General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has clarified that only two out of the five individuals who showed interest in the presidential position have submitted their forms within the filing deadline.
She mentioned that the vetting committee is yet to schedule a date for reviewing the two potential candidates before the party’s delegates’ congress.
With a focus on revitalizing the CPP prior to the 2024 general elections, Jantuah stated that the party aims to secure the presidency as part of its well-designed plan to alleviate the economic difficulties faced by Ghanaians.
She strongly believes that the CPP will have a significant impact in the 2024 election, prompting the party to commence its procedures ahead of the usual timeline.
“We are focused on capturing the presidency in the 2024 general elections. We will soon fix a date to vet our presidential aspirants,” she noted.
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has expressed discontentment with the refurbishment of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, suggesting that it was primarily driven by economic benefits rather than genuine respect for Ghana’s first president.
The General Secretary of the CPP, Nana Yaa Jantuah, conveyed these concerns in an interview with the media.
She highlighted the party’s longstanding commitment to upholding Dr. Nkrumah’s ideals and legacy but expressed disappointment at being excluded from the planning committees and the subsequent unveiling of the renovated park.
Jantuah further alleged that President Akufo-Addo intentionally manipulated significant dates and memories associated with Dr. Nkrumah since assuming office to align them with the Busia-Dombo tradition, which the CPP finds objectionable.
She highlighted the alteration in the design of the GH¢2 note from a banknote featuring Nkrumah’s image to a coin as an example.
The CPP representative also criticized the decision to rename Nkrumah’s birthday as Founders’ Day, while designating September 21 as Nkrumah Memorial Day.
She interpreted these actions as further attempts to marginalize Ghana’s first president.
“Dr. Kwame Nkrumah emerged from a political party, namely the CPP. However, we were neither invited to contribute to the renovation committee nor consulted in any capacity for the event. We could have provided relevant materials for the Nkrumah library,” Jantuah lamented.
Nana Yaa Jantuah expressed her disappointment with the president’s emphasis on rejuvenating the Dr. Nkrumah Memorial Park without considering the political party that Dr. Nkrumah championed during his presidency.
The CPP continues to be dissatisfied with what they perceive as a lack of regard for Dr. Nkrumah’s legacy.
They believe that the renovation should have been approached in a different manner, taking into account his significant contributions and the ideals of his political party.
“Have you seen this president (Akufo-Addo) say anything good about Dr. Kwame Nkrumah? He’s always projecting his tradition [Busia-Dombo] over Dr. Kwame Nkrumah,” she added.
A private attorney and member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah, has requested that medical professionals inform the public about the risks associated with anal sex.
He says when the public becomes aware of the effect of annual sex on the body, they will resist homosexuality with all their strength.
Speaking on the Big Issue on TV3 Friday, March 31 in relation to the Proper Human Sexual Rights & Ghanaian Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-Gay Bill, Mr. Jantuah said “I don’t know why the medical profession is quiet, we should have them here and let them explain to us what anal sex does to human beings, the kind of damage it does to that part of the body.”
I don’t know why the medical profession is quiet, they should come out to explain to the public the implications of anal sex – Lawyer Kwame Jantuah on LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana#TV3NewDaypic.twitter.com/S5Dq09e0BF
Meanwhile, the Ant-Gay Bill has been laid in Parliament.
Hopefully, the report shall be debated and adopted today Friday, March 31, Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor said.
This will pave way for the Consideration of the Bill.
“Join us and pray for us,” he tweeted on Friday.
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin earlier told the Constitutional, not to be intimidated by anyone regarding the Anti-Gay Bill.
He asked the committee to report back to him if they are encountering any challenges.
“Please, committee members that we referred the Bill to, we want the report, don’t be intimidated by any person,” he said during a breakfast meeting with the Parliamentary Christian Fellowship on Tuesday, March 28.
He added “Please let the report flow, we need to legislate. Our friends just passed their law in Uganda, we may not go the way they have gone, our Constitution is very clear as to the direction we should move and so we should be guided by that because if we pass any law against the Constitution, it is unconstitutional.”
His comments come at a time President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo dissociated from the Anti-Gay Bill.
Proposed under a Private Members’ Bill, the anti-gay bill is expected to criminalise some of the activities of homosexuals in Ghana.
Answering a question put to him at the Jubilee House on Monday, March 27 when US Vice President Kamala Harris called on him,President Akufo-Addo confirmed that the bill is currently before Parliament, which will decide on it, but most of its provisions are being fine-tuned.
“It hasn’t been passed, so the statement that there is legislation in Ghana to that effect is not accurate,” he said.
“Parliament is dealing with it and at the end of the process, I will come in,” he added.
President Akufo-Addo welcomed US Vice President Harris to the seat of government as part the latter’s three-day visit to the country.
She stressed how strongly she feels about the importance of supporting and fighting for the cause of human rights including rights of LGBTQs.
“For the American press who are here, you know that a great deal of work in my career has been to address human rights issues, equality issues across the globe including as well as the LGBTQ community and I feel very strongly about the importance of supporting freedom and supporting and fighting for quality among all people.”
Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the deputy minority leader in parliament, has submitted his nomination documents to run for the Ellembelle seat a fifth time.
