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I was Threatened this Morning- Kwesi Pratt Reveals
The nation is currently in deadlock over the Techiman South constituency. Though the results have been declared for the NPP Parliamentary candidate, the NDC dispute the result and have resolved to fight it to the end. The NDC claim that their candidate rather won the parliamentary election with about 293 votes.

Indeed, both political parties claim they will contest certain seats that they lost. The NDC aside fighting for some parliamentary seats have also rejected the presidential results in totality. They claim the Electoral Commission rigged the election to favor the ruling party.

One of such critics of the conduct of the EC to clearly present results without errors has been Kwesi Pratt. He has claimed that the results were not about an NPP win or about John Mahama but rather for democracy to prevail. He noted that the EC must be compelled to do the right thing.

Today, December 23, 2020, Kwesi Pratt was in the studios of Metro TV on ‘Good Morning Ghana’. He joined Eugene Antwi and host Randy Abbey to discuss the ongoing brouhaha over Techiman South.

Kwesi noted that the court was the last resort. He was of the view that the NDC can employ other peaceful mediums before going to court. Kwesi explained that the court is not made up of divine beings in dealing with cases

However, this did not go down with a listener who texted that since Kwesi Pratt is insisting that the court did not have divine people, were the demonstrations of the NDC divine either. After the text was read by Randy Abbey, the host, Kwesi Pratt fumed and later made a revelation.

“I was threatened this morning by someone who claims to be a PhD holder in Legon. He was angry about my position on the election. You can disagree with me but have no right to insult me. Very soon I will drop his number. We are all debating in the national interest.

The way things are going I am afraid for the nation. Why do people feel by taking their phones and sending threatening messages and insults they can frighten us into abandoning our position. It is not possible. Please don’t waste your time. It ain’t gonna happen” Kwesi fired.

This is not the first time journalist are being threatened after the 2020 elections. Journalists like Umaru Sanda and Afia Pokuaa have made similar claims.

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December 23, 2020
Akufo-Addo Never Brought Free SHS But ‘Progressive’ Free Education – Kwesi Pratt

Seasoned journalist, Kwesi Pratt has backed claims that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government did not originate and roll-out the free Senior High School (SHS) programme.

Former President and NDC Presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama claims his government started the free SHS policy but they couldn’t implement itfully because Ghanaians voted them out of power in 2016.

“We started the programme and the NPP came and continued it. Unfortunately the implementation has been very poor, and so it ended us in double track. I assure you my country men, that within one year, I will cancel the double track.

“All the Community Day Schools we were building, 200 of them, we are going to finish them so that all the children can get schools to attend.

“With the Community Day Schools we are building, we are going to add dormitory blocks for girls and boys so that those who don’t come from the community where the school is sited, if they choose that school and they are posted there, they will be able to get a decent place to live and learn,” Mr Mahama said during his tour of the Upper East Region.

But to some political critics, particularly NPP faithfuls, Mr. Mahama is peddling falsehood in his desperate attempts to win the 2020 elections. Some even took to mocking the former president for what they considered to be absurd claims since they believed President Nana Akufo-Addo is the sole initiator of the free SHS programme.

However, Kwesi Pratt thinks otherwise. Referencing the manifestoes of some political parties in the country to back his assertions, the Senior Journalist was emphatic that the free SHS was the most important item on the list of promises by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) prior to the 2012 and 2016 elections; thus the Akufo-Addo government cannot claim sole ownership either.

”Their most important policy was free SHS. In fact, PPP is the first political party that showed us how to fund the policy and also had a budget for it.”

To him, President Akufo-Addo rather rolled out progressive free education and not free SHS.

”They started with first years before moving to second year and third year. That is progressive…When the NPP came into power, they did a progressive free education”

He added that the oppostion NDC never condemned the free SHS but rather the argument was about how to implement it.

”The argument wasn’t whether it’s good or not but about how to implement it. The NPP said they will implement it instantly and that they don’t want it to be progressive. Our brothers in the NDC also said they will make it progressive”, he said on Peace FM’s ”Kokrokoo”.

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November 28, 2020
Kwesi Authur wants Single Ladies but unfortunately am Not- Efia Odo Reveals
Actress and Media personality Efia Odo has opened up about her relationships with the men surrounding her life, Shatta Wale and Kwesi Arthur inclusive.

According to her, she goes out with a lot of men, some of which she has no sexual relations with. These dates usually never exceed 5 months and then she goes back to being single.

In terms of her relationship with Shatta Wale, the actress explained that they are just best friends and the only reason people think they are sexually involved is because Ghanaians tag best friendship with sex. She further elaborated that she and Shatta Wale won’t make a good pair because, Shatta does whatever he wants even when it is wrong and she on the other hand, will never let her partner do something wrongly on her watch.

Speaking on her involvement with rapper Kwesi Arthur, she disclosed that they are just “cool”. She also made mention the fact that she’s been crushing on him for as long as she remember and perhaps, the reason they aren’t going out is because Kwesi wants fully single ladies and she on the other hand, tends to mingle once in a while.
August 27, 2020