According to reports, the NDC
campaign team came to the campus Saturday evening with trucks loaded
with the sachet water to distribute to the
Famous Quotes From Alice in Wonderland
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Photo: University of Ghana students reject NDC sachet water
Monday, 28 November 2016
One village, one dam slogans won’t wash – Mahama
According to the President, NPP’s campaign of “one something, one something” is an empty promise at best.
The President was addressing a rally at
NCCE warns Electorates; don’t take Kalyppo to Polling Station
According
to him, this could spark political violence which could mar the
electoral processes and derail the nation’s democratic gains.
Speaking
during a public sensitisation programme in Kumasi he further warned
that
Odike spotted at NPP Campaign
Former presidential nominee for the United Progressive Party
(UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has been spotted at the New Patriotic Party’s
Western Regional Rally at the Sekondi Methodist Park. Odike stepped
down from the presidential race after his party took him to court for
Mahama to win by 52% – Ben Ephson
Pollster Ben Ephson has predicted a first round victory for President John Dramani Mahama in the 2016 elections.
According
to Mr. Ephson, his latest poll indicates the National Democratic
Congress (NDC) presidential candidate will win by 52.4% while
I want to serve Ghanaians – Nana Addo
Speaking at the
NPP’s regional rally in the Western Region, Nana Addo appealed to
electorates to choose him , saying “my greatest plea is that
'People are voting for change' - BNI tells Mahama
Ephson’s real poll puts Nana 8% ahead of Mahama, But…
The
Daily Statesman can report that the outcome of the latest research
conducted by the Bureau of National Investigations on the upcoming
presidential and parliamentary elections predicts a one-touch victory
for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Presidential Candidate of the New
Patriotic Party, with a clear NPP majority in Parliament.
This
latest BNI survey is consistent with an earlier one they did, except
the high number of undecided voters in the earlier one has dropped
considerably.
Like the BNI survey, the Daily
Statesman can further report that the actual poll conducted by
researchers for Ben Ephson, Editor of the Daily Dispatch, also predicts
but a slim one-touch victory for the opposition leader.
But
consistent with nearly all the polls out there, Ben Ephson's real poll
results have Nana Akufo-Addo maintaining an 8 percentage point lead over
the incumbent, President John Dramani Mahama.
However,
the Daily Statesman has learnt that the results that his researchers on
the field brought are not likely to be what he may be sharing with the
public this week.
According to very reliable
sources, Mr Ephson had been impressed upon by the sponsors of the polls,
largely funded by First Lady Lordina Mahama, to claim that the election
will be very close, but per his expectations and calculations,
President Mahama is going to win with 50.2%.
His
polls, according to evidence shared by those who work with him and very
unhappy about the machinations going on, give Nana Akufo-Addo 51.90%,
nearly eight percentage points ahead of the incumbent, President John
Dramani Mahama.
The poll, which they said has a
margin of error of 2%, had only 43.65% of those polled saying they
would vote for John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress.
According
to the polls, President Mahama and the NDC are losing the elections
mainly because of the economic hardship, escalating unemployment,
corruption, arrogance of power and the general wind of change blowing in
the country.
The latest BNI poll gives Nana
Akufo-Addo 52%, six percentage points over President Mahama who is
predicted to receive 46% of the popular votes on December 7.
For
the entire parliamentary elections, the BNI research suggests the NPP
is likely to get 144 seats, with the NDC losing its current majority to
secure 131 seats.
According to the BNI, in
addition to winning its traditional strongholds of Ashanti and Eastern
Regions, the NPP is on course to winning the
My Government opened doors for NPP Organisers to Marry – Mahama
According to him, the youth of the
country will have themselves to blame if they repose trust in the NPP as
the party has no plans to improve their living conditions of the youth
when it assumes power.
President John Mahama
was speaking at Tarkwa Nsuaem in the Western Region on Saturday as part
of his campaign tour with a little over a week to the polls which has
been
APC ‘executive’ confesses stealing NPP Manifesto
This was
revealed on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show hosted by Winston Amoah on
Monday. He was reacting to obvious rift in the party as two executives
declared their support for the opposition NPP, while the flag bearer is
set to endorse the candidature of the governing NDC’s John Dramani
Mahama.
Allegations
Razak
Opoku who insists the APC manifesto was stolen from
NDC has failed us – Anlo Beach residents
Some youth of Anlo Beach, a settler community in the Shama
constituency of the Western Region, say they have lost hope in the
governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the December 7
polls.
According to the disgruntled youth, the
inhabitants have been voting for NDC for years, but have nothing to show
for it, not even clean water to drink.
They expressed their
disappointment to Citi FM’s Samurais, a pre-election constituency watch
team who were in the Western Region to speak to residents about what
would inform their voting choices.
The other team, known as the Delta Squad covered the Northern sector of the country.
Anlo
Beach residents told the Samurais that they have been left in the state
of hopelessness as government has failed to provide them with potable
water.
They are compelled to drink water from dilapidated wells, which they say is too salty for human consumption.
The
Samurais took a few minutes journey on a canoe, from Shama beach to the
migrant community with 31-year-old George Kpovi, who indicated he was
highly disillusioned.
He said he and his colleagues may not vote in the December polls.
According to him, the settler community voted for NPP once in 2004; but the Kufuor administration also did nothing for them.
