The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reportedly suspended its polling station organizer in the Manhyia North Constituency of the Ashanti Region, named Andy, who begged former President John Dramani Mahama’s forgiveness for voting against him.
In a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb on October 20, Andy berated President Akufo-Addo for his poor handling of Ghana’s economy while expressing regret for his decision to vote against former President John Dramani Mahama.
“Honourable Mahama, please forgive me. Mahama, forgive me. I did not know that things were going to be like this. If I knew that this was what was going to happen, I would not have voted against you. Mahama, please forgive me.
“… As for you, Akufo-Addo, I am not going to say anything against you. After all these (difficulties), you are also insulting us by telling us that nobody held our hands to vote. 2024 will be here soon and you will see your stance.
“A dollar is almost GH¢15 and you’re telling us it is because of the Russia-Ukraine war. A gallon of petrol is now GH¢70. We can no longer buy cement. We have all packed our cars. Mahama please forgive, please forgive,” he said in Twi.
In another video sighted by GhanaWeb, Andy, who disclosed his suspension from the NPP, said that he has no regret for the comments he made.
He added that his suspension will not affect him in any way since the NPP has done nothing for him for the 12 years he has been serving the party.
“Yesterday, the dollar was GH¢14 plus. Today it is GH¢15, why? You have suspended me for speaking the truth.
“It has never been my intention to contest for a position in the NPP; it has never been my intention. Also, the NPP has never gotten me a job. I have been a member of the NPP for 12 years and you have not gotten me a job. And so, what is the essence of your suspension?
“… I will continue to seek Mahama’s forgiveness because I did not know this was how things were going to be. I have supported the NPP with my resources. I have used my money for posters, banners and other things. I don’t want to hold any position in the NPP and I will continue to beg Mahama for his forgiveness,” he said in Twi.
Prophet Kofi Oduro, General Overseer, Alabaster International Ministry, has indicated that President Akufo-Addo has become prouder than the opposition NDC and its 2020 flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama.
The man of God in a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb said the President needs to repent from his arrogance if he wants to see a solution and have a remedy to the current economic hardships facing Ghanaians.
He said the President, who was favoured by God for his meekness has become prouder and his pride will take him down without any remedy.
He noted that without repentance, a proud Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government will go down in the history of Ghana as the worse.
Prophet Kofi Oduro said, “they spoke carelessly without any remembrance and in the humility of your heart, God favoured you but your excellency you have become more prouder than the NDC and their Mahama.
“I stand here with a heavy heart to respectfully say this to you, sir, the Lord is telling me pride takes everybody down and if you continue to be proud, you will go down without remedy.”
He continued: “your government will be the worse in the history of this country. Your excellency, if you continue in the arrogance of speech and the pride of your life, you will never see solution and you will never see remedy.
“I stand here as a man of God and as a prophet of God of not needing anything from you except your repentance and your humility; if not Ghana is going into destruction. It is only the fool that thinks that we are going in the right direction.”
Latest election survey by Global InfoAnalytics has predicted former President John Dramani Mahama as the preferred candidate to win the 2024 general elections.
The survey indicated should the 2020 NDC flagbearer be given the mandate by his party, Ghanaians will vote for him as the next president over any of the frontrunners of the governing NPP thus, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia or Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen.
The October 2022 report sampled views across the length and breadth of the country and stated that presently, Mahama has more appeal than both the Vice President and the Minister for Trade and Industry.
“In the general elections, the poll shows Mahama (JDM) continues to lead his potential rivals from the NPP, Bawumia (DMB) and Alan Kyeremanten (AKK) by a significant margin if the elections were held today.
“The poll shows further that among voters who are likely to vote in the 2024 elections, JDM leads DMB 62% to 33%, representing a 29% lead. 6% of voters prefer to vote for someone else (SO). In the race between JDM and AKK, JDM leads AKK 60% to 36%, representing a 24% lead. 5% prefer to vote for SO”, excerpts of the survey read.
The report continued: “The poll also shows JDM regaining the Northern region after lagging behind in earlier polls. JDM continues to lead in the North East region, the home region of the Vice President, according to the poll.
“JDM lead DMB 69% to 28% and leads AKK by 29% to 69%. In the North East, JDM leads DMB by 53% to 45% and AKK by 52% to 48%.”
In the race for the NDC’s flagbearership, the report said John Dramani Mahama is ahead of all other contenders.
“He leads Dr. Kwabena Duffour (DKD) 71% to 19%. Hon. Kojo Bonsu, attracts 3% of the votes with someone else,7%. DKD’s improvement in the polls suggests that people who had earlier said they intended to vote for someone else in the July polls, opting for him instead”, the survey said.
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Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has expressed concern about the state of Ghana’s economy and called on the citizenry and the media to “come on board” to salvage the situation.
He said the economy was in a “terrible” situation and urged government to “come clean on the state of the economy” and “rally the people” to fix it.
The former president made the call when some executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Accra on Friday, October 21, 2022.
The purpose of the visit was to among others, introduce the new executives to the former President and officially invite him to the 2022 GJA Media Awards scheduled for November 12, 2022.
Former President Mahama, who is also a communications expert, is a member of the GJA.
Ghana currently has an interbank exchange rate of GHS11.5 to US$1, inflation rate of 37.2 per cent, and a monetary policy rate of 24.5 per cent.
Mr Mahama urged the media to continue to play its “watchdog” role to build confidence and restore faith in the country’s democracy.
He urged the Government to take urgent steps to restore the economy and halt the rapid depreciation of the Cedi.
“The economy is in danger of crushing if we don’t get an IMF programme. How to even survive until that IMF Programme is going to be very difficult.
“In circumstance like this, what you do is to rally the country…We have come to the reality of the situation, and we all need to come on board and see how we can salvage it,” he said.
Mr Mahama commended the GJA for playing a “strong role” in broadening the media space since the promulgation of the 1992 Constitution, which, he said, had guaranteed the freedom of the press.
He expressed worry that Ghana dropped to 30 places in the latest World Press Freedom Index, describing the country’s performance as “poor”.
Mr Mahama asked the GJA to rise against any form of attack on journalists and defend its members from harassment in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 12 of the 1992 Constitution.
“One of your own, Ahmed Suale paid the ultimate prize and as at now, there seem not to be any movement in apprehending the people who assassinated him.
“I think that it is something that you (GJA) must not sleep on. Continue to fight to make sure that whoever was responsible for that murder is brought to book,” he said.
Mr Albert Dwumfour, President of GJA, commended the former President for his role in promoting press freedom during his tenure as President.
He said the vision of the new administration was to ensure the welfare of journalists through professional development, investing in human capital, and building capacities to meet emerging trends.
Mr Dwumfour said the Association would soon launch the “Journalists Support Fund” to provide legal services and other interventions to journalists attacked in line of duty.
“The Fund will put together a team of legal brains who will tell and see to the logical conclusion of such cases,” he said.
The purpose of the visit was to introduce the new executives of the association, re-engage Mr Mahama as a member and invite him as a special guest for the upcoming GJA awards scheduled to take place at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel on Saturday, 12 November 2022.
Speaking during the visit on Friday, 21 October 2022, the GJA acknowledged the former President’s support in the establishment of the media fund under his government, geared towards aiding and building the capacity of journalists.
President of the GJA, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour said: “Your support and promotion of press freedom is non-negotiable. You’ve been the guest of honour for our GJA awards when you were the president; this is how important you valued the Association.”
The former President commended the association for a peaceful election.
He noted that: “Many of us watchers of the media were getting a bit concerned with the delay in democratisation within the organisation and you being the watchdogs of our democracy if you yourselves could not get it right then there were a lot of concerns being expressed about it.
“But I’m happy that your election finally took place and an executive has been put in place.”
Mr Mahama further commended the Association for its role in broadening the media space in the country.
“The watchdog role of the media and they’re saying that the media shall be the watchdog of the people over government and so that is a role that you have had to effectively play. The GJA has played a very strong role in broadening the media space in order that journalists can operate and operate without fear of harassment.”
He called on the GJA, not to relent in its efforts to ensure justice for slain journalist, Ahmed Suale.
“For some time, there’s been concerns that the Association had become a bit docile in terms not only of safeguarding the media space but also in terms of defending its members when they come under attack from the work that they do.
“Of course one of your own, paid the ultimate price, Ahmed Suale and as of now there still doesn’t seem to be any movement in apprehending the people who assassinated him in such cold blood and I think that is something that you must not sleep on. You must continue to fight to make sure that whoever were responsible for that murder, you know, are brought to book.”
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in the Ashanti Region have cautioned the Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to stay off joining issues with former president John Dramani Mahama.
The party at an October 20, 2022 press conference said a recent attack on the former president by the MP, popularly referred to as NAPO, was to further his ambitions of becoming a vice-presidential aspirant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
NAPO had earlier this week stated that he was going to match Mahama boot for boot given that he was the most likely presidential candidate of the NDC. He reportedly added that he was going to teach Mahama some sense.
Responding to his claims, the NDC official who addressed the press conference stated: “We know you have aspirations of becoming a running mate, but if you think you will use Mahama to advance your aspirations, then we are battle ready for you.
The NDC asked NAPO to advance any extra sense that he had to VP Mahamudu Bawumia to help him tackle the economic challenges the country is currently faced with.
“We want to tell the Manhyia South MP that even if he has any sense as he claims, he should advance some to Bawumia to tackle the economic challenges so that people in his constituency – Alabar and Ashtown – to ameliorate the hardship and loss of livelihoods people are suffering.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has donated more than GH¢1.3 million to his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in support of the party’s upcoming internal constituency executive elections.
According to a statement issued by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, the donation was made on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
The statement indicated that all the 138 constituency offices of the NDC are expected to get GH¢10,000 each from the donation to support their executive elections.
“The former President of the Republic of Ghana and NDC flag-bearer for the 2020 Presidential Election, H.E John Dramani Mahama has today donated an amount of GHS10,000 to each of the 138 orphan constituencies of the party (a total of GHS1,380,000) to support the conduct of constituency elections coming off this weekend,” parts of the statement read.
