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NPP Officially Vindicates President Nana Akufo-Addo From Plagiarism Charges
The ruling New Patriotic Party, addressing a Press Conference in Accra, today has strongly indicated that President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo can not be held responsible for plagiarism.
After Nana Addo’s January 7th investiture, parts of his inaugural speech has been identified to be lifted from speeches of former presidents of the United States of America.
Ghanaians Have Put The Life Of Mahama Into Danger – Dr Clement Apaak
Ex-Presidential Staffer, now an MP for Builsa North Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr. Clement Apaak says Ghanaians have endangered the life of Mr. John Dramani Mahama.
Dr. Apaak was talking on Citi Fm’s Eye Witness News about Ghanaians attitude towards ousting the EX-President from his official residence when he placed an application to have the house as his retirement package.
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During the heated controversy over the No3 Prestige Link, My Joy Online published drone shots (video) of the Ex President’s home and to this, Dr. Apaak says it is a grand invasion of privacy for such a protocol personality.
Mahama Ayariga Writes To Akufo-Addo – Calls Senior Minister Position ‘Unconstitutional’
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga has written to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to warn him that the appointment of former Finance Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo to the office of ‘Senior Minister’ is alien to the constitution and could constitute grounds for impeachment.
Mahama Ayariga, in a letter dated January 17th, said he is heeding to the President’s call for us to be ‘citizens, not spectators’, and thus he is drawing his attention to this constitutional aberration.
President Akufo-Addo Rejected A Ghc 500,000 Bribe During Christmas – Hon Kennedy Agyepong
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has already started proving his incorruptible ideals, at least according to Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyepong.
The controversial MP, revealed a juicy bit of information regarding a bribery attempt on him in an interview earlier today.
‘Onaapo’ Hitmaker Nacee Denies Being An NDC Supporter
The composer of the most popular song of the just ended political campaign, ‘Onaapo’, Nacee, has come out to clarify his political position, saying that he is not an NDC supporter.
The gospel artiste, speaking on Abusua Fm, said he was simply a composer who made the song professionally for the NDC, revealing he had even composed a song for former President Kuffour once.
President Nana Akufo-Addo To The Black Stars – Bring Home Afcon Trophy!
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sent out a message of goodwill to the Black Stars as they embark on their quest for a long awaited fifth Cup of Nations win for Ghana.
In a shoutout sent to them via social media, the newly inaugurated President charges the team to break their 34 year drought and bring the trophy home for the Stars.
NDC’s Haruna Attah Writes: Serving My Country: Losing An Election
According to some trivia I read about Harold Wilson, Labour Prime Minister, some time ago, one of the things he missed most after leaving Number 10 Downing Street (Can’t remember whether it was when he lost to Edward Heath in 1970 or when he resigned in 1976) was the telephone.
As Prime Minister, he never had to dial himself. Calls were made for him, but on leaving office, he had to dial his own calls and discovered the toll it was having on his forefinger! Poor Mr. Wilson, touch screens were a mere decade or two in the future!
A Labour Leader of the touch screen generation, Ed Milliband, in the last British General Elections, lost to another child of the touch screen generation, David Cameron, who also lost out to British European haters. Ed Milliband did not get into No.10 and Mr. Cameron prematurely had to leave No.10!
Again, I read somewhere that US Senator McCain, on losing to Barack Obama, said he slept like a baby: wake up in the night, cry a little, sleep, wake up, cry again and sleep! Or words to that effect…
In 1992 when Professor Adu Boahen lost to Flt. Lt. Rawlings, it wasn’t funny at all. The great Kontopiat was so sure of winning that he remarked in an interview I heard that he was the most popular politician in Ghana. And from the crowds he was drawing wherever he went, it did seem like he had a valid point! And so on Election Day as the initial results started trickling in, it was tantalizingly pointing to a victorious outcome – that was, until the Ketus started avalanching in. He lost and carried it very bitterly. He never conceded and in that, many of us never conceded either. He was not the only loser; we, I, also lost that election with him. I voted for him! Since then, I have won and lost elections, the latest one being the one we just held – which I lost…
Does anyone remember the image of a defeated John Kerry walking into his house, lonely and dejected after he lost to Bush Junior…Or the face of Jimmy Carter during the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, the man who got him out of the White House? After Bush Senior’s “thousand points of light” and the Desert Storm victory to his credit, he had to concede as a one-term President to Bill Clinton…
PHOTOS: Zanetor, Oko, Mosquito And MORE – Former President Mahama Meets NDC’s Top Brass To Strategise
Former President John Dramani Mahama met the top brass of his party on Thursday in a much needed strategy meeting.
The NDC badly lost the 2016 elections, losing the Presidency by over a million votes and turning their solid Parliamentary majority into a solid minority – so they really need to consider the way forward to make themselves viable once again.
After Opening A Shop In The Gambia – John Dumelo Tells Yahya Jammeh To Leave Office
Actor John Dumelo recently revealed he had opened his first ‘JMelo’ shop outside Ghana, in the Gambia, and already he’s feeling comfortable enough to enter into their politics.
Gambia’s President, Yayha Jammeh, lost elections last year but is refusing to accept the results and leave power. Dumelo, whose party also painfully lost elections last year but left power (they had no choice) – is advising Jammeh to do same.
NDC MP Ras Mubarak To Sue Hajia Alima Mahama For Firing Of All MMDCE’s
Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has threatened to sue Local Government minister designate, Hajia Alima Mahama, for ordering that all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) vacate their offices.
According to the NDC MP, Hajia Alima has no locus to take that action since she has not been sworn in as a substantive minister, therefore he is giving her and government till Monday to reverse the action or face him at the Supreme Court.
NPP Party Members Taking Over State Properties Are Just ‘Protecting’ Them – Freddy Blay [VIDEO]
One ugly thing that happens in this country whenever a new party comes to power is the unlawful seizures of some public properties by members of the ruling party erroneously believing that winning power means they get to do whatever they like.
These activities are nothing but acts of vandalism which ought to be condemned, and yet here we have a ruling party’s senior official justifying the acts.
PHOTOS: Key To Nana Addo’s Appointments – The Newly Created, Old And Recreated + How His Appointments Rank In Comparison To Mahama And Past Leaders
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has for the past three days been revealing to Ghanaians the ministerial appointments he expects to be working with, pending Parliamentary approval.
There has been immense furore covering the appointments, especially due to the fact it seems like Nana is creating countless new, and in the minds of people, superfluous ministries – despite running on the mantle of cutting government waste.
President Nana Akufo-Addo Fires All Metropolitan, Municipal And District Chief Executives
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) to vacate their posts and hand over all notes.
The order was contained in a letter sent to all MMDCE’s and signed by Hajia Alima Mahama, the Minister designate for Local Government.
President Nana Akufo-Addo Names Third Batch Of Ministerial Appointees With More New Ministries Established
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named his third and final batch of ministerial appointees in a press conference which ended not long ago.
The President put forward eleven names to join his government in addition to the 25 he has already named the previous two days, bringing his substantive ministerial appointments to 36.