Mr. Kpovi said they returned to NDC in 2008, and
Professor Gyampo denies 'NDC will win' comment
A fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and lecturer
at the University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has denied reports he
said the New Patriotic Party can only come close to winning power after
changing its flag bearer, Nana Akufo-Addo.
He
is also reported to have said the governing National Democratic Congress
(NDC) and President John Mahama will win the 7 December polls, although
he wishes they do not.
On a purported secret
audio recording, a voice alleged to be that of Dr Gyampo’s is heard
saying: “I am not trying to undermine anybody, but whether you like it
or not, me I don’t like the NDC to win; but you will win that one, I
know honestly. I know because you know how to win elections, OK. o me, I
know, so when I say it, you don’t have to antagonise me. The NPP is
crumbled, that, not everyone knows, NPP will come, maybe after
NDC to hire experts to train members
Barely a week to the conduct of the December 7 polls, President
John Dramani Mahama has hinted of plans to train members of his party to
properly cast their votes.
Speaking at a campaign rally at
Wassa Akropong in the Western Region, President Mahama said the exercise
is to ensure the party gains a wider margin of valid votes cast.
He explained that, after the training, sample of ballot papers would be given to their members to enable them train others.
“This
year, I want us to widen the gap. The law states that you can only win
with
Vote ‘kleptomaniac’ Mahama Out – Amidu
He said he, as an individual, is
resorting to the law courts for the retrieval of the payment to Mr
Woyome but will entreat Ghanaians to vote for a new president if they
want the money back.
“I entreat fellow
citizens once more to read between the lines and come to their own
justified conclusion that the only way the Republic and the people of
Ghana can get their looted Woyome money back is to vote out this
kleptomaniac looter Government and
Hassan Ayariga sacks executives for endorsing Nana Addo
Speaking
to Citi News, Mr. Ayariga explained that the two ceased to be members
his party since last Friday and urged Ghanaians to disregard any
statement coming from them.
“I don’t have a
vice presidential candidate. What we have now is the leader and founder
of the APC and that is me. Mr. Bartels and the General Secretary were
relieved of their duties last Friday and they are aware of that so they
are not
Akufo-Addo, Bawumia are Liars - Omane Boamah
Dr
Boamah, at the Meet The Press series in Accra on Monday, 28 November
catalogued a series of “lies” which he said had been told by the two
opposition politicians against the Mahama administration.
On
9 December 2014, he said Nana Akufo-Addo “lied about the cost of the
Kasoa Interchange and insisted it had been inflated,” when he delivered
the Alhaji Aliu Mahama memorial lecture. “Not even facts to correct the
obvious misinformation from an NPP – not NDC minority ranking Member of
Parliament on roads and
"That girl, Adjoa Sarfo is a big liar" - Zita Okaikoi
A former Minister for Tourism of Ghana and former Ambassador to
South Africa, Zita Sabah Okaiko. has described Dome-Kwabenya’s Member of
Parliament Adjoa Sarfo as a liar.
Addressing
members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at a rally at the Dome
Market Saturday, Madam Okaikoi asked the people of Dome- Kwabenya to
neglect the lies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and stop voting for
them. She hinted that
Pollsters must stop making false predictions – Veep
The
visit formed part of the second phase of the Vice President’s campaign
tour of the Central Region. Vice President Amissah-Arthur was
accompanied by
NDC will use journalists for blood sacrifice - Owusu Bempah
According to him, journalists and other
persons who fall prey to what he described as a “demonic” attempt by the
NDC to rig the elections – through the sharing of “thank you gifts” –
will lose their lives after the elections because their souls will be
used
Mahama bringing ‘DSTV’ to Ghanaians – Omane Boamah
According to him, the migration process is
almost completed, adding that, it will give Ghanaians the opportunity to
experience better picture and sound quality as well as more channels to
watch.
Government few years ago commenced the
process to switch television broadcasting platforms from analogue
transmission to digital, but has postponed the deadline several times.
Speaking
at the Meet the Press session in Accra on
Ben Ephson’s polls come straight from his ‘big belly’ – A Plus
Controversial hip-life artiste, A Plus has taken a swipe at
pollster, Ben Ephson, saying the latter’s polls come from his big belly .
Mr Ephson has predicted that
I didn’t endorse Mahama for monetary gains - Henry Lartey
The Flagbearer of the Great Consolidated Popular Party, Henry
Hebert Lartey has laughed-off suggestions he endorsed President John
Dramani Mahama for monetary gains.
Dr. Lartey
who announced his support for the ruling National Democratic Congress at
a press conference in Kumasi on Sunday says he took the decision
because of the projects and policies introduced by the John Mahama
administration to improve life of Ghanaians.
Social
media, especially WhatsApp has been agog with messages Dr. Lartey was
financially induced with at least GH ¢20,000 to throw his weight
Presidential candidate of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama.
But
Dr Lartey shoved-off attempts by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the
GCPP to stop him from responding my questions on allegations he took
money from the ruling NDC.
When he did, he described the allegations as
Ayariga endorses Mahama to retain Seat
The disqualified flagbearer of the All People's Party Dr Hassan
Ayariga has endorsed president John Mahama for the December 7 elections.
At
a press conference in Accra, attended by some Regional and National
executives, Dr Ayariga announced his unflinching support, his vote and
that of his followers for the incumbent president with just eight days
to go for the elections.
His endorsement was
predictable. The dismissed General Secretary of the party Razak Opoku
had given a hint that the APC leader will announce his support for the
NDC candidate.
