Advertisement | Source: Ghana Chronicle - Mr. Benjamin Kpodo, the Member of Parliament-elect for Ho Central, has described as unfortunate, suggestions in the media that low voter turnout in the Volta Region caused the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC’s) defeat in the December 7 polls. He said the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections were a replica of the 2000 general elections, and that both recorded low voter turnout and gave victory to the opposition party with a majority in Parliament. |
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Source: 3news. com - Honorary Vice President IMANI Ghana, Bright Simons, has raised pertinent questions regarding the proposed one million-dollar, one constituency scheme by the incoming New Patriotic Party government.
The NPP in August promised to provide each of the 275 constituencies in the country with a million-dollar each year to enable them deal with problems that are specific to them. - Read below his full analysis Source: NPP Communications - The President-Elect of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has thanked Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, the Kumasi Traditional Council, and the people of the Ashanti Region for the massive show of support they offered him on December 7.
Source: 3news. com - The Chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev Professor Emmanuel Asante, says the call by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to its supporters to defend themselves in the event of attacks, could trigger chaos and anarchy in the country.
Source: abusuafmonline. com - Stephen Ashitey Adjei, leader of some 3000 ex-workers of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, said the loss of President John Mahama in the December 7 elections was self-inflicted.
He said the inability of his administration to pay the ex-workers their ex-gratia was a contributory factor towards his defeat. “The other issue is, it (the NDC government) was at loggerheads with all groups of workers. It rowed with nurses, with teachers, with doctors, with students, even the Judicial Service. It has fought with everyone. So who was going to vote for it (the NDC)?” Source: classfmonline. com - The almost one million votes’ margin between the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ghana’s 2016 presidential elections would have been more had the incumbent not rigged the polls in some areas, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, a former chief executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, has claimed.
Source: Daily Guide Africa - It has emerged that President John Mahama and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo met and had fruitful mutual discussions before the December 7 polls and after the elections to smoothen some rough edges.
The secret and reportedly important meeting was said to have been held at the instance of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II a few hours to the polls. |
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