Day: January 25, 2024

Executive Members of the National Democratic Congress in the Effutu Constituency, have been urged to commence on house-to-house mobilisation campaign with the party’s messages, to get more people on board to ensure victory on December 7.

Mr Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting to unite aggrieved members of the party in the Effutu Constituency at Winneba.

Some old executives and members of the party who were aggrieved after the constituency executive elections in 2023, reaffirmed their commitment to the party.

The meeting encouraged the entire Party membership to let by-gone be by-gone, see themselves as one family and to forge ahead to work for the party to rescue power from the NPP.

Mr Gbande advised members and supporters in Effutu to bury their differences and grievances and continue to let the constitution of the party guide them to collectively work for former President John Dramani Mahama and Dr James Kofi Annan their Parliamentary Candi
date (PC).

He stated that getting down to the grassroots to sell previous achievement of the party was one of the ways to ensure victory for the party, since winning election was about numbers.

Mr Gbande, who is also Lawyer by profession stated that Ghanaians would vote for the NDC in both the Presidential and Parliamentary elections to administer good governance to better the lots of all in the Country.

‘As a people we must not let the NPP intimidate and confuse us with money to continue to rule this country for their selfish gains,’ he stated.

If the 24-hour economic programme proposed by former President Mahama would come on, then each member of the party had a role to play by campaigning vigorously and propagating the good works of the NDC to put smiles back in the faces of all, he stated.

He applauded members of the party in Effutu including, former executives, those who contested for the PC position and polling station executives sitting on the fence, for rescinding their decisions and availing the
mselves to be part of the campaign team of the constituency.

Dr James Kofi Annan, the Effutu Constituency NDC Parliamentary Candidate, thanked all the members for their love and commitment and urged them to unite for the party to achieve its goals.

He assured them that his doors were open to receiving fruitful ideas, suggestions and contributions which would help the party to win more members into its fold for victory in the 2024 elections.

Mr Abraham Henry Arthur, the Effutu Constituency Secretary, Chief Mike Derry, Central Regional organiser, Mr Kakra Yalley, Central Regional Executive Member and Mr Mike Allen Hammah, former PM for Effutu were present at the meeting.

The rest were, Neenyi Francis Tagoe Former Effutu MCE, Prof Samuel Quartey, former Ambassador to Czech Republic and Mr Kow Micah Turkson the constituency Chairperson among others, addressed the meeting.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Nine women including two incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) are going head-to-head with 72 men in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Eastern Region.

The two sitting MPs are Mrs. Abena Osei-Asare, MP for Atiwa East and Deputy Finance Minister, and Mrs. Gifty Twum-Ampofo, MP for Abuakwa North and Deputy Minister of Education.

Apart from Madam Gloria Ofori-Boadu, a legal practitioner and women’s rights advocate who is running against Dr. Kinsley Agyeman of the Scholarship Secretariat to replace Mr. Samuel Atta-Akyea in the Abuakwa South Constituency, the remaining candidates are challenging incumbents and more than two men.

Mrs. Osei-Asare and Mrs. Twum-Ampofo, the two incumbents, are facing tough competition from four male candidates, including Mr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, who serves as the government spokesperson on economics at Abuakwa North.

The rest are Ms. Benedicta Biamah Adom and Ms. Gifty Obeyaa Asare, an aviation staff, who are all contesting with four others including t
he incumbent MPs, at Achiase and Kade constituencies, respectively.

Madam Louisa Boakye, NPP New York branch Women’s Organizer is battling it out with four others, including the incumbent MP at Fanteakwa South.

While Lauretta Korkor Asante is also contesting four others to succeed Mr. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Roads Minister, at Atiwa West.

Madam Grace Akosua Amoabeng, businesswoman and Deputy Communications Director for NPP Loyal Ladies, is contesting with four men, including the incumbent MP and a former DCE for the Lower West Akyem constituency.

Madam Barbara Macara Maccugen is also contesting with four men, including the incumbent MP for Fanteakwa North.

Political watchers and women’s rights advocates have expressed worry that if nothing were deliberately done to support women, the much-desired women’s representation in parliament would not be achieved.

During interviews with the GNA, they expressed the challenge of achieving gender parity in parliament for the region and that the number of women runni
ng for office was significantly lower than men, making it difficult to reach the target of one-third female representation.

The vetting committee of the NPP approved a total of 81 candidates who would be running in the upcoming election.

These candidates would be contesting in 25 out of the 33 constituencies where the NPP currently controls seats.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Reverend Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom (Rev. Opambour), General Overseer and Founder of the Ebenezer Miracle Center, has predicted victory for the flag-bearer of the NDC, Mr John Dramani Mahama.

He said, God has revealed to him severally that Mr John Dramani Mahama, who is a former President of Ghana, would return to power as President of Ghana, on January 07, 2025.

Rev. Opambour, revealed this, when Mr Mahama paid a courtesy call on him at the church premises at Ahenema-Kokoben, in the Atwima Kwanwoma district, as part of his campaign tour of the Ashanti region.

He also advised the NDC leadership to guide and take good care of their polling station agents so as not to be dazed through food some people would give to them at the polling stations.

Rev. Opambour prayed for Mr Mahama and asked him to relax since God had already spoken.

On his part, Mr John Mahama thanked the entire congregation and management of the Church for their continued support and warm reception and said next year, he would come around as
President to give thanks to God.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Agona Bobikuma Lower Traditional Council has called on the delegates in the forthcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary to be circumspect in the selection of candidates to help bring development in their areas.

They urged the delegates not to allow money to influence their choice of candidate, but rather vote for an aspirant who would impact socio-economic wellbeing of the people.

Nana Kofi Yeboah VIII, Chief of Agona Bobikuma (Lower) made the call when Mr Yawson Otoo, one of the Agona West NPP aspiring parliamentary candidate called on the chiefs to seek their blessings at Bobikuma in the Central region.

Nana Yeboah said delegates should consider first the future of their children and not what they stood to benefit at the end of the day.

‘Although chiefs are banned from taking active part in politics due to the 1992 constitution, but when it comes to infrastructural projects and human development, we have the right to talk about it,’ he stated.

Nana Yeboah recounted 100 bags of ceme
nt and roofing sheets Mr Yawson Otoo donated to the chiefs and the people of the town towards the construction of the community centre way back in 2017 when he had not even decided to contest parliamentary primaries.

He said since then the aspiring candidate’s relations with them had been cordial and continued to donate to support other development projects at Bobikuma Lower.

Nana Yeboah appealed to the delegates to choose Mr Yawson Otoo as parliamentary candidate because he had the capacity to provide the Agona West with a facelift if elected as Member of Parliament.

He urged Mr Yawson Otoo and his campaign team to embark on campaigns devoid of insults and acrimony to win the sympathy of the delegates to achieve victory in the primaries.

Mr Yawson Otoo on his part expressed gratitude to the chiefs and people for their support and assured them of clean campaign that would raise the image of the NPP to break the eight in the general election.

Mr Yawson Otoo is contesting the primary with Mr Chirs Arthur,
Mr Ben Yamoah and Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the incumbent Member of Parliament in the coming January 27, 2024 primaries.

Source: Ghana News Agency