Category: Political News

‘Abronye’ in fresh trouble!

In the Bono Region, the Banda Traditional Council has charged Kwame Baffoe ‘Abronye’, the Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, with some alleged offensive comments he made against the region.

Abronye allegedly branded “all the people of Banda-Ahenkro as lawless and violent people,” speaking in a radio interview. People are killed and their meat is consumed. In short, the people of Banda-Ahenkro are assassins and cannibalistic.

According to the Council, the claim is a disrespect to the Chief of the Paramount, to the Queen-mother, to the Chiefs of the Division and to all the people of Banda-Ahenkro, particularly in the absence of proof to substantiate his claims.

Addressing a press conference at the Banda Ahenkro Chief’s Palace, Banda Traditional Region’s Osiakwanhene, Nana Bankwadi said the Royal Council is calling on Abronye to implement adjustments, otherwise they will take appropriate action.

Mynewsgh

December 25, 2020
President’s Akufo-Addo swearing-in ceremony to be held in parliament not the Black Star Square

The swearing-in of President Akufo-Addo which is scheduled for January 7, 2021, will be held in parliament contrary to the norm where it is held at the Black Square.

This follows an appeal by parliamentarians to have subsequent swearing-in done in the precincts of Ghana’s parliament and not the independence square.

This was conveyed by Deputy Information Mister Pius Enam Hadzide at a press briefing in Accra today where he said: “the transition team has favourably considered the request of Parliament and has decided that the swearing of President Akufo-Addo on January 7, shall happen before Parliament and within the precincts of Parliament.”

President Akufo-Addo was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election by the Electoral Commission. The election which has been described as a closely contested one is still in dispute as the main opposition party NDC and John Mahama have refused to accept the outcome.

Ghbase

December 23, 2020
Fomena MP finally Reveals the Position He Wants in Parliament

Fomena MP, Lawyer Andrew Amoako Assiamah became the trending subject in the 2020 elections.

Post-elections as the 7th Parliament comes to as a close, he surprised the entire country with his comment about going back to the NPP, after they have sacked him from the party.

Few weeks to the general elections, NPP sacked the Fomena MP from Parliament on the grounds of not going contrary to party regulations, after he filed to become an independent candidate.

However, he has decided to forgo all issues and come back to the party.

Now, the question people are asking is – What really influenced his decision to go back to the NPP, after have earlier disgraced him.

But, how was they able to convinced such a man who holds his values in such an esteem. The NPP are really lucky.

Andrew Amoako Assiamah has reportedly opted for 3 major positions in the next Akufo Addo’s government, and its absolutely clear that the President has finally agreed to make him a key member of his next government.

According to close sources, the Fomena MP may be appointed as Minister of State in charge of Lands and Natural Resources. As a trained Surveyor, having served as key member of the Lands and Natural Resources Committee in parliament, he is overly qualified to hold such a position.

December 23, 2020
Minority Members of Parliament Walked to EC Office: EC Accepts Petitions
On Tuesday December 22, all the 106 Minority Members of Parliament in the Seventh Parliament of Ghana marched from the Parliament House to the headquarters of the Electoral Commission in an attempt to submit their petition the EC. Their attempts to enter into the office of the EC were blocked by the Ghana police.

The current information reaching the nation is that, the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has finally received the minority’s petition on the 2020 general elections.

According to the Minority, the EC had disrespected them by failing to receive their petition. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu and Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak who led the NDC MPs expressed their displeasure about the way they were handled by the EC and the police, and also vowed that, they will not give audience to the Electoral Commission in the 8th Parliament.

The Electoral Commission on the other hand has also gave a press release saying there was no official available to receive the petition because the minority failed to give them prior notice of their action.

According to the petition by the minority, “We demand that you cause to be collated the Techiman South Constituency Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Results from all the Two Hundred and Sixty-Six (266) Polling stations in accordance with the law, with immediate effect”. They also demanded that, “that pursuant to regulation 43 (2) of C.I. 127, the endorsed writ, gazette notification and notice to Clerk of Parliament be amended accordingly to reflect the true state of affairs”.

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December 23, 2020
Election 2020: NDC Goes to Court on December 28?
The Member of Parliament for Sagnerigu Constituency in the Northern Region has hinted of his party’s decision to go to court to seek redress on the December 7 elections.

Alhassan Bashir Fuseini, popularly known as Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini, said no one can force the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to go to court until they have gathered all their evidence.

All the 106 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament in the Seventh Parliament of Ghana marched to the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC) on Tuesday, December 22.
The march was to prevail on the EC to overturn its declaration of President Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 elections.

There has been a series of protests by NDC supporters across the country against the EC’s declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the president-elect of Ghana after the December 7 polls.

