The national delegates congress of the Great Consolidated Popular Party, GCPP, has ended in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi with the acclamation of Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey as the Standard bearer, Leader and National Chairman of the party for the next four years. Dr. Lartey stood unopposed by the close of the party’s nomination and […]
The twice defeated flagbearer of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo has warned members of the party against playing the tribal card as they campaign to wrestle power from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). In his view, the party can only win the 2016 elections if party supporters treat all ethnic
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Raymond Tandoh has debunked allegations that the Regional Youth Organiser of the party, Mr Brogya Genfi has been disqualified as a parliamentary aspirant for the Suame Constituency. This, he explained, was because the vetting committee led by Kofi Adams that would assess aspirants in
The Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ernest Brogya Genfi, who made a last minute entry to contest the Suame seat, has been disqualified. He was disqualified on grounds of forged signatories to his endorsed forms and his inability to pay the filing fee. Subsequently, the party is to initiate criminal
Lawyer for NPP National Chairman, Paul Afoko is unhappy that political party supporters and members who report their grievances for onward solution at party levels are always seen as black sheep by the party hierarchy. Lawyer Nana Yaw Osei describes as unfortunate the situation whereby disgruntled party members who demand justice in the resolution of
The First Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anita De Sooso, has taken a swipe at Ghanaian media content describing what she termed as “Politically-motivated broadcasting” being pursued by some media houses as a recipe for chaos and disaster. She is unhappy that journalistic objectivity is being thrown to the dogs by some
The National Democratic Congress’ vetting of its Parliamentary primary aspirants in the Ashanti region has been rescheduled from tomorrow to next week Tuesday, the 29th of this month at a central location in Kumasi. The Ashanti Regional Communication Officer of the party, Samed Akalilu, told ghnewsnow Ashanti desk that the Constituency executives and aspirants have been
Residents of two farming communities; Fihini and Kpalguni in the Tolon District of the Northern Region have announced that they have henceforth severed relationship with politicians. They have accordingly served notice to politicians regardless of who is involved not to step foot in the two communities during the 2016 general elections or have themselves to
Political parties have up to the close of today, September 22 to make their proposals reach the electoral Commission (EC) on the debate for a new voters register ahead of the 2016 elections. The parties were given a September 22, deadline to make the submissions reach the desk of the EC in their final determination
The Ashanti regional constituency chairmen of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) are calling on the Council of Elders of the party to immediately consider a withdrawal of their statement asking the National chairman of the party to be suspended.According to the chairmen, such moves upset the flagbearer’s call for peace and tranquility in
