The chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Council of Elders C.K Tedam has described suspended party chairman Paul Afoko as an arrogant persona, who was running the party “in his pocket.”Afoko is serving an indefinite suspension over acts of misconduct following two separate petitions to the Disciplinary Committee. The National Executive Committee unanimously resolved […]
Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy a former communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has jabbed the party for what he observes as deliberate attempt by some elements within its ranks to deny it victory in 2016. In his latest article on the suspension of Mr. Paul Awentami Afoko, Dr. Arthur Kennedy described the
As the title of this article states, I believe the political parties that are calling for a new register are left with no other option but to boycott this week’s EC public forum ostensibly to openly discuss the merits or otherwise of the case for a new electoral roll; what I described just two weeks
President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged Africans to be proud to speak about what they had achieved instead of dwelling on what they lacked.“What I have noticed is that, it is our tendency in Africa to speak of what we do not have, how we are lacking in this or that, why we have not
The quest by ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to obtain one million votes in the Ashanti region vis-à-vis its opponents the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) vision to sweep about 90% of the votes in 2016 is beginning to polarize the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) . The choice of a Presiding Member (PM) for the KMA
A five-member body has been set up by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to receive petitions and calls from some political parties, civil society groups and a number of Ghanaians for a new voters’ register.Others have called for an audit of the voters’ register, all with a view to ensuring a credible voters’ register
The suspended National Chairman of the main opposition New Patriotic Party Paul Afoko is asking the public to disregard the notice of his suspension by the party.The Communications director of the NPP Nana Akomea in a statement after a national executive committee (NEC) Friday said Mr Afoko has been suspended following a petition of misconduct
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Peter Anarfi Mensah has ordered the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly and the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to demolish a four-storey building on the latter’s main pipe line at Asawase in the Ashanti Region. The Minister’s decision comes in the wake of GWCL officials threats to cut down water supply to
The New Patriotic Party(NPP) Chairman, Paul Afoko has been suspended indefinitely by the party. The party’s 1st Vice Chairman, Freddie Blay has taken over as Acting Chairman of the NPP, the party has directed. Suspension of the beleaguered Chairman was admitted today after a unanimous decision taken by the National Executive Committee meeting at the
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested 6 suspected armed robbers who have reportedly been terrorizing residents of Atwima Boko and its surrounding neighborhoods. Emmanuel Duah 27, Christopher Columbus 30, Yaw Adu Twum 27, Akwasi Appiah 24 and Francis Yeboah 28 were picked up by police after repeated reports of their activities by residents. Police
