts of the bank and foray into the tempestuous politics of Ghana has surprised many. But the soft-spoken, respected investment banker, says his passion for seeing a great Ghana supersedes the desire for … Read more