He together with the APC running mate Emmanuel
Carl Bartels had announced their endorsement for the New Patriotic Party
candidate Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday claiming it was a unanimous
decision taken by the national and regional executives of the party.
"The
National Executive Committee, the ten regional executive committee and
CDD, IEA, EIU polls more credible than Ephson's - Nana Akomea
This
follows Mr Ephson’s prediction that President John Mahama and the
governing NDC will win the 7 December election with 52.4 percent while
the NPP’s three-time presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, will
garner 45.9 percent and the five other presidential candidates
collectively bagging 1.7 percent of the total votes cast.
Reacting
to Mr Ephson’s findings on Class91.3FM’s 12Live news programme on
Monday, 28 November, Mr Akomea told Regina Borley Bortey that: “We take
every poll in our stride. OK. Every poll that is made, we just take a
look at it, if there’s something in it that makes sense to us, we take
it. If there’s something in it that doesn’t make sense, we leave it like
that.”
“There have been many polls including
polls by CDD, IEA, EIU and all of these polls from credible institutions
have reported that Akufo-Addo is way ahead. Even recently there was a
poll by the University of Ghana Political Science Students Association
or something and they also put Akufo-Addo way way ahead. We look at it
and if there’s something that we can learn from it we take it and move
ahead. If today Ben Ephson too has done a poll and he is saying
Akufo-Addo is behind, we don’t have a problem.
Asked
if Mr Ephson’s findings do not dampen the NPP’s spirit, Mr Akomea said:
“Not at all, in fact it encourages us. The polls that have been done by
institutions, not an individual, institutions like the IEA, like the
CDD, like the EIU, those are institutions, not one individual. They all
say that we are ahead so if one individual says we are behind, we done
have a problem. I would place much weight on an institution than an
individual because if the poll is by an institution, the likelihood of
bias is reduced. A poll done by an institution as against an individual,
I will place much weight on a poll done by an institution,” he added.
OccupyGhana® warns SSNIT against funding Woyome Deal
Our
further review of the documents since that Press Release reveal even
more disturbing facts that Ghanaians must know about, one of which is
this:
The Government has issued a directive to SSNIT to use our pension funds to acquire a 24% stake in this phantom Woyome project.
The
documents in our possession show that
Western Region to become an oil hub for West Africa – Akufo-Addo
Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo explained that this will be done by positioning
the Western Region as an efficient centre for the support of the oil
industry in the West African region, which will result in the relocation
of the headquarters of Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) to the
region.
Nana Akufo-Addo made these known on Sunday, November
27, 2016, when he addressed yet another mammoth rally at the
Saturday, 26 November 2016
President Mahama's lateness angers Envoys
President John Mahama's late turn-up to an event yesterday in Accra did not go down well with members of the diplomatic corps.
The event was the commissioning of the New Lavender Hill faecal treatment plant by Mr Mahama.
Even
though proceedings were scheduled to commence at 8:00am according to
invitations sent out by the Corporate Communications Team of Zoomlion
Company Limited, managers of the faecal treatment plant, the president
and his entourage of ministers arrived at the venue at about 12 noon.
Members
of the diplomatic corps, notable amongst them the Head of the European
Union Delegation to Ghana, William Hanna, Ambassador of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands, Ron Strikker, and Australia High Commissioner, Andrew
Barnes, had arrived for the event before 8:00 am, thinking the programme
would start on time so they could attend to other things for the day.
But, that was not meant to be as the president who was the main man for the day was nowhere to be
found for close to four hours.
The
diplomats were visibly frustrated and were seen glancing at their
watches every second and complaining amongst themselves about the delay
of proceedings.
At a point, they woke up
apparently to leave when
NHIS has challenges but not collapsed - CEO
The head of the National Health Insurance Authority has debunked
claims the scheme is on the verge of collapse or has collapsed.
Mr Nathaniel Otto said the Scheme has challenges but cannot by any stretch of the imagination say the scheme has collapsed.
"A collapsed health system or health finance system is a pseudo name for saying there are challenges that have to be resolved.
If
that is the intention of the criticism we agree. The NHIS has
challenges but it has not collapsed," he said at a press conference
Friday.
His comments come in the wake of criticism by the opposition New Patriotic Party that
Bawumia sympathises with family of deceased aide
Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, running mate to the New Patriotic Party
(NPP) Flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo on Friday paid the family of his late
aide, Kwabena Boadu to commiserate with the bereaved family.
The
NPP vice Presidential candidate shocked by the
My first budget will capture DKM Refund – Akufo-Addo
The Presidential candidate Of the New Patriotic Party Nana
Akufo-Addo says his government will investigate issues surrounding the
tier-two pension funds and the DKM scandal.
According
to him, it is befuddling that
KNUST grabs $1M grant to produce Palm Weevil Larvae on large scale
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is
embarking on a fight against protein deficiency in Ghana by using Palm
Weevil Larvae, locally known as ‘Akorkono’.
The University
has received $1 million from the Bill Clinton Foundation and 112,000
Canadian dollars from the Grand Challenges Canada Foundation to start
the project.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso announced this during the 2016 founders’ day special Congregation in Kumasi.
These palm larvae, a delicacy in some rural parts of Ghana, grow in dead palm trees.