The NDC said that it is grateful to the former president for his continuous support of the party.
According to businessghana.com, 11, 825 candidates across the country have filed their nominations to compete for constituency executive positions in the party.
The election is slated for Saturday, October 22, 2022 and Sunday, October 23, 2022.
Read the full statement issued by the party below:
JOHN MAHAMA DONATES GHS1,380,000 TO SUPPORT NDC CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS.
20/10/22
The former President of the Republic of Ghana and NDC flag-bearer for the 2020 Presidential Election, H.E John Dramani Mahama has today donated an amount of GHS10,000 to each of the 138 orphan constituencies of the party (a total of GHS1,380,000) to support the conduct of constituency elections coming off this weekend.
The party is most grateful to His Excellency for his continuous support for the great NDC.
Sammy Gyamfi Esq.
National Communications Officer.
Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, for the 10th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa.
He was received at the Bahur Dar airport by the President of Amhara Region, Dr yilkal kefal Amhara and officials of the Tana Secretariat.
The three-day Forum is on the theme “Managing security threats: building resilience for the Africa we want”.
The former Ghanaian leader is the Chairperson of the Tana Forum and will present a report on the State of Peace and Security in Africa for 2021.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is expected to officially open the Forum, with the President of Sudan, the Vice President of Uganda, a number of former presidents and prime ministers and officials of the African Union in attendance.
Over one hundred participants are attending the Forum in person, with others joining the virtual session.
In a message to participants, President Mahama said the world is experiencing a host of challenges, adding that, “our continent, Africa, and the world must address ongoing socioeconomic, political, and security challenges head-on.”
“The African continent is mired by unconstitutional changes of government, intra-state conflict, and terrorism that continue to punctuate our peace and security spheres. Our continent has witnessed six ‘successful’ coups, and two attempted coups in the last two years alone. Authoritarian entrenchment seems almost a hallmark not only in Africa but around the globe”, he added.
The Tana Forum is an initiative in response to the African Union’s Tripoli Declaration of August 2009 for “African-led solutions” and to peace and security as a collective “intellectual challenge”.
The annual Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa was initiated by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of the Addis Ababa University (AAU) and the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The Forum brings African leaders, decision-makers, and stakeholders to engage and explore African-led security solutions.
Members of the Tana Board are H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda, former President, Republic of Malawi, H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza, former President, Central African Republic Central African Republic, and H.E. Michelle Ndiaye, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
The others are Amb. Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Amb. Soad M. Shalaby, Director-General, Egyptian African Centre for Women (EACW), Mr. Alain Foka, Journalist, Radio France International, France and Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, Former Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kenya School of Laws.
For the first time, former President John Dramani Mahama has opened up about why he and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could not provide the needed evidence to make their case in the 2020 election petition.
On December 30, 2022, the former president dragged the Electoral Commission led by Jean Mensa (1st Respondent) and Akufo-Addo (2nd Respondent) to the apex court over the 2020 presidential elections on an allegation that the results announced by the EC were not the accurate results.
The petition details “serious violations of the 1992 Constitution by the Electoral Commission and its Chairperson and Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa in the conduct of their constitutional and legal responsibility.”
The petitioner sought, among others, a declaration from the Supreme Court to the effect that “the purported declaration of the results of the 2020 Presidential Election on December 9 2020, is unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.”
But the seven-member panel of the Supreme Court on March 4, 2021, held that the petition filed by former President John Dramani Mahama was unmeritorious and unanimously dismissed all other applications moved by the petitioner, including two reviews.
Speaking in a VOA interview monitored by GhanaWeb, John Dramani Mahama intimated that NDC could not make its case because the pink sheets used by the EC to record the election results did not make room for the people to be verified before they could vote.
“In the last elections, a lot of things went wrong. On the pink sheets that we record the results, they did not make allowance for the number of people biometrically registered.
“And that is why when we went to court, and they said, why don’t you bring your pink sheet? It would have been useless because you bring the pink sheet, and there is no recording of the number of people verified.
“It is only when you have that recording which must match up with the number of ballots in the box (that you can make a case). And so, if the Electoral Commission gives you a form that does not make provision for the people verified then what is the need for us to put our figures in the verification machine,” he said.
The former president further stated that most of the challenges in the 2020 elections have still not been resolved.
He added that the NDC has taken a cue from what happened in the 2020 election and has decided to go into the next election with its “own referrer”.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has not decided on whether or not he will contest for the flagbearership slot of the National Democratic Congress and ultimately lead the party into the 2024 elections.
He says, however, that a decision on the subject matter will be made early next year to coincide with when the NDC will elect a flagbearer.
In an interview with VOA’s Straight Talk Africa, Mahama said that he has not decided to contest the flagbearership adding that “it is good to keep your opponents guessing” on which candidate will be presented.
“I haven’t,” Mahama responded amid laughter when asked if he has plans to run again in the 2024 elections.
“It’s good to keep your opponents guessing so even if I’m not running, I’m not going to say I’m not running. So a decision will be taken early next year in the first quarter. That’s when we hold our party’s primaries for the presidential candidacyand then we will see,” he added in the interview which aired on Wednesday, October 12.
Mahama’s name has come up as a strong contender in the NDC flagbearership race besides former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor who is also reportedly readying himself to mount a challenge for the slot.
Many keen watchers of the political space believe Mahama will ease past Duffuor if it ends up as a two-horse race.
It will be recalled that the former president in May this year expressed his interest in leading the NDC into the 2024 elections if the party will allow him.
Speaking in an interview with Ugandan-based NBS television, the 2020 flagbearer of the NDC mentioned that he is unperturbed if the party picks a different aspirant since the main priority is to win the 2024 polls.
“My country has given me so much, educated me, and made me who I am. So if the party lets me stand, I will,” NBS TV quoted John Mahama as saying.
“The main priority is winning the election come 2024, and if the party decides that I or someone else should stand, it’s all fine with me,” he added.
While the governing New Patriotic Party plans to extend its tenure in office beyond 8 years in what it has christened as ‘Break the 8’, the NDC is also lacing up its boot to wrestle power from the incumbent party.
Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has observed that Ghana’s four-year term for every government is insufficient for the needed investment in developing the country.
He indicates that, unlike other countries where governments have ample time to roll out their ideas and ensure seamless development, the same cannot be said about Ghana.
“We have a four-year term like they have in America and not as they have in other countries where there are five terms, so it is very little you can do in terms of infrastructure; we will do our best.
We will Invest in the health sector, invest in Education, invest in the economic infrastructure, but all these must be geared towards creating opportunities, especially for young people to be able to realize their full potential and be able to find jobs in the economy. I think that’s what we will be looking at,” he said in an interview on Voice of America.
The leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 election said another focus of a new NDC government would be strengthening public institutions in the country and intensifying the fight against corruption.
He reiterated his calls for the review of the 1992 constitution. He believes that after 26 years of using the constitution, it will be right that some tweaking is done to help build the country.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has shared nuggets that can put Africa on the right footing in seeking to better the lot of people on the continent.
He identified among others absolute accountability of institutions, ethical and moral uprightness and stoic fidelity to the truth as three such values Africa needs.
His views were contained in a Facebook post dated October 9 sharing portions of a speech he delivered at the Liberty University’s convocation event last week in the United States.
“Absolute accountability, not just by government but by the institutions of state in service to the people and not themselves, will go a long way to remedy many of the systemic problems that affect our African people.
“In Africa, we need ethical and moral uprightness as guiding principles, and a stoic fidelity to the truth and to do right by our people above all other considerations,” his post accompanied by photos of his engagement read.
Mahama was a special guest of honour at the 2022 Liberty University Convocation in Lynchburg, Virginia where he delivered a speech to a packed auditorium.
He described Ghana as “an island of religious calmness in a sea of turbulence,” citing how “almost all our surrounding neighbours have in recent times experienced some major form of insurgency, coup d’etats or other conflicts, including religious conflicts.”
He explained the situation in Ghana’s northern neighbours, Burkina Faso and Mali, where insurgents are running roughshod.
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has set the record straight on the NDCs decision to withdraw from the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election in 2019.
The decision by the NDC to withdraw from the by-election came after people believed to be National Security operatives allegedly caused harm to scores of voters who were at polling stations to exercise their franchise.
In an interview with Citizen Kofi Owusu, the host of the Adekyee Mu Nsem Morning Show on Ahotor 92.3 FM, Mr. Ampofo said, “for the first time state security agencies with police cars, wearing police uniforms, with assault rifles were attacking ordinary civilians who are coming to vote.”
While attempting to paint a picture of the gory scenes of the day, the NDC Chairman said, “people were injured and admitted to the hospital, people with broken legs. In the candidate’s house, it looked like a war zone with blood on the ground.”
Narrating the series of engagements and incidents that followed the brutality that was meted on the voters, the National Chairman said both the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr Asiedu Nketia, and former President John Dramani Mahama were widely consulted.
“When we assessed the situation, we were like we should give ourselves time to see how things will go. There was a man who didn’t get the reason why he should leave his home to go and vote,” Mr Ampofo said.
He said security experts were marshalled to assess the situation and advice on the way forward for the party.
“I never just got up to say that we were pulling out completely,” he continued adding that the candidates also decided against going to their polling station to cast their ballot based on the security situation at the time.
“President Mahama was busy, so I called him and explained everything to him. I consulted him, and he said that if that was going to save lives, we should take a decision,” Mr Ampofo said.
“There was a major consultation before that decision was taken,” he added, further explaining that though the General Secretary of the party was out of the country at the time, Mr Asiedu Nketia was still consulted to advise on the necessary steps that ought to be taken.
“I have never regretted my decision,” he stated categorically, arguing that “if people are saying I’m weak, then so be it, but it was not a weak decision because as a result of that decision, the whole world’s attention was brought to Ghana.
Mr Ampofo claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was forced by the international community to take action. “They were forced to set up a commission of inquiry, and he didn’t use the report for anything. He quickly passed a law to outlaw vigilantism and other related offences, and it attracted world attention,” he said.