Member of Parliament for South Dayi Constituency in the Volta Region Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, who hinted of Tuesday’s march on Onua TV’s 100 Degrees on Monday, explained that the leadership of the party will not sit for the EC to take them for granted.
When the host, Kwame Tutu, asked what next after the series of demonstrations by his party’s supporters, yet yielding no results, the NDC MP said, “you wait and see what will happen tomorrow”.

Speaking on the issues on Onua TV‘s Maakye jointly hosted by Afia Tagor and Adwoa Konadu-Yiadom on Tuesday, Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini hinted in Twi that “we are going to court on 28th December. We are going to court”.

He added: “We are walking to the EC office to register our protest and present a petition to the EC.”

The former Northern Regional Minister said, “we are gathering our evidence and we are going to court on December 28 because we will not allow such stealing in the country.”

Ghanaweb
December 23, 2020
EC Breaks For Christmas Holidays
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced it is closing it office on Wednesday 23rd December, 2020 and break for the coming Christmas holidays.

The EC led by It Chairperson Madam Jean Mensa disclosed the Commission’s move in a Recess press released on Monday 21st December 2020.

This has raised lots of concerns by Ghanaians because the country seems not to be stable in the just ended general elections.

According to some concern Ghanaians, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the election results declared by the EC with the conviction that, the 2020 election results was flawed and rigged for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Ghanaians are now worried that the EC will not wait to address the concerns of the NDC but leaving office for holidays which is less importation than the peace of the country.
Mynewsgh
December 23, 2020
2020 Polls: I’ll concede defeat after independent audit of results – Mahama

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Mahama says he’ll accept the results of the 2020 presidential election if the Electoral Commission conducts an independent audit of the results.

Mr. Mahama and his party have rejected the results of the December 7 polls describing the election as flawed.

According to the NDC, their analysis of the pink sheets available to them shows clearly that Mr Mahama won the elections.

In an interview with Voice of America(VOA) Mr. Mahama showed a just cause for the NDC’s position, adding that the issues raised cannot be swept under the carpet.

“We are currently doing a forensic audit of all the constituencies first to establish what happened and then confirm the figures that we have. Because this case might end up in court…I don’t know, I cannot mention anything for now but we are doing an audit and based on that we’ll take whatever decision we need to take.

“But I think that in the interest of the more than 6million people who voted for me, I must uphold our democracy and hold the Electoral Commission to a higher standard and hold this government to a higher standard in terms of our democracy. The way President Akufo Addo and the EC have conducted this elections is a dent on our democratic credentials as a government. And so with my principles as a democrat, I can’t be seen to be sweeping it under the carpet and letting it go.”

Ex-President Mahama added: “I think that we must bring closure to this by seeing exactly where the issues are. If an independent audit is done by the EC, they’ll bring somebody in to crunch the numbers do an independent audit why not, I’ll be the first person to concede and walk away. But as long as that is not done and I know that there was a deliberate attempt to subvert the will of the people in favour of the incumbent it will be wrong for me in terms of our democratic practices to just leave it because we’ll not learn the lessons of this election. I think we must learn the lessons of this election so that we don’t repeat it in future one.”

Source: Kasapafmonline

December 15, 2020
Anas Ready With Secret Video About The 2020 Election” – Richard Ato Prah
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Nhyiaso Constituency, Hon. Richard Ato Kwamina Prah said that reports from the undercover Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas indicates that he is going to show a secret video recording of the just ended 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

And which group of people or organisation is this video going to reveal their irregularities in the just ended elections.

According to Hon. Richard Ato Kwamina Prah, the Anas video will be reveals some journalists who were caught on tape taking bribe from a political party to display wrong results for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Report shows that, United Nation has asked that the video be shown on the streets of America and United Kingdom for all international agencies to see the extent of Electoral fraud in the just ended Ghana 2020 elections.

A date for the release of the video is not yet in but the little information about the video is shown below. “An investigative piece on Ghana’s 2020 Elections. The People, the Vote and the Fraud” – Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
Reportghana
December 15, 2020
Ursula Owusu Jeered And Booed at by Ablekuma West Constituents

At the sound of ‘Kpa kpa kpa away’, a performer trembles with fear and disappointment because he or she knows the time to take a bow is up as failure to adhere could result in him or her being pelted with missiles.

If the same rule applies in politics then Ursula Owusu-Ekuful , the Member of Parliament-elect for Ablekuma West should be concerned about her future as some of the constituents handed her a treatment similar to how an audience drives away a boring and uninspiring performer.
In a viral video which was recorded on election day, some constituents are seen jeering and chanting ‘away away’ at the Minister of Communications.