" Akorkono is one of the edible insects and
””Veep panicking over Election Poll - Dr Baah
Mr
Amissah-Arthur, during the commissioning of a 550-bed boys’ dormitory
for the Enyan Abaasa Technical Institute in the Central Region on Friday
November 25, said poll surveys prepare party supporters for only one
outcome and should the actual results from
‘Troublemakers’ on Election Day will be dealt with – Police
“The
Police are going to work without intimidation. In spite of the name
calling we are going to do what they have been doing since the inception
of this fourth Republic. Let it be told that
Kwabena Boadu was loved by everyone – Samira Bawumia
Mr
Boadu was the press aide to her husband. The 29-year-old died at Wa in
the Upper West Region during a campaign tour with Dr Bawumia.
“Yesterday
was a very sad day for all of us. My husband's press secretary, Kwabena
Boadu, passed on. He was an intelligent, hardworking young man and
NPP will imprison us if they win - Minister
Ms
Asamoah was speaking at a mini-rally at Gomoa Afransi in the Gomoa
Central Constituency on Friday, November 25 as part of
Friday, 25 November 2016
Dumsor drove me to UK – Slim Buster
Ace choreographer and musician, Slim Buster, has for some few years
been out of the country and missing in the Ghanaian entertainment
circles. His fans, especially on social media, who could not keep up
with his absence started asking questions of his whereabouts.
In
an interview with Sammy Flex, host of AM Pluzz on Pluzz 89.9FM, Slim
Buster stated that he left Ghana for the UK, where he stayed for quite
awhile – because he could not bear the pressure of the power outages
(Dumsor) that hit the country a few years ago.
He added that the cost of fueling his cars, home, studio and power plant was
It saddens me Upper West no longer backs NPP - Akufo-Addo
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed to the electorate in the Upper
West Region to reunite, once again, with the NPP and help push the
party into the Jubilee House on 7 December.
Addressing
a rally at Wa, the regional capital, Nana Akufo-Addo stated: “Whenever
I’m in Upper West, I feel a strong emotion of sadness.”
According
to him, “This region (Upper West) gave to our party, and, to our
country, some of its greatest leaders – Chief S.D Dombo, B.K Adama,
Abaayifa Karbo, Jato Kaleo and Mumuni Dimbie. These were outstanding
Ghanaians who are the base of our tradition. They gave their lives in
the struggle for freedom and democracy in Ghana.”
However,
“today, the Upper West Region is no longer following in their
tradition”, with the NPP receiving some 30 per cent of the popular vote
in the 2012 election.
“I have come to appeal to
you. This December, on the 7th, in two weeks’ time, let us reunite
Upper West with its tradition and the great figures that came from here,
and set the country onto the path of progress and prosperity,” he said.
With
the mainstay of the majority of residents of the region being farming,
Nana Akufo-Addo assured them that if elected president, his government
would provide active support for the nation’s farmers, as well as
irrigation facilities. The “1-Village-1-Dam policy will transform the
fortunes of the region and its people, and turn it into a potential
bread basket for the country”.
He said: “We are
going to create the conditions for year-round farming, stressing: “If
Burkina Faso can do it, so can we also do it in the Upper West Region
and create prosperity and jobs for our people.”
Nana
Akufo-Addo stressed that the increase in agricultural productivity,
through the provision of improved seedlings, subsidised fertilisers, and
extension services, amongst others, will boost significantly
agricultural production, and create jobs and prosperity, and thereby
Government owes mining firms GH¢280 million - Chamber of Mines
Though the Value Added Tax Act
of 2013 stipulates where the deductible tax of an individual or business
exceeds the expected amount; the excess should be refunded within
thirty days, the report indicates otherwise.
According
to the Ghana Chamber of Mines Annual report 2015, refunds of credits
are allowed only after an audit has been completed, posing a barrier to
the payment of the statutory fund.
It takes about nine months
before VAT credit is audited and
Visually-impaired voters to vote without aides in December Polls
Visually-impaired voters will be able to vote for their preferred
candidates in next month’s elections without interference by aides in
next month’s elections.
It follows the introduction of tactile jackets to facilitate the voting process for visually impaired.
Voters
with visual impairment say they have over the years been unable to
choose for themselves the people they want to vote for.
There are reports of some aides thumb-printing for candidates other the ones directed by the owner of the vote.
The secrecy of the ballots is also compromised in a breach of the law.
Thanks,
however, to the Electoral Commission and the
Nduom, Konadu, Mahama accuse EC of Rigging
Three political parties taking part in this year’s presidential and
parliamentary election have said they are confident the results will
not be free and fair.
A joint statement signed
by Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party
(PPP); Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, flag bearer of the National
Democratic Party (NDP); and Dr Edward Mahama, flag bearer of the
People’s National Convention (PNC) said: “We … wish to put on public
record that the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections will not
be free and fair.”
“We make this point strongly
believing that we have a responsibility as leaders of these three
political parties to bring into sharp focus a number of issues that have
happened that defeat our expectation or aspiration as a country to hold
free and fair elections. Free and fair elections do not happen on
voting days. They happen only if a number of things are in place and are
guaranteed for the benefit of the all the players,” the three flag
bearers said.
Below is the full statement:
STATEMENT ABOUT THE 7 DECEMBER 2016 ELECTIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES OF THE NDP, PNC AND PPP
We
the presidential candidates of the Progressive People’s Party, the
People’s National Convention and the National Democratic Party wish to
put on public record that the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary
elections will not be free and fair. Free and fair elections can take
place when certain conditions are met. It is not limited to the
electorates queuing up on 7th December, 2106, casting a ballot and for a
person to be declared a winner.