Based on what the NDC has experienced in the past, the National Chairman said the party was “doing those things that are necessary to ensure that this does not occur in 2024.”
“There are a number of urgent actions we are taking to ensure that the use of military and police brutalities on election day will be outlawed through our parliament and through laws, and through advocacy with other key international and national civil society organizations and diplomats,” maintained.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the Judiciary to take keen interest in investigating criminal cases and delivering impartial justice.
The former President, in a tweet on Sunday, was not excited about the execution of works by some institutions while asking them to do better.
“A judiciary owes it a duty to deliver impartial justice to the people; an Ombudsman owes a duty of care to the people to investigate all issues of malfeasance; a police force should exist to serve the people and not rein terror on them.”
In the same tweet, he added that the Electoral Commission (EC) must also take responsibility to include citizens in the electoral processes and desist from satisfying the interest of the incumbent government.
“An electoral commission owes a sacred duty of care to the people by ensuring they are included in the electoral process & not excluded in the interest of the incumbent administration; an independent media owes it to the people to not only report facts without bias, but to hold the government of the day accountable.”
In Africa, we need ethical and moral uprightness as guiding principles, and a stoic fidelity to the truth and to do right by our people above all other considerations. pic.twitter.com/SITGKSatSw
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) October 9, 2022
Absolute accountability, not just by government but by the institutions of state in service to the people and not themselves, will go a long way to remedy many of the systemic problems that affect our African people. pic.twitter.com/AbtNHvO2TH
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) October 9, 2022
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— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) October 8, 2022
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Former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama joined Rev. Stephen Wengam, the leader and founder of the Assemblies of God Cedar Mountain Chapel to celebrate their 12th anniversary at their church located as East Legon.
The church also used the opportunity to break grounds for the construction of their 6,000 Cedar Mountain Cathedral, Children’s Chapel and an 8-storey administration complex.
Speaking during the celebrations on Sunday, October 2nd, Rev. Stephen Wengam stated that the new facility would host two historic events in the history of Assemblies of God in Ghana if completed on time.
The construction of this cathedral is historic and would serve Assemblies of God Ghana in future. This facility if completed on time would serve as a world-class facility to host the World Missions Conference in 2024 then in 2026, we will be hosting the World Fellowship Assemblies of God Conference. We can’t bring the whole world here because we are 70 million members, the largest Pentecostal church worldwide.
Rev. Stephen Wengam also in his address urged the congregation not to relent in their prayers to see the 6,000 Cedar Mountain Cathedral constructed by 2024.
He also expressed his gratitude to the former president, John Dramani Mahama for standing with the church for over a decade when they first moved to their old church at American House to this day.
The former president who has been a devoted member of the Assembly of God’s Church expressed his appreciation to the church for his role in his life and family. According to him, the new facility would be one of the greatest edifices to the glory of God.
“I’m grateful to someone who I consider as brother and friend for inviting me to the breaking grounds of what is probably be the greatest edifice to the glory of God.
“I keep saying that the principal work of God’s shepherds looking after the flock is to teach the word, spread the gospel and plant churches that is what it’s all about, any other talent is a bonus,” H.E John Mahama stated.
“But for these two people [Rev. Stephen Wengam and Rev. Ernest Adjei], they preach the word as if they open your head and put the word into it. I’m used to addressing huge crowds at rallies but when you come and stand at the altar of God to preach it is a different curtain of fate. So when they do it effortlessly it amazes me and I believe it is an unction from God,” he added.
Cedar Mountain Chapel started at a rooftop at East Legon and moved to a Guest Hotel through to American House before arriving at the Cedar City they have built to God’s glory at East Legon.
It’s really sad that those NPP politicians, such as Bawumia, Akufo Addo, and Ken Ofori-Atta, who were obsessed with power and tricked Ghanaians into thinking John Mahama was dishonest and unable to lead the country,have now experienced the bitterness of their lies and dishonesty.
The majority of Ghanaians, including many NPP supporters, want Akufo Addo out of office because he has shown himself to be not just a liar and an ineffective leader, but also to be extremely corrupt.
Ghana has reached a critical point where the extreme hardships, high crime, and unemployment rates, along with the nation’s crumbled economy, depressed currency, and pervasive corruption, have taken control of people’s lives and forced many tribal bigots and some NPPsupporters to admit that if they continue to support tribalism, Ghana will never advance to provide better living conditions for the poor.
The wreckage, bloodshed, corruption, and destruction brought about by Akufo Addo and his NPP government, are now visible to the people who were misled into thinking that Mahama was the most dishonest and corrupt leader in Ghana’s political history.
How is it possible that a man who had pledged to make Ghana’s economy the best by protecting the public’s money would rather choose to destroy the country in such a horrible manner, without a solution, and even legalize corruption in the nation?
I’ve been referring to Akufo Addo’s legalization of corruption in Ghana because if one pledges to fight corruption, any politician or judge involved in scandals must be forced to lose their jobs immediately and sentenced to prison.
However, Akufo Addo has chosen to include individuals like Eugene Arhin, Charles Bissue, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, and Paul Adom-Otchere, who were involved in serious corruption scandals, in his government instead. That is how corruption became sanctioned by the government.
Imagine what the late politician Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, well known as Sir John, was able to amass in the shortest amount of time. What does it matter if a person has the whole world but loses his soul?
What will be the advantage of such selfishness, which includes robbing the poor or stealing the public’s money, including COVID funds by transferring into either private or foreign bank accounts? Politicians, judges, and other senior government officials abandon the bible after taking an oath with it and proceed to do contrary to what is written in the holy book.
I firmly believe that many politicians don’t know what is actually written in the Bible that they use to swear the oath before taking office because of their desire and want for power, which the majority of politicians exhibit through their appetite for accumulating a fortune.
If they do, politicians would not lie and cheat in order to defeat rival political parties. The suffering of Akufo Addo and his NPP politicians will never cease because the word of God cannot be ridiculed.
Is it accurate to say things that tend to go around return? My opinion is that if the Bible claims in Proverbs 19:5 that “A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape,” then it is very likely that Akufo Addo or the NPP, in general, are receiving the punishment they deserve for lying and saying many things that were false against John Mahama in order to win power. The NPP government has done worse than what was alleged about him.
Akufo Addo failed as a president because he has so many criminals, including judges, journalists, and religious leaders, backing him. More importantly, in spite of the crime and destruction, he has brought upon our beloved country, as well as his indecent relationship with a Ghanaian-Canadian nurse, Serwaa Broni, Ghanaians continue to blame Mahama for the nation’s problems.
Why are they unwilling to criticize the president and why was Mahama treated so badly?
The president has run out of options and solutions and is unsure of what to do as a result of the gloomy and stagnant state of affairs in Ghana. Akufo Addo can’t control what he says since he is an arrogant man. Any wise leader who recognizes his failure must remain silent and work to resolve the issues, instead, the president promised to “ensure the NPP retains power before he leaves office.”
If you are a concerned Ghanaian and consider how the NPP government has destroyed Ghana, including the so-called economist Vice-President Bawumia, beginning with the collapse of the banking institutions, printing new high currencies into an already unstable market, and destroying the livelihood and businesses of thousands of Ghanaians with the implementation of the failed E-Levy, you’ll know that the NPP government has long gone to the opposition.
Therefore, every Ghanaian, regardless of their level of education, should be interested in knowing what the NPP plans to do to maintain that power and prevent it from happening.
If the president, Nana Akufo Addo, says that he would make sure the government remains in place before leaving office, or if any unthinkable NPP politician says that the party will break the 8th cycle, which is inconceivable, it is clear that they are working for a sinister end.
Akufo Addo is not merely a selfish, inexperienced politician; he also lacks empathy, morality, and integrity.
Ghanaians witnessed how he disregarded criticism about the use of expensive jets for international travel. It was already too late when he saw the seriousness of the trouble into which our country had descended. People who formerly vowed never to visit the International Monetary Fund and even criticized John Mahama for doing so are now licking their wounds.
I wasn’t surprised when I read that some of the ignorant NPP politicians, such as Ernest Owusu Bempah, were blaming John Mahama for the NPP’s decision to approach the IMF. What might savvy Ghanaians expect from such a government? A nation’s capability to combat corruption depends on its ability to remove individuals responsible from their positions and bring them before the law.
It’s time for Akufo Addo to acknowledge the fact that he has failed miserably in every endeavor, including his pledge to combat corruption. Including dishonest politicians and media in his cabinet, means he has endorsed corruption.
Such a regime is not what Ghanaians desire. Eugene Arhin and Paul Adom-Otchere should be imprisoned or Akufo Addo should resign; otherwise, the NPP will not receive even one percent of the vote in the 2024 elections, and nothing the corrupt Jean Mensa and Kwasi Anin-Yeboah will do would help the NPP administration succeed.
Source: Ghanaweb
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340 million people worldwide will be affected by global warming according to a story written by Erica Ayisi with support from the Pulitzer Center. This she said will cause the sea to rise significantly by the middle of this century, and some 37% of Ghana’s coastal land has already been lost to erosion and flooding.
President Mahama’s Government, therefore, undertook a number of sea defence and coastal protection projects to safeguard coastal communities in the country against the vagaries of the sea. These projects include:
Sakumono Sea Defence Project: The first phase of this project was completed, and the second phase was started at a cost of US$39.9 million. The total stretch under protection with this phase is 3.5 kilometres which saw the completion of 860 metres of reconstructed revetment structure, 554 metres of concrete gravity walls, and 1.4 kilometres of new armour rock revetment.
Atorkor – Dzita – Anyanui Sea Defence Project:
Following the completion of the first and second phases of the project, the third phase, meant to protect a coastal stretch of about 1.5 kilometres was also completed at a cost of US$ 11.4 million. This involved the construction of seven armour rock groynes. All the seven groynes under the third phase were constructed. The length of the seven groynes is 600 metres.
Ada Sea Defence Project
The second phase of the Ada Sea Defence Project which will protect about 10 km of coastal stretch was commenced following the completion of the first phase in August 2013. At a cost of 165 million Euros. The project was designed to protect Ada and its environs against wave impact and reclaim land to facilitate tourism and development in other sectors.