Conflicting reports on the video suggest that it was filmed before the declaration of the results while others say the incident happened when she was making her way to a polling station in the constituency.

Ursula Owusu polled 37,363 out of 69,353 votes to retain her seat as the lawmaker representing the people of Ablekuma West.

Her closest competitor Rev. Kweku Addo of the National Democratic Congress ( NDC) followed with 30,733 votes.

In 2016, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful recorded 34,376 compared to 20,976 by Diana Obenewaa Twumwaa of the National Democratic Congress .
The reduction in victory margin has been interpreted by some people as a dwindling in the popularity of the Communications Minister.

https://youtu.be/Y1qNfr612rY

Ghanaweb

December 15, 2020
Election 2020: Adwoa Safo retains Dome-Kwabenya seat

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has retained her seat in the 2020 December presidential and parliamentary elections.

The MP polled a total of 75,041 votes against the opposition National Democractic Congress’ (NDC) Faustina Elikplim Akurugu, who polled a total of 52,262 votes to win the Dome-Kwabenya seat for a third term in Monday’s polls.

In the presidential ballot, the NDC polled 50,136 votes while the NPP polled 78,467.

The total votes were 129,519 out of which the rejected was 1,352.

Ghanaweb

December 8, 2020
Election 2020: NDC’s claim to have won parliamentary majority false – Nkrumah

The government has described as “false” claims by the main opposition John Dramani Mahama, National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its flag bearer John Dramani Mahama that they have won majority of parliamentary seats in the just ended December 7 polls.

According to the government,John Dramani Mahama

Addressing the media on Tuesday evening [8 Dec 2020], the presidential candidate of the NDC, Mr Mahama said the NDC’s analysis of the results show that the biggest opposition party has won the majority of seats in Parliament.

“We thank the electorate for giving us a working majority in parliament; 140 seats in Parliament, which is a majority and no attempt should be made to subvert that.

“I’ve looked at the results we’ve collated so far and I’m excited, I’m happy with the results; we won in 10 regions out of 16 and the Ghanaian people have expressed confidence in us,” Mr Mahama said.

But reacting to this at a press conference few hours later, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said Mr Mahama’s claim is false.

Mr Nkrumah said: “For the first time, a candidate, a presidential candidate is claiming his party has secured parliamentary majority.

“That claim by the candidate to have won a parliamentary majority is false.

“Anybody who has followed Ghana’s electoral process knows that we have returning officers at the 275 constituencies that is different from the returning officer for the presidential elections.

“These returning officers collate the results and make a formal declaration of who has won the constituency.

“The Ghanaian media is littered across all 275 constituencies and their collation centers. You are the ones reporting this election. If indeed anybody has won 140 in Parliament by now you will know.

“So the claim by Mr Mahama that his party has won parliamentary majority is false…so it is important that at this point in time that claim be shot down so that the Ghanaian public, some of whom will be going to bed, the international community listening doesn’t get that idea that Mr Mahama’s party have won parliamentary majority.”

ghanaweb

December 8, 2020
Akufo-Addo Breaks Silence on US$40,000 Bribery Scandal

President Akufo-Addo has slammed former President John Dramani Mahama , describing him as a man who is empty of vision, bankrupt of ideas, and a liar.

He noted that the former president has resorted to fabrications, distortions because his campaign has collapsed in confusion.

The President said the NDC candidate has realized he will not win the elections hence has adopted an approach to throw mud at him.

Addressing a rally at Jamestown in the Odododiodoo constituency today, Saturday, December 5, 2020, he said Mr. Mahama is going on his campaign peddling lies and deceiving Ghanaians with unrealistic promises when his previous record is nothing to write home about.

“The NDC presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama , bereft of record, empty of vision, bankrupt of ideas whose campaign has collapsed in confusion, in deceit, in lies and outright fabrication who today, hanging his political career which is in tatters on fabricated and doctored tape…it will not happen. The Ghanaian people are not ready to go on that line.”
His reaction comes after the NDC at an emergency press conference dubbed “The Mother of All Corruption” released a video alleging that President Akufo-Addo had received a $40,000 bribe from the Director of Urban Road in order not to fire him.

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah some few days ago slammed the NDC for doctoring a video of a 2016 campaign donation to then-candidate Akufo-Addo to falsely accuse him of bribery.

He noted that the NDC Presidential Candidate, John Mahama was clutching at straws to resuscitate his collapsed campaign such as disseminating fake news by superimposing the original video with new voices to create a false impression that President Akufo-Addo is receiving a bribe.

“Whilst we are not surprised by the new low by the opposition candidate and his party, we remind Ghanaians that they should expect more of such falsehoods and fabrications in the days leading up to the election.