We make this
point strongly believing that we have a responsibility as leaders of
these three political parties to bring into sharp focus a number of
issues that have happened that defeat our expectation or aspiration as a
country to hold free and fair elections. Free and fair elections do not
happen on voting days. They happen only if a number of things are in
place and are guaranteed for the benefit of the all the players.
First
of all political parties and candidates must be given a fair
opportunity to campaign and send their messages to the electorates for
informed choices to be made.
The three of us
have had a terrible experience of spending close to six weeks in court
litigating against the unnecessary attempted disqualification of our
candidature as part of a deliberate scheme to frustrate our efforts in
this election.
This has brought us untold
hardships financially, emotionally and taken energy and precious time
from our campaigns. The Electoral Commission (EC) decided to utilise the
regulations guiding the conduct of the 2016 elections as an oppressive
tool to punish and deny us equal opportunity to campaign during the
critical times of the campaign season.
If a
party in a competition loses six weeks of campaign time whilst spending
on legal fees that where not budgeted for but occasioned by a frivolous
scheme designed to frustrate and deny us fair opportunity to participate
in the elections, how can anyone say that this election is and will be
free and fair?
Secondly, we would expect under
normal circumstances that, the Electoral Commission will be a fair and
impartial referee whose only interest would be to comply with the
provisions of the CI 94 which conduct will ensure certainty and
predictability in the processes leading up to the elections.
As
we speak, the EC has been inconsistent in the supply of information to
the political parties on the number of voters registered for the special
voting exercise. The new allegation that the Ghana Police
Service is
adding more names to the special list, long after the deadline passed is
disturbing to say the least. The question is which other groups of
people have been allowed to add to the list after the deadline?
The
EC has clearly disregarded the relevant portions of CI94 (regulation
23) to have entertained the latest applications from the Police
Service.
If the rules of the game can be
twisted and turned by the referee as and when it pleases, can we then
say that the elections will be free and fair when we do not know what
illegal steps will be taken in the process leading up to the elections?
Some of our parliamentary candidates have been disqualified without due
process.
We are also aware that
Bawumia's Aide wrote this about death
Kwabena Boadu, the press aide of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia - the New
Patriotic Party vice presidential candidate - pieced together a note
about death before passing on.
He was found dead in his hotel room on November 24, 2016. Read his thoughts about death:
DEATH! (SPECIALLY MADE FOR EVERYONE SPECIAL)
November 5, 2010 at 6:59 p.m
DEATH
I
most often think about death! Yeah I do, it’s one of my pastimes,
thinking about death! I don’t know about you but unlike me, I know many
who are just scared to hear the word - ‘death’! I don’t know why though,
maybe it’s because you yourself know you would end up in hell and so
don’t want to hear of the event which would forward you to your final
destination; maybe it’s because you think this world is good that you
don’t want to imagine not being part of it or maybe you are afraid
because others are afraid of it.
But well
whether you like it or not, very soon you would die! Hahahahahaha! Well
sorry but this isn’t so funny for some of you but it is the truth; you
would die soon! And please don’t stop reading at this point because that
won’t prevent you from death! Anyway, sorry if I got you scared but why
should we be scared of death? It’s something which would happen to
everyone, no one can escape it so why should we be scared of it?
I
think about death for many reasons. First of all, I think about the
death of my family members and friends like you. I think about all the
good times and experiences I have had with some of you and think about
the near future when you would not be around or when my family would not
be around.
I think and fantasize about how I
would be informed of your death and how I would react; for some of you, I
know other friends would post – Rest In Peace on your Facebook walls
and that is only when I would realize that you would no longer be there
to chat with or no longer there to comment on my status or like it!
For
others especially those who are close to me, I know that it would be a
sudden phone call in the night or very early morning, which would break
the news to me of your death; and it would be only then that I would
realize how you would no longer be there to answer my call and how I can
no longer send messages to you and wonder if I should delete your
contact or if I should keep it as a living memory of the sort of friend
you were. Huh! My heart is beginning to get heavy! But truly, I think
about all these things.
Most importantly too, I
fantasize about the one-week anniversary of your death and especially
your funeral and how I would come and display ad give a heavy donation
which would leave everyone bemused. I imagine the sort of cloth I would
come in and the convoy of cars which would convey me there and how I
would be weeping when you are finally lowered 6 feet under the ground
and when you are covered with earth with the Preacher man saying ‘dust
to dust’ and all the kind of things they say!
So
yes, I think about your death and try to get myself prepared for it! I
even think about the posts I would make on facebook about your death;
well sorry if I have finished planning your death, burial and funeral
but I can’t really stop myself from doing it. Am sure by now, most of
you would have stopped asking the question – ‘is he normal?’ to saying
‘he is not correct’!
Well, I also think about
my death! As someone who has had a brace with death on a few occasions, I
have come to realize that I can be called anytime; so I think a lot
about my own death! I think about how shocked some of you would be when
news reaches you of my death at a young age of 96-105; how some of you
would weep uncontrollably and how some of you would wish you even had
the opportunity of exchanging your life for me. I know! I know many of
you would even want to die so you can join me in death too, after all,
the things I did to you in life.
I know that
many of you wouldn’t believe it until you see me being lowered into my
own specially built mausoleum after I have been embalmed which would
mean that unlike you, my body would stay for years without getting
rotten; thus denying the termites the luxury of having me for food; the
good thing is that with you around, the termites won’t really starve!