Ngyiresia Coastal Protection Project
This project was designed to protect the main Sekondi – Essipong road from erosion and its attendant transportation disconnect between Essipong and Secondi. This project was completed and handed over in April 2014.
Aboadze Coastal Works
This US$ 28.5 million project was undertaken to protect the Aboadze Thermal Plant, as well as life and development in the Aboadze community against wave impact. It is also to facilitate fishing activities. The total coastal stretch protected is about 2 km and entailed the construction of an armour rock revetment.
Nkontompo Coastal Works
The cost of this project is US$ 23 million, and it is aimed at protecting life and development in the fishing communities of Nkontompo, Poasi, and New Takoradi against wave impact as well as facilitating fishing activities. The works under this project protected about 2.5 km of coastal stretch. The works completed so far have enhanced the fish landing sites at Nkontompo, giving the fisher-folks larger and safer harbours.
Besides, work started on the following coastal protection projects following the completion of procurement processes and stakeholder engagements:
Dansoman Coastal Protection Project
The objective of undertaking the project is to protect life and developments at Dansoman and its environs. Works under the project entail the construction of an armour rock revetment which will protect about 2 km of coastal stretch. The cost of the project is US$ 31.2 million.
Mensah Guinea Sea Defence Project
Efforts were also underway to undertake coastal protection projects from La to Chorkor in the Greater Accra Region, Amanful – Kuma, New Takoradi, and Axim in the Western Region, and Anomabu in the Central Region in the near future. The procurement processes commenced before President Mahama left office.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described as “disconcerting” news that some $100 million has been diverted from petroleum funds for unapproved expenditure.
Mr. Mahama said Section 3 of the PRMA (Act 815) is explicit that all Petroleum revenue due the Republic derived from whatever source shall be assessed, collected and accounted for by the Ghana Revenue Authority.
In a Facebook post, he quoted Section (15) of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act (Act 919), which states that “Any borrowing exceeding the cedi equivalent of thirty million United States Dollars for exploration, development and production shall be approved by Parliament and shall be in consonance with the Petroleum Revenue Management Act.”
He said there can be no justification for diverting revenues accruing from the nation’s share of petroleum resources into any other account aside from the PHF.
The former President, therefore, called on the Minister for Finance to immediately repatriate all such illegal payments back into the PHF without delay as there is no record to confirm parliamentary approval on any such loans acquired by GNPC in their work programme.
According to him, the money was used to settle upfront, a loan taken from the ministry of finance by GNPC Subsidiaries, to acquire a seven per cent stake in the TEN and Jubilee oil fields on behalf of the state.
In his view, therefore, even though administrative processes may not have been followed in terms of lodging the money in the Petroleum Holding Fund (PHF), no harm was done to the state by the upfront payment of the loan taken by GNPC Subsidiaries using that quantum of petroleum receipts.
Mr Atta Akyea told Kofi Oppong Asamoah on Class91.3FM’s breakfast show on Friday, 30 September 2020: “Well, I think it’s a storm in a teacup because sometimes the impression is being given that the money has been spirited away”.
According to him, “there’s a whole debate, as to whether or not some money should be lodged in the petroleum holding fund, so, it’s an interpretation and accounting”.
The former minister of Works and Housing said his crosschecks show that “there was an opinion from the attorney general to the effect that they needn’t place the money in that account for the simple reason that there’s a seven-per cent equity acquisition in the TEN and Jubilee fields by GNPC Subsidiary and they didn’t have the money so the ministry of finance borrowed them the money so they do this acquisition; they are trying to improve the governmental stakes in these petroleum blocks”.
“When they [GNPC Subsidiaries] took the loan, they were unable to pay, so, they used the petroleum receipts due them to settle it, so, the ministry of finance took the money and paid for the loan upfront,” Mr. Atta Akyea explained.
“The whole problem is simple: that the sheer fact that the money was not lodged in the PHF does not mean the money has been spirited away or stolen. … It’s all a balancing account, but when push it to the political dimension that some money has been spirited away, it leaves much to be desired,” he added.
He said: “The sum of money, if you look at it, is equal to the seven per cent equity stake that the government, through GNPC Subsidiary, has acquired. Let’s look at it from that perspective. So, when somebody is using his ingenuity to confer advantage and benefit to Ghana, ultimately, how can that be a problem?”
“And if the money was not so lodged in the PHF but it is shown that, indeed, the shares have been acquired, and the shares have been paid for, how can that be anything to undermine this country, financially?” he wondered.
He continued: “Are we looking at the substance or the form? The sheer fact that the money was not lodged in the account, but the money has been applied as it can be applied in the share acquisition to the benefit of Ghana”.
Mr. Atta Akyea, who is the MP for Akim Abuakwa South in the Eastern Region, said: “My concern, with the greatest of respect, is that even if administrative processes were not followed, is there any disadvantage to Ghana when seven per cent shares have been acquired in the TEN and Jubilee fields?”
“That is the point of the matter. If administrative procedures were not followed, has it caused any financial loss to the state or it has helped us financially because if we are not careful, anything becomes political and propaganda”.
He added: “My joy is that no money has been lost to the state yet because we have gained. If there are any tax implications on this transition, then they should be called upon to pay the tax”.
Prof Jane Naana Opoku- Agyemang, the former Minister for Education during former President John Dramani Mahama’s presidency has assigned a reason for the then National Democratic Congress (NDC) government’s decision not to roll out a Free Senior High School programme.
According to her, the NDC in government chose the progressively Free SHS as against the en-masse Free SHS implemented by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) today.
“We refused to do the NPP’s kind of Free SHS to prevent the students from fighting over food,” she said.
“There is no food to feed the children because of the NPP’s free-for -all programme,” she explained.
My team at the Ministry knew that the NPP’s concept of Free SHS is problematic because the research was available for them to read.
She said research from the West African Examination Council (WEAC) among others abound for them and the handing over notes were all available for them.
“Now the National Buffer Stock Company is in shambles and cannot supply food to the schools and they are blaming the NDC for it after six years of leaving power?” she queried.
Prof Jane stressed that the NPP arrow cannot be pointed at the NDC.
The former Education Minister who became the running mate to former President John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 general elections said these in an interview on the Ghana Yensom morning show hosted by Emmanuel Quarshie (The Hitman) on Accra 100.5 FM on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
“In 2020, when we said the implementation of the Free SHS was problematic and that we will review it, the naysayers said we will cancel it,” she said.
“They have come to terms with the teething problems of the implementation of the Free SHS so they should review it and make it better,” she told the governing NPP.
She called on the NPP to review Free SHS and find out what is wrong with the policy.
Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has accused the erstwhile Mahama government of issuing an indefinite resident permit to Chinese galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang.
In an interview with Okay FM on September 16, the former NPP scribe berated the opposition National Democratic Congress over the politicization of prosecution of the Chinese national and the consequent doubt it cast on same.
On his substantive accusation, Obiri Boahen said Aisha Huang was granted the resident permit in 2015 even though she had hitherto been trying to acquire one during the tenure of President Kufuor.
“Would you believe that on 28th March 2015 Aisha Huang was given an indefinite resident permit here in Ghana? Meaning she lives here in perpetuity. This was done during NDC’s time. President Mahama’s government gave Aisha Huang the permit on 28th March 2015. Meanwhile, she was unsuccessful to get the permit during President Kufuor’s time,” he said.
There have been varied accounts on whether or not Aisha Huang left the country in 2018 after the state filed a nolle prosequi in a case involving her.
While government has maintained that she left the shores of the country, state prosecutors in her recent case have said that she sneaked out of the country.
President Nana Akufo-Addo also in an interview on a Ho-based radio station cast doubts on whether Aisha Huang was deported or she fled the country.
The president said: “I am not still sure whether she was, in fact, deported or whether she fled the country the first time and has now come back or whatever. There still seems to be some uncertainty about it”.
The comment by the president has raised several eyebrows with the Minority pushing for a full-blown probe into the circumstances of Aisha Huang’s ‘deportation’.
Meanwhile, Aisha Huang has been denied bail together with her three accomplices. They have been remanded in custody for two weeks. Last Friday, the AG filed four new charges against Ms. Huang, one of which relates to reentering the country illegally.
Former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jacob Allotey Jacobs has slammed ex-President John Dramani Mahamaover his recent comments about the judiciary.
Former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jacob Allotey Jacobs has slammed ex-President John Dramani Mahama over his recent comments about the judiciary.
He said the NDC leader is fanning flames that could lead to chaos in the 2024 general elections.
Speaking on Peace FM in Accra, the former Central Regional Chairman of the NDC said Mahama is calling for the devil in the next elections.
“It looks like we are invoking the devil to descend [in] 2024. Is the devil going to be our Judge? You know what goes along with the devil; chaos, anarchy!”
He explained that it is a strategy by the former President and the NDC to discredit the Judiciary and it is all in response to comments by the current President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that he hopes to see a New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential candidate win the 2024 Presidential elections.
“The same old story; the fear of the 2020 verdict. So, if the President says this, then I’m not going to attack the President but I’m going to attack the Judiciary that gave the verdict for the President to be the President. That is the tactics,” he claimed while speaking on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” morning show.
“The Judiciary is the four-foundation pillars upon which our democracy thrive . . . So, immediately you start to attack a pillar [not the four], even a pillar, it means there is something cooking somewhere . . . It is a strategy. This is a political strategy but it is unfortunate . . .”, he said.
He also replied the former President saying, “when somebody talks about Ghanaians not liking the current Judiciary rules and so forth, it is the creation of the NDC. It is a fact. They have named these Judges as ‘Unanimous FC’. So, if somebody comes on platform and attribute it to Ghanaians, it is not Ghanaians but his own people. So, you can’t muddy the water and then come and accuse somebody”.
The former President expressed bitter sentiments about the current leadership of the Judiciary
Very often, communicators of the ruling New Patriotic Party shout on rooftops asking the NDC to name just one social intervention policy under the Mahama-led Administration. Whenever I hear this, I shake my head and laugh. I am going to provide proof of the intensive work he did and its massive impact on the poor and vulnerable.
