The Electoral Commission (EC) will hold a ballot for the 13 approved presidential candidates today, Friday, September 20, 2024, ahead of the December elections. The balloting is scheduled for 4 PM at the EC’s main office. The commission congratulated all candidates for completing the nomination process. “We are happy to announce that your candidate has successfully passed the nomination and is eligible to run in the 2024 Presidential Election. Congratulations!” the statement said. Out of 24 candidates who applied, only 13 were approved to take part in the balloting. The candidates affiliated with political parties include: – Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia…
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Presidential running mate of the NPP, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has slammed NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama for his unprovoked attacks on chiefs and religious leaders in the country. “Is this the man who wants to come back as President,” he queried. Campaigning in Kumawu in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, September 19, Dr Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, said such a character is not fit to come back to lead the nation. “John Mahama must be told that elections are not won with insults and violence,” he stated. Campaign on issues Napo challenged the NPP flagbearer to campaign…
Improving access and reliability of power is key to reducing poverty and unlocking economic growth. This is the reason why the next NPP government led by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will institute prudent measures to make power more stable, affordable and reliable for consumers. There is no doubt that since it took over the administration of the country, the Akufo-Addo government has kept the power on even in the midst of some challenges . However, residential, commercial, and industrial consumers still face issues relating to reliability and cost competitiveness of power supply. Recognition Dr. Bawumia recognizes that unreliable service delivery and…
Joe Anokye, the former Technology Executive of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in the United States of America (USA) has been as extraordinary Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) since his appointment in 2017. The story behind his move to join the NPP campaign in Ghana and eventually the NCA boss is fascinating. A picture posted by private legal practitioner, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko on Facebook in September 2014, shows him ( Gabby) with Mr Anokye, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a.k.a. Chairman Wontumi who is the current Ashanti Regional Minister, and Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta, a.k.a. Tom…
This year marks 200 years since the British Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Mccarthy was killed by Asantes at the Battle of Nsamankow. The National Army Museum of UK has a write up on the bloody war: It writes, “In 1821, the British Crown took over the territories on the Gold Coast (now Ghana) from the African Company of Merchants. The Company had been in decline since the abolition of the slave trade in 1807. “Brigadier-General Sir Charles McCarthy, a soldier of Irish descent, was appointed governor. He decided to resist the incursions being made from the interior by the…
Justin Frimpong Kodua, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has shown his disappointment in comments made by former President John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Kodua criticized Mahama for remarks he believes are not suitable for a statesman. During his campaign in the Greater Accra region on September 17, Mahama warned that anyone who does not concede power if the NDC wins the 2024 election would face consequences. He called for an end to any plans that might undermine the will of the Ghanaian people in the upcoming election. In a response on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem,…
Job creation is key on the agenda of the next NPP government with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as President and Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as Vice President. With 2.3 million jobs created under the Akufo-Addo administration, amidst the unexpected global economic crisis, the Bawumia-Napo administration seeks to build on the achievements. A carefully thought-through and laid down processes to realise the objectives have been captured in the party’s manifesto. Manifesto As stated in the NPP Manifesto, the Bawumia led government seeks to Train 1,000,000 youth in digital skills. Create jobs through private-sector construction and infrastructure development, industrialisation, and Agribusiness. Create jobs…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has vowed to resist any attempt by 3rd party interference into the operations of the Electoral Commission (EC). It said the opposition NDC has no legal basis for its call for the Electoral Commission (EC) to cede its constitutional mandate regarding the voter register to some third party. “It will never happen,“ NPP’s, national organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, a.k.a. Nana B, stated. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, September 17, after a nationwide protest by the opposition NDC demanding a forensic audit of the voter register, he said, the insistence of the NDC in controlling…
The Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II has presented a flag symbolically depicting the supremacy of the Asante Kingdom, to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. A delegation sent by the Oguaamanhene was at the Manhyia Palace to present the flag to the King and also to thank him for his august visit to Caape Coast to participate in 60th anniversary of Ogua Fetu Afahye and the 25th anniversary of the omanhene. The queenmother of the Traditional Area, Nana Ekua Abookye VI, led the delegation, which also included the Sanaahene Nana Kweku Yensu and the…
The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has presented his strategy for addressing illegal mining, placing a strong emphasis on preventive methodology. Dr Bawumia articulated that his approach entails the regulation of the small-scale mining sector by empowering the Geological Survey Authority to conduct mineral prospecting and establishing a resource pool of equipment to facilitate sustainable mining practices. In his address in Kpone Katamanso during a campaign tour on Tuesday, he responded to inquiries regarding his strategy for confronting the illegal mining challenge, commonly referred to as galamsey. Proactive measures He underscored…