I
think about how grand my funeral would be! In fact, if anyone denies me
a grand funeral, that person won’t have it easy at all! I would deal
with that person well well. I think about all the announcements that
would be made on CNN, BBC and all and the big Bill Boards which would be
erected in my honor!
But I also think about
one thing, I think about staging my death before death does it himself. I
want to stage my death one of these days; so anytime you hear about it
be careful; I guess I have to take lessons from Amina.
I
want to stage my death so that I can see the reactions of all of you!
And what would be said about me; I want to see for my eyes how
indifferent people would be to the news of my death; this brings me to a
point. I have close to 630 friends on Facebook, yesterday was my
birthday and only 150 wished me a happy Birthday, so where were all the
other 480? After all, I have done for them?
How
ungrateful can people be; just saying happy birthday is even difficult
for them! So you see, even with my life, people are still able to show
me such ingratitude, how much more when I die? That’s why I want to
stage my death so that I can scare one by one those who show less
concern on the issue of the death by not only revealing myself to them
at odd places and times but also giving them a hot chase! That way, they
would not only be scared but I would have left a lasting legacy in
their minds! They would hardly forget me for a full day!
Again,
I want to stage my death; so that I can see how people would want to
come ad display at my funeral! Those who never wanted to speak to me
would even come ad behave like they were the best of friends with me;
what hypocrisy?
I would want to see those who
would come to my funeral to chase girls; I can imagine how insensitive
people can be! I would want to see those who would come there
specifically to eat and drink at my family’s expense; and how people
would run when I slowly lift myself from the bed on which I have been
laid and start chasing people all over!
But the
question I mostly ask myself is does one know when it is about getting
to his/her death? And how what happens at the exact point of death. I
have heard that before one dies, the person would often have dreams
where he or she would find him or herself interlacing with dead people
and that when you start having those dreams, it means you are about to
die.
In order to prevent this, therefore, I
have made a very conscious decision not to dream again; so as not to see
any dead people! How am I able to do this? Simple, by waking up at
hourly or two-hourly intervals during my sleep, I prevent myself from
going into a deep sleep that would lead me to dream.
To
every rule there is an exception so to prevent myself from seeing the
dead people just in case I dream, I keep my brains filled with
everything aside dead people! And before I go to bed, I plan the dream I
would want to dream just in case I have to dream! With this, I have
been able to keep myself from seeing dead people in my dreams.
For
those of you who have not done similar things like me, though, I pity
you because if you have been having dreams where you see yourself with
dead people then please note that very soon, very soon, it will come. I
don’t want to scare you anymore!
Again I have
heard that few days before you die, you would become very friendly and
very good. Two solutions appeared most prudent, when I heard about this;
1. Either I stopped being good and friendly so that death would stay a
long way from me; or that I become constantly good and friendly, there
would thus be no sudden change in my attitude which would cause death to
look in my direction.
With these two
solutions, I knew that death would stay far away from me and close to
some of you. But choosing not to be good and friendly would mean certain
hell for me on the judgment day so I choose the other solution, and
that is the reason why I am this good and friendly! That is why all of
you wish you had my traits of friendliness and goodness!
Why
did I write this note? I don’t even know! But I wanted to thank some
special people in my life and special people who have helped me in my
life and great people whose friendship I cherish so much! I didn’t want
to write it straightforward, as it wouldn’t make it interesting for me;
so I decided to write something , and this is what came up!
First
on the list of mentions is the woman no woman can take me away from –
my mom, Georgina Baffoe and Nana yaa (my kid sister), my Grandmum, my
Aunties and Uncles and cousins and all!
Then
those great friends I have had who have helped me so much in various
points in my life or with whom I have shared or continue to share great
moments; it is people like you who make life worth living - in no
particular order –
Sammi Awuku, Angela Aheto,
Rebecca Delong, Gloria Akpene, Akyena Benjamin, Alla Mensah, Emmanuel
Kwasi Afriyie, Christian Kwabena Ansah, Festus Matey, Collins Dakurah,
Nyamekye Nkrumah, Kingsley Owusu Anom, Enoch Sarpong, Dorothy Oforiwaa,
Heartwill Tamakloe, Festus Owusu (Fela) Ernesto Yeboah, Hannarich Affum,
kofi Dzifa Jewel, Mckeown Amponsah, Nelson Awuku, Rebecca Donkor, Edem
Amoah, Joseph Amoako Yorke, Aggrey Korsah, Hamza Suhuyini,
Emmanuel
Peprah, Leticia Aduhene, Richard Boahene, Matthew Fosu Gyeabour, Felix
Acheampong, Kwadwo Addo Dankwa, Godfred Boakye, Enoch Agyekum, Fatawu
Mohammed, Swala Abubakr, Ernest Brobbey, Eugene Amoah, Sackey Kow Akyen,
Josiah Aubin, Muni Montia, Florence Abban, Olivia Jehu Appiah, Egya
Kojo Botwe, Charles Dorman, Kobby Gomez, Kwaku Boakye Nimako, Papa Annan
Nana adwoa, Nana Fredua ofori Atta, Sam Ellis,Nana poku Sikadwa etc.
etc. if I forgot any name I should have mentioned, please note that it
wasn’t as a result of malice; it’s due to something which like death is
part of every human's life!