President Mahama remains committed to implementing policies aimed at cushioning the poor and vulnerable. Consequently, existing social intervention schemes were expanded to rope in more beneficiaries under his Government.
New interventions were also introduced. They include EBAN Card, a welfare card for the elderly. It was launched to offer priority access to public services such as health, transport, banking services, etc.
A national rollout exercise registered over 25,000 elderly persons and about 6,000 beneficiaries were captured on the enhanced Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP).
The LEAP programme saw exponential expansion from 1,654 beneficiary households in 2008 to 116,000 households. This represented an increase óf 6,913.3% and translated into 522,000 beneficiaries. It covered 4,072 communities in 188 districts.
A new category of beneficiaries known as LEAP 1000 was added to the programme. It comprised extremely poor pregnant women and children under 5 years. This was aimed at addressing the incidence of malnutrition and stunting, especially in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions. 6,200 were registered under the scheme and received cash transfers.
Following the twin flood and fire disaster of June 3, 2015, an emergency LEAP intervention programme was implemented under which GHC3.9 million was disbursed to support households affected by the disaster.
Furthermore, the Ghana National Household Register was set up to create a database of extremely poor people. The objective was to compile a database using scientific and accurate means to facilitate the planning and rollout of social intervention programmes.
Reference: NDC Green Book
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An 82-year-old man who set himself a challenge to climb Scotland’s 282 Munros after his wife went into full-time care is just days from reaching the final summit.
Nick Gardner, from Gairloch, in the Highlands, was devastated when Janet developed Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis.
The grandfather-of-four said he wanted something to keep him going.
He set off on his epic quest in July 2020, three months after his 80th birthday.
Two years on Mr Gardner only has eight Munros left to bag.
He said: “When Janet went into care it absolutely shattered me.
“We were incredibly close as a couple, she was the most wonderful and caring wife, mother and grandmother possible, and now she doesn’t recognise me.
“I was heading into some mental condition, so I thought I have to get myself a challenge, to pull me out.”
Image source, Nick GardnerImage caption, Nick Gardner said he was shattered when his wife went into care
The former physics teacher had never climbed a Munro – a Scottish mountain that reaches a minimum of 3,000ft (914.4m).
And he gave himself 1,200 days, to complete the challenge while raising money for Alzheimer Scotland and the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS).
But, with his final summit planned for mid August, Mr Gardner is on track to finish in under 800 days.
He said: “I am so close to completing it, I really feel like a child in the run-up to Christmas. I have butterflies.”
Once he makes it to the finish line, Mr Gardner will have climbed more than 500,000ft (152,000m), the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest (8,848m) about 17 times.
He will also have walked 2,000 miles (3,218 km), a similar distance to hiking from Edinburgh to Greece.
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Mr Gardner has taken in some spectacular views
One of his two daughters, Sally McKenzie, has nominated him to the Guinness Book of World Records for the oldest person to climb the Munros.
Mr Gardener joked: “I’ll probably cry when I make it to the end”.
With a compass in one hand and a map in the other, Mr Gardner said he loved the feeling of being on the hillside.
But he added that he was never truly on his own.
He said: “I am over 80, and I think it would be irresponsible to climb on my own at this age, so I always have people with me.
“I don’t climb in a rush, and after the first two or three Munros I just started stopping people on the hill to tell them what I was doing.
“People couldn’t believe it, and they started joining me and donating money.
“Now, when I am walking, I regularly hear, ‘Nick’ shouted.”
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Black Cuillin is a range of high mountains, ridges and rocky pinnacles
Mr Gardner has developed immense respect for mountains.
“I have never conquered or beaten a mountain, I have climbed them,” he said. “If you start trying to conquer them, they will get their own back.”
Out of the 274 peaks he has scaled so far, Mr Gardner said completing the Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye about a month ago stuck out as his most physically challenging moment.
He said: “It’s hard for people to do in their 40s, let alone 80s. It was incredibly rewarding,” he said.
“I am not a religious person, but there is something almost biblical about it, certainly spiritual.”
Mr Gardner’s checklist for reaching Scotland’s highest peaks includes a head torch, waterproof clothing, a down jacket and a spare warm garment. But he said a map and compass were his essentials.
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Mr Gardner has endured all sorts of conditions during his quest
The remaining peaks for the intrepid grandfather are three in Knoydart: Ladhar, Mell Buidhe and Luinne Bheinn; four in Glen Dessary: Sgurr na ciche, Garbh chioche mhor, Sgurr nan coireachan and Sgurr Mor; and lastly, the 282nd summit at Cairn Gorm in the Highlands where he will be joined by friends and family for the final climb.
Mr Gardner’s target was initially to raise £10,000, but he is now on track to reaching £50,000.
He added: “I will keep walking when I’ve finished this challenge, as long as my legs can carry me.”
Craig Jones, chief executive of the ROS, will be joining Mr Gardner on the final climb and said the charity was “extremely grateful” for the fundraiser.
Kirsty Stewart, of Alzheimer Scotland, added: “His tremendous effort will help us continue to be there for people living with dementia, their families and their carers.”
Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has charged Members of Parliament in the Minority Group to keep a keen eye on the activities of the Executive arm of government.
Delivering a speech at a closing ceremony of a retreat for Minority Group MPs at the Volta Serene hotel in Ho on Sunday, July 17, 2022, Mahama said the style of this administration has been to subjugate and dominate institutions for parochial and partisan gain, and as such, there is a need for it to be monitored.
“These institutions have thus become pliant tools for the furtherance of the political ends of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and President Akufo-Addo,†he added.
He named the Electoral Commissionas one of such institutions “which instead of making it easy for our citizens to take part in elections, rather takes delight in making it difficult.â€
“They appear determined to ensure the disenfranchisement of sections of our population at all costs through a misguided insistence on the use of the Ghana Card as the only source of identification for a voter card. How do you do this, knowing that the Ghana Card is not available to everyone who should have one?â€
“You [Minority MPs] have become the immediate hope of a people who labour under irresponsible governance and abuse of office. There is the need therefore to meet this expectation by injecting further impetus into your work by keeping an even keener eye on the activities of the Executive.â€
He admitted that the Ghana Card is a relatively new feature of the country and has its merits in the scheme of things.
His contention is that it is being brandished more as a political tool around which all manner of schemes is being fashioned ahead of the elections.
He believes there is the need to allow sufficient time for its full integration “before this kind of unhelpful exclusion of all other legitimately acquired, credible and time-tested forms of identification is implemented.â€
Mr. John Mahama suspects foul play with the “haste on the part of the Electoral Commission to exclude all other means of identification.â€
Even though the Electoral Commission has clarified that it is only demanding the Ghana card for continuous registration and is not in the process of compiling a new one, Mr. Mahama is not convinced.
He is demanding a system that enables all political parties and relevant stakeholders to possess the capacity to monitor same in real-time, to avoid fraud and exploitation to the undue advantage of any party.
This comes on the back of the $1 billion syndicated loan presented to Parliament.
Delivering a speech at a closing ceremony of a retreat for Minority Group MPs at the Volta Serene hotel in Ho on Sunday, July 17, 2022, the former President said Ghana is in an economic hole, and it will not be prudent to continue digging with more loans.
â€We do not believe that the existence of crisis permits even more reckless decision-making. All decisions and policy choices made at this critical juncture could offer relief or exacerbate our problems and make recovery extremely difficult. We are in a massive hole and, and we do not need further digging.â€
The 2022 budget noted an international financing programme to raise at least $750 million, with an option to increase it by a further $750 million for budget support and liability management.
Although the budget captured $750 million, a $1 billion loan agreement is currently before the House.
At a Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, the Minority stalled the approval processes owing to what they call the discrepancies between the loan presented to the house and what has been presented to the committee for consideration.
A Ranking Member on the Committee, Cassiel Ato Forson said “the budget is saying that, in the course of the year, they will be taking a term loan of $750 million. Why do you ask us to approve $1 billion?â€
Reacting to the development, Mr. John Mahama insisted that until the terms of the $250 million loan component are renegotiated to make them “favourable†and same captured in subsequent budgets, the Minority MPs will not support its approval.
“Our position on the $250 million component remains unchanged, as such unfavourable terms as the $40 million insurance payment and total interest of over $80 million make it too expensive and inimical to the economic interest of Ghana. It is also not programmed in the 2022 budget statement.â€
On the $750 million component, Mr. Mahama noted that after he raised concerns, some effort has gone into renegotiating the costs and terms, which now appear more favourable.
He is however unclear on the exact purpose of the loan.
Mr. Mahama said the NDC will only support its approval if â€evidence of its use for specific growth-related projects leading to improvements in the lives of people is presented.â€
Former President, John Dramani Mahama says the Electoral Commission is seeking to use the Ghana Cardas a political tool to frustrate Ghanaians in their quest to secure voters Card for the next elections.
According to him, the Commission is one of many state agencies that have become pliant instruments in the advancement of the parochial interest of the Akufo-Addo administration.
“One such institution is the Electoral Commission, which instead of making it easy for our citizens to take part in elections, rather takes delight in making it difficult. They appear determined to ensure the disenfranchisement of sections of our population at all costs through a misguided insistence on the use of the Ghana Card as the only source of identification for a voter card.
“How do you do this, knowing that the Ghana Card is not available to everyone who should have one? The Ghana Card is a relatively new feature of our national life and has its merits in the scheme of things. At the moment, it is being brandished more as a political tool around which all manner of schemes is being fashioned towards elections. There is the need to allow sufficient time for its full integration into our way of life before this kind of unhelpful exclusion of all other legitimately acquired, credible and time-tested forms of identification are implemented,†Mr Mahama said during a speech at the closing ceremony of a Minority caucus workshop.