“It has become clear that candidate Mahama’s failed campaign now sees fake news and fabrications, as well as an amendment of their earlier promises as the only hope to salvage what is going to be another decisive victory for President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party,” he stated.

“The people of Ghana are discerning and will not be swayed by obvious fabrications designed by persons who always seek to bring the name of the Republic into disrepute and sully its image amongst the comity of nations.”

Ghanaweb

December 7, 2020
Parliamentary Contest Turns Bloody in Fomena Constituency

Reports reaching MyNewsGh indicates that there have been bloody clashes between the New Patriotic Party’s(NPP’s) Parliamentary Candidate and some followers of the Member of Parliament (MP) Hon. Andrew Asiamah Amoakoh running as an independent candidate in the Fomena Constituency.

The Communications Manager for the Independent Candidate Seth Oduro was on Sunday brutally assaulted by some followers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He was at Dompoase, a community in the Constituency as part of preparation for the impending election on December 7 when he was pounced on and subjected to severe beatings by some persons believed to be members of the NPP leaving him with a swollen face.

This website cannot readily report how the violence emanated but photos available shows the Commnications Manager has sustained several injuries on his face.

Lawyer Andrew Asiamah Amoakoh decided to go independent after claims of not been treated fairly ahead of the New Patriotic party’s primaries.

He subsequently was sacked from the New Patriotic Party and the Speaker of Parliament also declared his seat in Parliament vacant.

But the Member of Parliament has vowed to retain the seat for the New Patriotic Party.

Mynewsgh

December 7, 2020
Akufo-Addo mistakenly endorses NDC’s Nii Lante Vanderpuye at final rally

If the statement ‘out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh’ applies in every case, then there is a special place in Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ‘s heart for Nii Lante Vanderpuye, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Odododiodio.

So much does he (Nana Akufo-Addo) think about him that at a rally to climax a campaign period that has seen him comb every nook and cranny of the country for votes, he could not resist the urge not to mention his name.

A pretty awkward and perhaps funny moment was witnessed at the NPP’s last rally at Mantse Agbonaa in Accra as President Akufo-Addo introduced the NPP’s parliamentary candidate of the area as Nii Lante Vandepuye instead of Nii Lante Bannerman.

“In Odododiodio, if you are voting for me, then you are also voting for Nii Lante Vanderpuye”, the president said as he held the hand of Nii Lante Bannerman.

Having been notified that he had caused a blunder, President Akufo-Addo quickly mentioned Nii Lante Bannerman. Amid laughter, he apologized and urged the people to pick Bannerman over Vanderpuye.

“I didn’t speak well at all. I have a made mistake. What am I going to do with Nii Lante Vanderpuye. I meant Nii Lante Bannerman and I want you all to vote him”, Nana Akufo-Addo said as the crowd cheered and applauded.

President’s gaffe could be due to the similarity in the names of both candidates.

The only point of departure as far as their names is concerned is the surname (Bannerman and Vanderpuye).

Aside that, the name of Vanderpuye is easily recognized as he is more popular and is one of those NDC’s MPs who have been a thorn in the flesh of the government with their constant criticism.

Some have also attributed the gaffe to fatigue.

The two candidates have dominated the media space as they seek to represent a constituency that has a history of being closely contested and a flashpoint in every election year.

Recently, supporters of the two parties clashed with dozens getting injured and properties being destroyed.

Ghanaweb

December 7, 2020
BREAKING News: 4 independent candidates in Ashanti step down ahead of Monday’s polls

Information available to Dikoder.com suggests that four independent parliamentary candidates in the Ashanti region have decided to step down from contesting the Monday, December 7, general elections as parliamentary candidates hopefuls.

A deep throat source within the executive leadership of the party in the region revealed to this portal that through a series of deliberations by high ranking executives of the party and the independent parliamentary candidates and their representatives, an agreement have been reached by these parliamentary candidates hopefuls who are believed to have some affiliations to the NPP party to step down and throw their weight behind the NPP candidates in their various constituencies.

Our source that spoke on condition of strict anonymity, revealed that Eric Osei of the Asokwa constituency, Kwabena Osei Bonsu of the Ahafo Ano North constituency, Lawyer Akwasi Agyemang Amofa of the Bekwai constituency and Hon. Andrews Amoako Asiamah, the incumbent MP for Fomena are the list of persons who through their representatives submitted their agreement letter communicating their decision to step down to the regional executives of the NPP party yesterday, December 5.

One would recall that the president upon his visit to the Ashanti region emphatically declared he is not ready to work with any NPP party member that defies the party’s condition and contest as an independent or supports an independent candidate ahead of the polls.

Your election command portal is keenly following the leads of this developing story for further updates.

Mynewsgh

December 7, 2020