To the friends I
have gotten to know because of facebook, you have added much more to my
life than I thought I would get by signing on to facebook and
Effutu Chiefs apologise to Nana Addo over ‘Simpa Panyin’ comment
At
a press conference organised by the traditional leaders at Effutu on
Thursday, November 24, the Tufuhene of Effutu, Neenyi Otuboa Siripi II,
in a statement read on his behalf by the Adontenhene of Effutu, Neenyi
Gyete Gyankuma II, called on Mr Akufo-Addo to apologise for using the
term “Simpa Panyin”, allegedly against the people of the area.
However,
“it has since come to the attention of Nananom that the alleged tape
upon which we made our earlier demands is of dubious quality and cannot
be verified”, the traditional body said, adding: “Upon further scrutiny,
we have realised that Nana Akufo-Addo has never said
Harrughana Attah must respect the memory of Aliu Mahama
Ambassador
Attah, who used to be a staunch NPP leading personality in an earlier
statement stated that Nana Akufo-Addo told him that a non-Akan will not
lead the New Patriotic Party.
“I do recollect
very clearly, as if it happened only yesterday, Nana Addo Dankwah
Akufo-Addo invited me to his office at Ridge near the offices of the
Electoral Commission. I honoured the invitation, not knowing what to
expect. The outcome was one of the most revealing encounters I have ever
had with a Ghanaian politician. He raised a number of issues and
Government award Woyome deal despite Scandal - OccupyGhana
OccupyGhana says it has discovered a GH¢35 million contract awarded
to embattled businessman, Alfred Woyome, although the dust is yet to
settle on a scandalous judgement debt awarded to him.
Mr
Woyome is yet to refund a GH¢51.2 million judgement debt he obtained
from the state which according to the Supreme Court was acquired through
unconstitutional and invalid contracts between the state and Waterville
Holdings Limited in 2006 for the construction of stadia for CAN 2008.
Despite
the apex court’s ruling, the businessman is currently fighting the
retrieval of the money by the state, claiming among other things, that
he earned it.
In a statement issued Thursday,
the pressure group said it “is shocked, outraged and appalled to
discover that while the nation is still reeling from the effect of the
Alfred Woyome judgment debt scandal, and the stalled and hesitant
attempts by the Attorney-General to execute the judgment of the Supreme
Court, the Government of Ghana has, on the blind side of Ghanaians,
entered into a ‘confidential’ and potentially lucrative agreement with
Woyome, acting through one of his companies, Anator Holding Company
Limited.”
OccupyGhana explains that Anator
Holding Company is one of the companies that has filed a suit claiming
to be the owner of two of Woyome’s properties that the Government has to
attach in the execution of the judgment.
“That
matter is still pending and unresolved,” OccupyGhana, which is composed
of astute lawyers and other professionals, said in the statement.
Background
Woyome
sued the state in 2009 for what he claimed to be a wrongful termination
of the contract by the erstwhile Kufuor administration.
The
contract, Woyome averred, was for him to raise money for the
construction of stadia for the CAN 2008 tournament which was held in
Ghana.
He secured a default judgment in 2010 after the then Attorney General Betty Mould Iddrisu failed to prosecute the case.
Even
when the court had asked that only the first tranche of 17 million
cedis be paid to the businessman until after the case had been
concluded, officials of government went ahead to pay all three tranches.
A 2010 audit report made adverse findings about government officials involved in the payment made to Mr Woyome.
Mr
Woyome recently filed a suit in the apex court seeking a review of an
earlier decision that would have allowed former Attorney General, Martin
Amidu, to cross-examine him over a controversial ¢51 million judgment
debt.
The former Attorney General had initiated the proceedings to retrieve the money paid the businessman.
Read below OccupyGhana's full statement.
24th NOVEMBER, 2016
OCCUPYGHANA® PRESS STATEMENT
WOYOME AGAIN! GH?35 MILLION CONTRACT DISCOVERED: OCCUPYGHANA® EXPOSES GOVERNMENT
OccupyGhana®
is shocked, outraged and appalled to discover this: That while the
nation is still reeling from the effect of the Alfred Woyome judgment
debt scandal, and the stalled and hesitant attempts by the
Attorney-General to execute the judgment of the Supreme Court, the
Government of Ghana has, on the blind side of Ghanaians, entered into a
“confidential” and potentially lucrative agreement with Woyome, acting
through one of his companies, Anator Holding Company Limited.
This
same Anator Holding Company, in the current proceedings in court, is
one of the companies that has filed an interpleader, claiming to be the
owner of two of Woyome’s properties that the Government has finally
managed to attach in execution of the judgment. That matter is still
pending and unresolved.
We have seen a
Framework Agreement dated as recently as 21st December 2015, for Anator
Holding to “develop deep seaports (including) industrial parks and green
townships” in Ghana.
The Agreement is signed
by Woyome as Executive Chairman of Anator Holding Company Limited, and
the then Minister for Transport, Dzifa Aku Attivor. That Agreement was
entered into on the basis of a non-binding scantily drafted Memorandum
of Understanding entered into between the same Woyome company and the
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority on the same subject on 28th August
2015.
The Framework Agreement with Ghana is
expressed to have been entered into so that Woyome’s company can raise
an initial financing of US$8.5M just for feasibility studies. In other
words, Woyome is relying on the country’s goodwill to raise financing
for a sweetheart deal that he has entered into with the GPHA and is
possibly shopping around banks all over the world for money, on the back
of this agreement.