He stressed: “The National Identification Authority cannot claim to have covered every Ghanaian who should be registered or distributed all the cards printed to those who have been captured in their system. They have failed to distribute hundreds of thousands of cards to people who have registered. Until full and total coverage is achieved in the roll out of the Ghana Card, room must be made for those who are yet to be served, to exercise their democratic rights of voting. They cannot be excluded from the voter register due to no fault of theirsâ€.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sufficient intellectual brains to take on any political party in the world.
He explained that several socio economic development projects that propelled the country to economic growth were initiated during the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) era.
When the PNDC metamorphosed into NDC, he said, several of these projects were also introduced.
Speaking as the Special Guest at the Annual Conference of the NDC Professionals Forum on Thursday, April 29, he said “The perception has always been that mass parties do not have intellectuals and academic fire power.
“Just a fraction of the members of the pro-forum in this room and the self-introduction that you gave clearly shows that that pound for pound, we have on the side of NDC sufficient intellectual academic power to take on any party in this world.
“We have proved it over the years.â€
He added “If you look at the period of PNDC right to NDC, you will find that a lot of the critical social policy and economic reforms undertaken in this country were undertaken under these administrations.
“If you look at the economic recovery programme that restructured our economy and the structural adjustment programme that went with it that brought Ghana back onto the path of growth, it was initiated under the PNDC.â€
Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama will outdoor his running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, at a ceremony to be held in Accra on Monday.
“The formal outdooring of Professor Opoku-Agyemang will allow her to make her maiden policy statement since her announcement as running mate,†a release issued by the John Mahama campaign team said.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang was on Monday, July 6 named the partner of former president Mahama for the December 7 presidential elections.
She served in his tenure as the Minister of Education.
Before then, she had risen to prominence as the first female Vice Chancellor of a public university in Ghana, University of Cape Coast.
Her policy statement is, therefore, widely expected to center on education.
The ceremony, to be held in the evening, will be strictly according to Covid-19 safety protocols.
As a result, about 100 people drawn from a wide array of groupings are expected to attend the ceremony, the release signed by Campaign Spokesperson James Agyenim-Boateng noted.
Professor Jane Naana Opoku Aggyemang the former Education Minister under the John Dramani Mahama, has being selected by the former president Mahama as his running mate. The pronouncement of John Mahama has being followed by a lot of criticisms from their rivalry party the NPP. President Akufo-Addo has finally spoken about Jane Naana’s appointment.
According to the president on his address on her Facebook page, no one can dispute the fact that Jane Naana is an intelligent personality. “I believe Jane Naana is brilliant in terms of academics and I see her to more capable to be John Mahama’s running mate” he stated.
However the president said that some people especially members of the opposition party NDC are making a lot of comments that Jane Naana’s appointment has being a treat to the NPP that is why it is attracting a lot of criticisms from them.With him he never sees Jane Naana To be treat to his party.
“Ghanaians will cast their votes based on your achievements but not your personality or appearance. The NPP believes Our achievements will speak on our behave” he stated.
After that he made a funny statement that 2020 elections are just at the corner and ‘the Play be the Floor’.
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I still gaped in disbelief to see men, women and youth in their numbers, with placards signifying how they are yearning for peace, in their communities and need someone to help them out.
What could all these be? Does it mean that they are not known to be Ghanaians? Do they pay taxes and who takes their tax?
On Saturday, 11th July, 2020, Ghana’s former president,John Dramani Mahama took his way to the Volta part of the country to have a look at the ongoing voters Identification Card Registration.
The voters ID registration which inaugurated on the 30th of June, 2020 and foresees to end on the 6th of August, 2020. This Is to pave the way for the possible, autonomous, equitable and transparent conduction of the country’s election that is by law earmarked to come every four years after it’s conduction and on the 7th of December.
2020 not being exempt for the stipulated conduction eternity, candidates for the various political parties encompassing Parliamentary candidates and Presidential candidates are awfully voyaging different localities to have themselves known by the people before the election day dues. “The eearlier the better”
The presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress(NDC), Former President John Dramani Mahama, was at volta province, his visit was warmly welcomed by inhabitants of the area, including; men, women and children.
However, it makes me wonder what brought about the placards on the hands of the lined natives of the area with several dissertations.
Meanwhile, the former president went to the area only to check how registration was going on there,only to be received with such inklings. If i should ask, could it be the statement made by the Asokwa MP, KT Hammond that gave rise to the “We are denied citizenship?”
Should i again enquire if the deployment of military personnel is still on their psyches that gave rise to the peace they are demanding for or what?
Voltarians react to Mahama’s visit to the volta region: we need peace in our communities, please help us we are suffering,we are being beaten, military deployed by the NPP are terrorizing us!
the people of the Volta region are yearning to have Mr Mahama emerged victorious or what exactly could it be.
arty sympathizers kept hailing praises on their flagbearer as he made a spectacular entry at the party;s Headquarters this afternoon to receive news from the National Executive Council on his nominee of a running mate.
John Dramani Mahama walked out majestically, as these party men shout his name. It was just amazing, the media could hardly get a clean shot of the even as the crowd was just energized to receive him.
“JM is here! JM is here!!…” an excited party person shouted.
The National Executive Committee is scheduled to announced their decision to the flagbearer in a few moments. Their decision will bring to closure the party’s long awaited act to embark on a campaign for the 2020 election. Earlier this morning, it was announced that former Minister for Education Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang has been nominated by the flagbearer to run beside him to reclaim political power from the ruling New Patriotic Party.
John Mahama is expected to brief the party soon after the confirmation by NEC.
Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang who happened to be the Minister of Education under Mahama’s led administration that was voted out according to reports gathered has been names as Vice Presidential candidate for the largest opposition, National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) and their flagbearer John Dramani Mahama in the forthcmoing 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
The news also said that the former gentleman of the land, Mr John Dramani Mahama is set to publicly declare Mrs Nana Jane Opoku Agyemnag as his running mate for the forthcoming 2020 General Elections as 5:00 PM today.
In response to this news on Kumasi-based Wontumi FM, The Bono Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party has posited that John Dramani Mahama’s running mate who is in the shape of Mrs Jean Naana Opoku Agyemang cannot match the NPP’s vice presidential nominee, Dr Bawumia.
“Madam Jan Naana Opoku Agyemang is no where close to Bawumia and I can assure Ghanaians that the 68-year-old woman is too old to do campaign in the COVID-19 period” – he said.
Ghana’s government yesterday issued a statement to the general public to officially announce the president Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo’s decision to go on a fourteen day self isolation with immediate effect.
This was necessitated by the need for the president to keep himself and his immediate relations and workers safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the release dated 4th July 2020, which was signed by the Minister for Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, at least one person within the president’s close circle has tested positive for the virus. This means the president himself has a probability of testing positive for the dreaded pandemic.
The statement however emphasized that the president has so far tested negative for the virus. But there is the need to take precautionary measures in this regard. The president will during the period of self isolation be performing his functions from the Jubilee House, the seat of government.
Although the statement did not mention the exact person within the president’s close circles who has contacted the virus, some Ghanaians are still asking about that person.
So far, a number of government officials have been infected by the COVID-19 pandemic, such people include MP and former Deputy Minister for Trades and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, the Ghana’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah, etc.
The viral disease has also taken the life of former General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party and former CEO of Ghana’s Forestry Commission, Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John.
After the release from the government, several concerned Ghanaians shared their opinions on the issue. Whilst some people were asking for more details, others were also asking the name of the real person within the president’s circle who has tested positive. Some more people were wishing the president well.
The following are some of their opinions from social media.
Former President John Dramani Mahama lost the 2016 elections by a very huge margin to the NPP’s Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo. The difference of more than 985,000 votes was a big source of shock to the elders within the party. The fact of the matter is that the elders within the party had seen that Ghanaians do not really like Mr. Mahama.
Some if them were aware of the nature of the Mahama led administration and they had raised several red flags, but the Mahama administration ignored any red flags that were raised. It was therefore not surprising that the NDC could not retain power in the 2016 general elections.
The big question is how could the NDC delegates vote for Mr. Mahama when the elders in the party did not want him to come back. Other prominent members of the NDC came to contest the flagbearership position, including Hon. Alban Somana Kingsford Bagbin, Hon. Ekow Spio Garbrah, Prof. Josua Alabi. Yet the Party’s delegates voted for former president John Mahama.
We have therefore decided to scrutinize the various reasons why the NDC party voted for former president John Dramani Mahama. The following are the four factors we want to discuss here.
1. Financial strength of John Mahama:
Over the years that the mahama’s had been in government, people’s perception had been that the Mahama family has made enough money for themselves. We all know that it is very expensive to sponsor political campaigns as it involves cost of hotels, feeding of officials, transportation across the country, and other obvious expenses.
With the Perceived financial position of the Mahama family, the party executives and others decided to push for John Mahama to be elected as flagbearer against all the other contestants. It was quite surprising to see even top party executives openly declaring their support for the former president’s candidature.
2. Compensation for 2016 disappointment:
After the 2016 general elections, the then NDC executives saw that they had not done their best to help Mr. Mahama in the 2016 polls. They had all through the period assured the president that everything was going smoothly. On the day of elections, the president was assured that he is in a comfortable lead. But at the end if the polls, Mr. Mahama had suffered the biggest electoral defeat in Ghana’s fourth republican history.
The party executives who felt they had been unfaithful and disappointing to the former president therefore decided to do everything possible to bring him back, as a form of compensation for what they took him through. That is one more reason why the NDC had to bring back JM.
3. Pressure From members of parliament:
It can be recalled that before the 2016 general elections, almost all NDC members of parliament signed an undertaking to announce their unflinching support for former president Mahama’s return. They did not only launch their support but they called on all delegates to vote massively for the former president.
The reasons for this move by the Party’s members of parliament was because they said Mahama is the person who can do the work for the NDC to win in 2020. But actually, what people suspected was that the MPs were finding a smart way to shield certain financial burdens.
When a party is in opposition, there is always a huge burden on the members of parliament in several areas. So the MPs saw that if the party comes out with a new person apart from Mr. Mahama, they would have to start soliciting for funds to run the party’s campaign and other activities.
