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Opinions of Sunday, 22 December 2024 Disclaimer Columnist: Kwabena Aboagye-Gyan Following the NDC’s decisive victory in the just-ended elections, innumerable views have been expressed, but what I find extremely difficult to appreciate is the lamentation by Honourable Afenyo-Markin that: “Yes, the result stings, and I know it hurts” (See: “Election 2024: The result stings, hurts; but we must respect the decision of Ghanaians — Afenyo-Markin” on modernghana.com). In no sense mercurial, no development can be fostered in a country with a non-listening leader. One does not need to be conversant with the treatises of Sen, Rostow and Putnam to know this.…

General News of Thursday, 19 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The outgoing Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Sheila Bartels, has called for the cancellation of benefits for individuals within key sectors of government, including the presidency, the legislature, and the judiciary. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, the MP said that rewards for public service should only be in the form of salaries and should not include other benefits such as allowances, cars, and gratis. “I’m impressed! Let’s continue to lead Ghana without expecting allowances, fuel, gratis, cars, etc. Let’s cancel everything down from the Presidency, Executive, Parliament, Judiciary except…

General News of Thursday, 19 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Following the cases of electoral violence recorded during the December 7, 2024, general elections, the Director of Training at the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has raised serious concerns about the security of the electoral process. Speaking at an event organised by CDD-Ghana on December 18, 2024, Dr. Quaicoe pointed out that the current security situation is precarious, with even the police command facing instability. He revealed that the Electoral Commission had sought assurances from the Inspector General of Police (IGP) regarding the safety of the collation process but was informed that such…

General News of Thursday, 19 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: classfmonline.com The Boahen Aidoo-led COCOBOD is on a collision course with the Transition Team of the President-elect as management flagrantly disregards the latter’s directive to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to suspend all last-minute recruitments and payments. COCOBOD’s management has also deliberately refused a request by the Mahama Transition Team for last-minute recruitments, payments, and other actions to be cleared with the Joint Transition Team. Already, a number of employees who are loyalists of the current New Patriotic Party government have been promoted above more qualified staff and appointed to take up key managerial positions…

Politics of Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East, Edward Ennin, has stated his readiness to help uncover all the loot, which according to him, was perpetuated under the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. Speaking in an interview with Accra-based UTV, Edward Ennin said that he is prepared to appear before any committee set up to look into the gross looting of state resources seen under this government. He indicated that the country’s ambassadors and high commissioners know where the stolen monies of the state are shipped to and when the day of reckoning…

General News of Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President-Elect John Dramani Mahama has set up a 5-man team to put preparatory measures in place for the implementation of one of his major campaign promises ‘Operation Recover All Loot’ (ORAL), which is aimed at recovering all the resources of the country stolen by public officials. The preparatory team, whose task is to gather data on corruption cases to ensure that ORAL hits the ground running as soon as Mahama is sworn into office, is made up of renowned Ghanaians known for their disdain for corrupt activities. Here are the men preparing…

Politics of Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running mate to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, in the just-ended 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, has argued that it would not be wise for the party to abandon Dr. Bawumia after his electoral loss. According to Dr. Prempeh, no flagbearer in the party’s history has ever won an election on their first attempt. He emphasized that Dr. Bawumia’s bid and efforts should be commended despite the outcome. He further referenced the struggles of the current President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who only succeeded in becoming…

General News of Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President Akufo-Addo has been petitioned to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo due to her alleged Misbehaviour and incompetence. A Ghanaian citizen, Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, who filed the petition, claims the Chief Justice has violated the constitution and the administrative system, necessitating her dismissal in order to preserve the integrity of the judiciary. The Petitioner, Stephen Kwaku Asare, aka Kwaku Azar, a US-based professor of accounting and lawyer, expects the President to follow through with the various constitutional provisions governing the process. He has, among other issues, cited the Chief Justice for…

General News of Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com In an application for judicial review in the form of a mandamus, six New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidates for the just ended 2024 general elections have asked the High Court to order the Electoral Commission (EC) to promptly compile and announce the results of the parliamentary elections in the constituencies in which they ran. Through their lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, the NPP parliamentary candidate submitted the application in two different filings. These are Martin Kweku Adjei-Mensah Korsah, Techiman South; Nana Akua Owusu Afriye, Ablekuma North; Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Nsawam-Adoagyiri; Patrick Yaw Boamah, Okaikwei Central; Charles…

General News of Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Media General’s ace broadcaster, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known in the media space as Captain Smart, has warned his media colleagues against criticizing the administration of President-elect John Dramani Mahama. According to Captain Smart, these media practitioners were silent during the administration of the current president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and his team. Hence, they reserve no right to criticize Mahama should things go wrong in his administration. Speaking on his morning show on Onua TV in a viral video, he mentioned Peace FM’s Kokrokoo host Kwami Sefa Kayi, Angel FM morning…