That bogus Agreement was
signed with the express approval of Cabinet, as conveyed by a letter
signed by the Chief of Staff from the Office of the President, dated
16th December 2015. It is instructive to point out that the Agreement
was signed on the same day that the Cabinet approval was received by the
Ministry of Transport.
We have seen how Woyome
operates. He hit us for GH¢51.2M that he did not deserve, on the basis
of a non-existent contract. Our Government and its lawyers, either
unconcerned or guilty of complicity, sat back when Woyome went to court
and obtained a default judgment against us.
Even
though Mr. Martin Amidu has obtained judgement for the people of Ghana,
we are struggling to recover that money from him, and this same Anator
Holding is battling to stop us from selling at least two of Woyome’s
properties to pay the debt.
It, therefore,
beggars belief that
5 injured in Wulensi NDC, NPP clash
The clashes occurred in a village called Tinangeria in the constituency.
According
to an eyewitness, the clashes were sparked over the parliamentary
candidate for the NPP in the Wulensi constituency, Thomas Donkor
Ogaajah’s holding of a rally in the community.
He said they were confronted by some NDC supporters who unhappy with the ongoing rally ongoing by the opposition party.
“Instantly they started throwing stones at us and
Thursday, 24 November 2016
3 Polls reveal Nana Addo will win 2016 Elections
According to the polls conducted by GN
Research, 51 percent of Ghanaians are confident that the flag bearer of
the NPP is the best candidate to address unemployment, health and
Vigorous campaign not hindering governance duties – NDC
According to Mr. Anyidoho,
party and government officials involved in the campaigning reserve at
least two days a week for administrative work.
The
NDC has been engaged in a multi-pronged campaign effort nationwide
headed by
Confusion rocks Sekondi Nursing School over allowance disbursement
Some students of the Effia-Nkwanta nursing and midwifery training
school in Sekondi, Western region are angry with authorities of the
school over the disbursement of the recently reinstated allowance.
A
female student who spoke to Starr FM’s Western regional Correspondent
Emmanuel Ohene Gyan on condition of anonymity said several students did
not receive their allowances due to insufficient funds.
She
said due to the lack of funds, the vice principal of the school Mrs.
Rose Addai had to ballot yes and no with those picking ‘Yes’ receiving
their allowances while those who picked ‘NO’ were left with nothing.
Information gathered indicates that majority of the students who did not receive their allowance were
second year students.
“The
second year students are saying that
Togbe Afede, who is a business mogul, was also the immediate past president of the Volta region House of Chiefs.
He replaces the Wulugu Naba Pugansoa, Naa Professor John S. Nabila, who has ended his term of office.
Togbe Afede who is also the
Martin Amidu, former Attorney-General and lone crusader to retrieve Ghana’s ‘stolen’ money from Alfred Agbesi Woyome has castigated President John Mahama for openly defending Alfred Woyome after the Supreme Court had ordered that Woyome be allowed to reveal how he spent the money He said it is unfortunate that the President who has sworn constitutional oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution of Ghana granted interview to the press and condemned the decision of the Supreme Court to allow Woyome to appear before it to give details of how he spent the money wrongfully paid to him, He alleged that, regarding the way the President has started ‘intimidating’ him (Amidu), he would not be surprised if the President uses his executive powers to stop the Supreme Court from going ahead to allow Woyome to give details of how he spent the state money. “The conduct of the President convinces me as a senior and foundation member of the governing NDC that he would do everything
NPP targeting 50% of popular vote in Northern Region– Akufo-Addo
Speaking
at a rally in Tamale over the weekend, the former attorney general
noted the region has never failed the main opposition and was confident
they will go all out to give him their mandate.
Nana
Akufo-Addo noted that the one region for which the NPP’s votes have
appreciated in every election is the Northern region, evident in the
party increasing its parliamentary seats it hold in the region from 3 in
2008 to 10 in 2012.
This, he stressed, is
indicative of the fact that
Martin Amidu descends on President Mahama
He said it is unfortunate that the
President who has sworn constitutional oath of office to uphold and
defend the Constitution of Ghana granted interview to the press and
condemned the decision of the Supreme Court to allow Woyome to appear
before it to give details of how he spent the money wrongfully paid to
him,
He alleged that, regarding the way the
President has started ‘intimidating’ him (Amidu), he would not be
surprised if the President uses his executive powers to stop the Supreme
Court from going ahead to allow Woyome to give details of how he spent
the state money.
“The conduct of the President
convinces me as a senior and
President John Mahama has asked the electorate to renew his mandate
at the polls in order to complete projects he has started including the
Eastern corridor road.
According to the
President, the project which connects the North to the South through the
Volta region will open the country and stimulate economic activities.
The project which has been ongoing for a while has stalled due to financial challenges.
However
addressing a rally at Garu on his tour of the Upper East region,
President Mahama assured the final phase of the project will be
completed in his second term.
“I have come
before you humbly to ask for your votes to be re-elected to continue the
good work that we have started. All of us know the work that we have
been doing over these 4 years. We started working on the Eastern
corridor road project; we have done several segments of them. It’s left
with the last segment from Nankpanduri to Kulungungu through Garu
Tempane.”
He disclosed funding has been secured for that purpose and a contractor will soon move to site to commence work.
“As
I speak we have done the design of that road and
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Supreme Court permits Martin Amidu to cross examine Woyome
The
Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday morning that
Saturday, 19 November 2016
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