4. Fear of losing 2020:
One major reason the NDC voted for former president John Mahama was that the party executives believe they have to win the 2020 elections, and Mr. Mahama is the most marketable person among the various contestants. The party still believed that Mr Mahama has done a lot of infrastructural projects and therefore Ghanaians will vote for him to come and continue the uncompleted projects. That has actually been their biggest campaign message now.
They therefore believed that 2020 should not be taken for granted at all. They therefore needed someone who could easily mobilise resources from party financiers, and can easily flow with the Ghanaian voter as well. They therefore decided to vote for former president John Mahama
The above four factors are among the several reasons why the opposition National Democratic Congress voted for him to become the party’s flagbearer.
But in all of this, the NDC’s interest is competing with the interest of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s Nana Akuffo Addo.
The Ex-president of Ghana and the flag bearer of the opposition party NDC, John Dramani Mahama, the Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017, who also previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as President on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills has once again caused a stir on social media with some new latest photos of himself and J J Rawlings.
In the photos, the Ex-president was seen with the John Jerry John Rawlings, the former Ghanaian military leader, and politician who ruled the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in 1979 and also led a military junta until 1992 and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana.
The photos were taken in different locations. The photos have caused a stir on social media that have got a lot of followers on social media talking due to the numerous disagreements they have had on many occasions so many people think there’s no peace between them or they are still not cool the below photos them shows they are still rocking together.
This is what the commentators are saying:
kialain_wendell “Lovely n honest people I cherished. Bravo good Presidents.ðŸ‘ðŸ‘👔
eddie.nas.1 “I smell victory coming…. 2020… power ohhhh power🔥🔥🔥”
21gs_gunsaluteusa “Too dope GREAT MINDS”
godwin_aheto “These is the man who speak real English not by Base â¤ï¸ðŸ™Œ”
hajiapat “A picture can speak a thousand words. Patiently waiting for your return. May God bless mother Ghana.😔
3304mimi “You couldn’t have been anywhere better👅 This is the yr of redemption…May God lead you to ur redemption… Amen Amen ðŸ™ðŸ™”
peterniino “Lovely picture of you great stuff am overwhelmingly loving you great generosity thanksâ¤ï¸ðŸ˜ðŸ”¥ðŸ™ŒðŸ˜®ðŸ‘\’
As the 2020 election is fast approaching, it is up to Ghanaians to decide who to rule the country. Thankfully, we have quite a number of contestants to choose from.
The main candidates who are most liked in terms of Ghanaian politics are now Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo and the former president John Dramani Mahama.
Former president John Dramani Mahama served the nation as president from the year 2013 to 2016. He had the chance to shiw Ghanaians what he can offer.
During his era, he did what he could for the country.
Some of his innovations include infrastructural development such as roads, hospitals, schools, extension of electricity to rural areas, provision of water and many others.
Some of his most memorable infrastructures are the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, AKA Ghana Dubai. The Kejetia lorry park.
Those are some of his achievements for the nation.
Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo, the current President of the great republic of Ghana. He took the mandate from the hands of John Dramani Mahama from the year 2017 up to date. He has been granted a four year trial by the Ghanaian voters to show what he has for the country.
Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo-Addo has done a lot for the country since his term of power.
Here are some of the things that he has done so far.
His key point, during the campaign, the free Senior High School has been fulfilled. He did that immediately he took over power.
Some other achievements are; provision of ambulances for health purpose, construction of roads which are ongoing, and many other things that might come to mind.
In view of this, the two leaders, namely; Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and John Dramani Mahama have been given enough time to justify that the deserve another four years in power.
They have both done what they can; each of them thinks that he has done well in his era.
Now it is up to us, to judge the two with our thumbs.
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is trying to leave no stone unturned in their bid to recapture power from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The NDC left power three and a half years ago after they lost the December 2016 elections by a wide margin, but the party seems to be bouncing back with energy.
A former member of parliament for Akwatia Constituency and former deputy minister in the Mahama administration, Hon. Baba Jamal has expressed his deep optimism about the NDC recapturing power from the NPP in the December 2020 polls.
According to Baba Jamal, the performance of the Nana Akuffo Addo led government is very appaling and there is no way Ghanaians are going to give them another term in office.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade3 Akye Abia morning show hosted by Kwame Nkrumah Tikese, the member of the NDC’s legal team listed a number of areas where he believes the government has failed and which will definitely cause Nana Akufo-Addo’s defeat to their flagbearer former president John Dramani Mahama.
He said in the area of mining, the Akuffo Addo government has demonstrated a very terrible performance. The poorly managed attempt of the NPP government to deal with the problem of illegal mining has caused about 3 million people losing their jobs, he said. These disappointed people is part of the hopes of the NDC to receive massive votes, against the NPP government.
He also spoke of businesses that have been negatively impacted by the insensitivity of the Akuffo Addo government. A number of businesses have collapsed over the period of Akuffo Addo’s governance. All the owners of these businesses and their employees, he said are going to vote out Akuffo Addo and his NPP government.
He also referred to the various banks and other financial institutions that have collapsed under the watch of Nana Akuffo Addo is a clear indication that the government has already lost touch with the suffering masses.
When asked about the possibility of the beneficiaries of the free SHS policy voting for the NPP government, Baba Jamal said there is no way these people are going to vote for Nana Akuffo Addo. This he said is because the free SHS program has been very poorly managed by the government and they have done more harm than good.
The host asked him again about the impact of the restoration of teachers and nurses trainee allowances for Nana Akuffo Addo, but the former MP said they will not vote for the NPP again because of the hardship they have been made to go through.
The General Overseer of Emmanuel Salvation Church International Senior Apostle Anthony Ahenkan, has urged Former President and Flagbearer of National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama to be mindful of his speeches and campaign messages as it can incite his followers to cause mayhem before and during December 7th general election.
” Boot for Boot, we won’t accept results of flawed poll comments from *JDM* is unfortunate and can easily insight NDC activist to attack EC and disrupt New Voter ID registration or the December 7th Election. JDM is the best person to help peace prevail apart from the Security Agencies if he call on his supporters for calm; He added.
Speaking in an interview with Journalist in Accra, Apostle Ahenkan, said violence free election can not be achievable if leadership’s of Various Parties and their supporters fails to refrain from using abusive words, personal attacks and uncultured languages in their campaigns and advised them most especially former President John Dramani Mahama to be mindful in his campaigns in order to protect his dignity before, during and after December
7th general election.
The senior apostle was peculiar to his statement base on the press conference he made on December 12, 2018 at Ntesere annual Mountains festive season of the church and the revelation God passed through him.
“Your utterances before, during and after may cause chaos if care is not taken” this was earlier caution Apostle Ahinkan made to the former President JDM ahead of election 2020.
Am taking Prophet Nigel Gaisel to the CID, I dare Mahama & NDC to challenge. – Kennedy Agyapong
Following the recent and rising issues leveled against Prophet Nigel Gaisel by the Assin central MP, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong.
However, its alleged that Prophet Nigel Gaisel is in line with the NDC of which he prophesied that former Pres. John Dramani Mahama is going to win the 2020 election.
Hon. Kennedy Agyapong on Wednesday on the Hot seat of Net 2 tv revealed that Nigel Gaisel has raped a female musician of Which the musician attempted to send the issue to court and it proved futile because NDC was in power by then.
Kennedy Agyapong listing the group of people the man of God has slept with and duped includes;
A female radio/TV presenter of Kencity Media
Female musician
Members of parliament
Former president John Mahama
Celiberaties and
Actress
The Hon. member of Parliament also added that Prophet Nigel Gaisel goes to the extend of using gun to threting and harm his associate Pastor and Elders.
Again hon. Kennedy Agyapong after revealing the evil deeds about the man of God, said that he will Cause the CID to arrest Prophet Nigel Gaisel and he dares former president John Mahama and the NDC to challenge. He added that he has more evidence to arrest him.
The member of parliament also revealed that Nigel Gaisel ordered former president John Dramani Mahama to bring 7 gallons of sea water to be used as miracle direction which would influence his victory in the upcoming election.
Hon. Kennedy Agyapong concluded that, why has former president John Dramani Mahama allowed this fake prophet to duped him.
Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, former president John Dramani Mahama says he and his NDC party will not accept the results of the 2020 Elections if they suspect the process to be flawed.
The former president said this in an interaction with some NDC supporters. This statement from the former president has sparked a lot of debate among Ghanaians, some of whom think the former president could have been more careful with his words. Others also threw their support for Mr. Mahama, advising him to go to court if he suspects any fowl play in the 2020 polls. Some other people believe Mr. Mahama is only preparing the minds of his supporters for an impending defeat.
Former president John Mahama and the NDC have expressed their displeasure with the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new Voters’ Register. Among the reasons for their displeasure is a suspision that the Commission would favor the ruling NPP government.
On hearing Mr. Mahama’s comments, some of the opinions of Ghanaians on their social media platforms are as follows.
Ghanaian Journalist and managing editor at the insight newspaper and the Convention People Party (CPP) member has descended heavily on the former President, John Dramani Mahama and his NDC Party after them protesting against the new voters register compilation which it’s piloting is ongoing.
Kwesi Pratt speaking, he said John Dramani Mahama is only willing to come back to power not the interest of the citizens but rather he is coming back to power in his own monetary gains because he is broke after he was elected out of power so he is finding ways and means to get back to his old ways.
Kwesi Pratt expressing his disappointment in the NDC, he said; John Dramani Mahama is the most corrupt President Ghana has ever gotten due to what other Presidents developed with the likes of, Jerry John Rawlings introducing Polytechnics, John Agyekum Kuffuor introducing National Health Insurance and President Akufo Addo introducing Free SHS and what Ghanaians remember of John Dramani Mahama is, “Dumsor” and Corruption. He lamented
He later descended on Asiedu Nketiah the General Secretary of the NDC after saying that without or with the new voters register they will come out victorious in upcoming Elections and still protesting against it, he claimed it is very controversial of the NDC Party.