After ousting the outgoing NPP Chairman Freddie Blay, who was then theConvention People’s Party‘s representative in Parliament, Armah-Kofi Buah first won the Ellembelle seat in 2008.
Speaking to Citi News after filling his nomination form at Ayinase which was marked with a massive float by supporters to the Ellembelle NDC office, Mr Armah-Kofi Buah said his motivation to contest the seat again is because the people want him to continue the good works he has been doing in the constituency.
“The last seven years of governance has been a disaster. Almost every development project we’ve tried has come to a stop. I believe that I have earned the right to be in a position to help the District to develop, so that is why I’m running again. Look at the enthusiasm and the support base and I believe the people of Ellembelle want me to continue the good works I have been doing, and I’m proud to serve them,“ he said.
Although two other persons have their posters in town to contest the sitting MP, the Ellembelle NDC constituency Chairman and other executives told Citi News they are supporting Armah-Kofi Buah because of how well he has changed the face of Ellembelle in a positive light since he became an MP.
The governingNew Patriotic Party(NPP), according to the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has no strategy in place to modernize and advance the nation.
In its message to mark Ghana’s 66th independence anniversary, the party noted that the Nana-led administration had put the country on autopilot.
“Today, Ghana under the NPP Government has no Plan in place to develop this nation, they have put the Country on ‘Auto Pilot’ and only use Adhoc measures as and when they deem fit.
Today Ghana has run to the IMF for an economic bailout, there is an IMF supervisor at the Bank of Ghana to give us instructions on our fiscal instructions, we are being asked by the IMF to reduce our debt and unfortunately, Ghanaians are bearing the brunt of this exercise under a strange and Alien Scheme called the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP).”
It said the country cannot honour its financial obligations to contractors.
It averred that there is nothing to celebrate this year and asked Ghanaians to boycott the celebration.
“As a Country, we cannot even honour our financial obligations to local and domestic contractors, vendors, suppliers, interest payments on loans taken, etc., so what are we celebrating, there is nothing to celebrate because we in the CPPbelieve that we have been made economic captives, who are reeling under the subjugation of poverty and Economic control.
We should come together as a country to boycott the Independence Day Celebrations because the Akufo Addo-led NPP government’s actions have eroded the meaning of what Ghana Independence Day stands for. This is the time for a sober reflection towards getting some solutions to our problems as a nation.
Indeed, the Nana Akufo Addo Government has made the toil of our fathers very meaningless, as we ask Ghanaians to boycott the Celebrations, we are urging all comrades in the CPP to do same as solidarity with the people of Ghana.
It is laughable that a Government that has been touting a ‘Ghana Beyond AID’ is the one chasing the IMF for Economic Bail Out. It is also sad that a government in dire need of financial support is not ready to downsize government and reduce expenditure. We should with all our strength and might boycott the Independence Day Celebrations.
The CPP is asking if is it worth it for the Nana Akufo Addo government to use the taxpayer’s money to remunerate cronies, family members and political hangers-on sitting on Government payroll.
It has become obvious that the CPP is the only Party that has the blueprint to salvage this Nation from this economic quagmire we find ourselves in. When voted for in 2024 we will reshape the destiny of this nation, and showcase a new leadership style of Commitment, Concentration and Selflessness, bringing back the Confidence of the Ghanaian in every sphere of our lives.”
The general secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, was unable to contain her tears during a discussion concerning government‘s debt exchange scheme.
According to her, it was unfair to allow old men to picket at the Finance Ministry against the inclusion of pensioners in the debt exchange program while the Akufo-Addo-led government mismanaged the economy by enriching themselves.
Nana Yaa Jantuah who was speaking on TV3’s Big Issue show said the government does not care about the aged whom according to her, have been treated unfairly.
“So, does Ken Ofori-Atta not pity these old people? How can he do this? You (Ofori-Atta) don’t even care. You made these old people come to the ministry and picket. You don’t care, these are our elders. It was so sad and when I saw them (picketing), I said what is the meaning of this,” an emotional Yaa Jantuah said.
“You have mismanaged the economy, made yourself rich, made your people rich, made everybody rich within your space and you want to treat Ghanaians like this. And you sit down and you tell us that you want to break the eight as if we are fools. How can you treat us like this? How?”
Pensioner Bondholders Forum, a group for the protection of pensioners with investment in government bonds have been picketing at the premises of the Finance Ministry against the inclusion of its members from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).
According to the group, attempts to have their investment exempted from the programme have proved futile reason for their decision to picket at the Finance Ministry until their demands are met.
“On 10 January 2023, we submitted a petition to the Minister of Finance to exempt all pensioners holding Government Bonds from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme on the same basis used for the exemption of Pension Funds from the programme, as the impact of the programme on pensioners who are bondholders will be very severe.
“We have as of today not been granted the exemption we requested. To further press home our request, we have notified the Police that about 50 of our members intend to converge at the premises of the Ministry of Finance on every working day from 10 am-11 am, beginning from Monday 6th February 2023 till our request is granted by the Minister.”
The deadline for the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme has been extended to Friday, February 10, 2023.
