The immediate past General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has called on the leadership of the two main political parties in the country to assure Ghanaians of their commitment to democratic rule by openly disbanding vigilante groups in their camps. “The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) must allow …
Thirteen days after politically-motivated violence captured national attention, former President Mahama wants the incident to capture international attention. He hosted diplomats at an interaction where videos and pictures of the violence on January 31, 2019, were shown to drum home the point, the Akufo-Addo government is presiding over national insecurity. Joined by the National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and General Secretary Johnson …
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, says it was wrong for former President John Mahama to show photos and videos of the violence that rocked the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election to the diplomatic community. The former President on Wednesday received a delegation of diplomats where he sought to share with them his position on the January 31 violence at La Bawaleshie, a …
History was made at the 17th edition of the International Electoral Awards 2019 which was held in Accra as Ghana became the first country to host the auspicious event in the sub-region. Dubbed “Building innovative strategies for better Electoral Systems Globally”, the annual event is aimed at recognising and celebrating electoral stakeholders, including electoral commissioners and civil society actors, for …
The Minority in Parliament have marched to the Police Headquarters in search of justice for their colleague from Ningo Prampram, Samuel George, and other members of the party. Mr George and some party members were allegedly assaulted by masked men from National Security last Thursday during the by-election held at the Ayawaso WestWuogon constituency. Read Also: Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was …
The minority in Parliament walked out of parliament Tuesday to boycott the swearing in of NPP Parliamentary-elect for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan. Read Also: NDC can be more violent – Mahama warns NPP The boycott, according to the Minority is in protest of the circumstances under which Madam Alhassa’s election was conducted, an election they have described …
The National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B) has apologised to Ghanaians for assaulting the National Communication Officer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) during a televised radio broadcast on Friday, February 1 2019. Read Also: Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was fair – Akufo-Addo The video of the incident which has …
The Electoral Commission on Friday blamed the leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the violence that characterised the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. Violence marred the by-election held on Thursday, leading to the shooting of six people at the Baweleshie polling station. No deaths were recorded, as the Inspector General of …
President Akufo-Addo has described as “free, fair, transparent and credible” the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election which was won by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Lydia Seyram Alhassan yesterday (January 31). Eighteen persons were reportedly injured during the polls which saw a shooting incident at La Bawaleshie and an assault of an opposition Member of Parliament by some unidentified persons. …
Former President John Mahama has warned the governing NPP that the NDC will match them in the 2020 elections if they decide to be violent. “I want to sound a caution that NDC has a revolutionary root and when it comes to unleashing violence no one can beat us to that. It is just that we midwife this country’s democracy …