Election 2020: John Mahama and Nana Addo who deserves the final four, leave your comments
President John Mahama and Nana Addo ruled one term one term. 2020 election is the rematch, who deserves the final four
1. Mahama
A member of the Gonja ethnic group, Mahama hails from Bole in the Northern Region. Mahama was born in Damongo in the Damango-Daboya constituency of Northern region into a political tradition dating back to the country’s First Republic.
Mahama government;
Good economy
Good roads and transportation
Quality Education
Good water and sanitation
Quality security
2.Nana
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was born in Accra, Gold Coast, to a prominent Ghanaian royal and political family as the son of Edward and Adeline Akufo-Addo.
Nana government;
Reduction in car import bills
Bumper harvest
Planting for food and job
Free Shs
Trainee allowance
One district one factory
Bad; Covid-19
Who will you ranke as best president. John Mahama or Nana Addo
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Former President John Mahama who is also the flag bearer for the National Democratic Congress party NDC this afternoon shared beautiful pictures of his parents as today marks World Parents Day. The former President took to his Facebook profile showing how his parents helped him to become the man he is today.
According to him, without his parents, he wouldn’t have been here as a former MP, former Vice President and former President. He would have been nobody with nothing, but his parents made sure to make him a man by giving him education and love.
John Mahama is seen by the world as one of the greatest speakers with various UN assignments and the former President has said he got all that talent from the teachings of his father.
The mother taught him patience, honesty, kindness, tolerance and humility. According to him, he had all these manners from his loving parents.
Social media users were quick to notice the former President’s parents thereby throwing in various comments.
Some blessed the parents for giving Ghana a leader whiles others saw the chance to politicise their politics.
It may seem very difficult to believe but the immediate past President, Mr. John Dramani Mahama and the current President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, were once children.
It would amaze you to know that, these two important personalities have also sat on floors to play games with their neighborhood friends, suffered punishments from their parents and have been beaten to eat their meals.
Seeing childhood pictures of Presidents make one realize, they had a humble beginning and were once young and innocent.
Their decision to serve as leaders of this country has subjected them to various forms of criticism from most people, because of the bold decisions they take sometimes on behalf of the entire population.
His excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo grew to become the General Secretary of the Peoples Movement for Freedom and Justice in 1977. He also established a law firm and the Ghana Committee on Human and Peoples Right.
He was voted as President on 7th December 2016 after beating his major contender, John Dramani Mahama of the NDC over one million votes. One major achievement associated with his Presidency is the introduction of the free Senior High School Policy.
Born on November 29, 1958, Mr. John Dramani Mahama become the President of Ghana from July 24 2012 to January 7, 2018 after he lost the 2016 elections to President Nana Addo Dankuah Akufo- Addo. Mr. John Dramani Mahama inherited late President John Evans Atta Mills.
He is an expert in communication and served as a Member of Parliament for the people of Bole Bamboi from 1977 to 2009. He has many infrastructural achievements in his name as President.
Mr John Dramani Mahama, the immediate past president of the Republic of Ghana and also the current flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, has many excellent qualities that both members of his party and members of other parties will testify to any day.
When it comes to communication skills, he is apt. He knows just how to get his audience in tune with him and can make some very lasting comments in the minds of his audience.
Another good thing about him is that he is a dandy. He loves to dress and appear good to the eye. Some even refer to him as a ladies’ man.
Of course, these are not the only good things about him, there are more.
Mrs Hajia Samira Bawumia, the wife of the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is a rear kind of politician whom one cannot help but love and admire.
She possesses so many excellent qualities too. She is also a good communicator with a very serenely calm voice.
Apart from being naturally beautiful, she loves to dress to kill. Her pictures are a delight to watch.
She has brought some youthful exuberance, elegance, class and prestige to the office of the second ladyship of our dear country.
With her foundation, Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Project (SEHP), she goes out of the political environment to help many people across the length and breath of this country.
The one thing that is common between John Dramani Mahama and Samira Bawumia are that they are both polyglots. That is, they are multilingual. They speak many languages fluently.
The common languages that both of them speak are English, Hausa, Twi, Ewe and Ga. There may be even many others. Other than these, both John Mahama and Samira Bawumia speak many other local languages.
As politicians, being able to speak many languages is a big advantage as it helps them to be able to relate with the people better. The fact that they are able to speak these many languages make them acceptable to the local people who may not be able to speak English Language with them.
By this, you are encouraged to learn to speak more languages as it will help you in diverse ways.
The next time any of these two great politicians pass by you, be careful which language you speak. They may understand you perfectly well.
Even though the General Elections In Ghana is set to be held in December 2020, former President John Dramani Mahama is yet to pick his running mate.
It’s quite surprising because under normal circumstances, he should have picked and announced his running mate by now.
In a bid to take a swipe at the New Patriotic Party(NPP) , the Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken to social media to indicate that it has become a frustrating psychosis for the NPP as it is unable to correctly predict the winning ticket of its opponent; the NDC.
In an immediate response to former President John Dramani Manama, Gabby Otchere Darko also took to social media to help him with the definition of psychosis.
According to Gabby, psychosis is a mental disorder characterized by a disconnection from reality.
He also explained that psychosis may occur as a result of a psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia adding that it may be caused by a health condition, medication or drug use.
John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian lawmaker/politician who filled in as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He recently filled in as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and got down to business as President on 24 July 2012 after the passing of his antecedent, John Atta Mills.
D.O.B: 29 November 1958 (age 61 years), Damongo, Ghana
Companion(Wife): Lordina Mahama
Past workplaces: President of Ghana (20122017)
Books: My First Coup D’etat: Memories from the Lost Decades of Africa
Education: Institute of Social Sciences (1988), University of Ghana (1986)
Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has five kids named Shafik, Shahid, Sharaf, Jesse and Farida. He is a Christian, brought up a Presbyterian however is presently an individual from the Assemblies of God, Ghana by marriage.
Farida Mahama
Gender: Female
Description:Â Farida Mahama is the daughter of John Dramani Mahama.
Nationality:Â Ghana
Jesse Mahama
Gender: Female
Description: Jesse Mahama is the daughter of John Dramani Mahama.
Nationality: Ghana
There is additionally Jesse Mahama, who presented in a vintage themed photograph with his younger sibling, Farida.
Shafik Mahama
Gender: Male
Description: Shafik Mahama is the son of John Dramani Mahama
John Dramani Mahama son Shafik graduates with degree in Media and Mass Communication …
Sharaf Mahama
Gender: Male
The star boy who recently completed his studies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and currently pursuing his football career at Belgian top-flight side Mechelen, is known to be an addict flashy lifestyle living person.
Sharaf not too long ago disclosed that he hopes to play for the National team in no time.
Shahid Mahama
Gender: Male
He is very private with his personal life and his lifestyle so much of his details was not online but the few details is what is been showed..
Mahama’s Running Mate Nominee Says No to Mahama and the NDC
The leader of the National Democratic Congress John Dramani Mahama is alleged struggling to have a running mate who will deputise as his Vice President if voted to power come December 7.
John Dramani Mahama who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017 following the death of his former boss and President Atta Mills is struggling to have a Running Mate of his choice according to Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko a flamboyant NPP man and a Senior Partner of Africa Legal Associates according to his Facebook profile.
Gabby last night threw in a delicate gossip which states how the former President John Mahama is struggling to have a Running Mate of his own choosing because the one he wanted has turned down the offer and not only did he turned it down indirectly but did it directly when the former president who is the flag bearer for the opposition party NDC paid the said individual a curtsey call. “It must be pretty frustrating when your choice of running mate turns you flat down… especially after you have approached him personally with your offer. Uneasy lies the head that wears a thorny crown.” Gabby’s post entails.
Though it hasn’t been confirmed as truth but a man of Gabby’s calibre will never risk telling a fake gossip.
John Mahama who served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as President on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills is running for power for his second term as President. The Ghanaian constitution makes it possible for him run for a second term and if he succeeds will become the longest serving elected President of Ghana following their path of democracy starting 1992.
Gabby’s Facebook friends then added fuel to the fire when their comments suggested it was indeed the former President the post was talking about.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has allegedly run to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Headquarters to plead for mercy.
According to Kwame Baffoe Abronye who claims was an eye witness, Former President John Dramani Mahama was short of words and resulted to kneeling with hands clasped together before the Police CID.
” What is the reason His Excellency President Mahama? ” The CID officer enquired why the former leader was begging frequently.
” I beg you. I beg you. I beg you. The portion of the investigation of John Evans At a Mills investigation in relation to Abronye should be strikes out please, ” Former President John Dramani Mahama allegedly answered.
Asked by the host on Net2 Television’s Flagship program enquired where he was when the former leader was begging, Abronye had this to say :
” Right infront of me. I saw it and stand by it”.
The former President had earlier reported the Bono Regional NPP chairman for what was termed as publication of false news against him the former leader.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has supported projections that millions of people could be infected by Coronavirus in the country.
Speaking via a digital conversation Thursday evening on Ghana’s COVID-19 situation, former President Mahama noted that in view of the current number of cases recorded in the nation, there is the possibility that about 3 million Ghanaians may contract the virus and a significant number of the infected persons may die.
“The model government is working with, the projection is that up to 3 million Ghanaians may be infected by the virus and a significant number may require hospitalization or may even die from the virus,” he emphasized.
The former President was worried this prediction might come to pass due to President Akufo-Addo’s lifting of restrictions on movement and his decisions in fighting against the pandemic.
“In his last address to the country, President Nana Akufo-Addo lifted the partial lockdown imposed on Greater Accra, Greater Kumasi and their environs and Kasoa. At the time the country was recording increasingly higher infections, it was therefore not surprising that many Ghanaians including public health experts were puzzled about the considerations underlying the President’s decision. The number of infections are not only rising steeply but there is also clearly a horizontal community spread of the virus. The majority of the Regions in our country have reported cases and the bulk of the positive cases we’re seeing are of people who have no history of foreign travel.”
Mr. Mahama wondered whether the President considered the “huge backlog of tests that have not yet been cleared and the many possible cases roaming in our communities that have not yet been tested due to a lack of mass testing” before arriving at his decision.
