Growing up in the ancient town of Jasikan, one of the lessons I learnt in my formative years is the wisdom in the adage that says if you cannot bear the heat, one should get out of the kitchen. It teaches us to quit when the ovation is still loud, and not end up getting out of situations ignominiously. About 22 years down the line, it looks very much as if the adage was created to suit the hole Kwame Baffoe has dug for himself: that of relentlessly using the slightest pretext to drag the name – and tenure –…
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Growing up in the ancient town of Jasikan, one of the lessons I learnt in my formative years is the wisdom in the adage that says if you cannot bear the heat, one should get out of the kitchen. It teaches us to quit when the ovation is still loud, and not end up getting out of situations ignominiously. About 22 years down the line, it looks very much as if the adage was created to suit the hole Kwame Baffoe has dug for himself: that of relentlessly using the slightest pretext to drag the name – and tenure –…
Coalition for Restoration (CFR) has instituted a dialogue series dubbed: CFR Dialigues to elicit ideas on how to move the Nation forward. This is part of the Coalition’s commitment to contributing to the rebuilding and development of our country. The object of the Dialogue Series is to generate a critical mass of ideas through technical discussions on the various sectors of the Ghanaian economy, using the enormous expertise and resource persons the country is blessed with to catalyze a focused development trajectory. First in this “Dialogue Series” will be on the Economic Management of Ghana, with the subsequent editions analyzing…
Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin’s marriage has been officially dissolved by an Accra High Court after his now ex-wife Gloria Assan filed for divorce. Mr Arhin was hit with a divorce scandal after his estranged wife filed the case on February 10 2021 over claims of cheating, domestic violence among other complaints. The court dissolved the marriage today and gave Miss Assan the sum of Gh100,000 as alimony. The pair have been married for about 8 years but according to the now ex-wife of Eugene Arhin, things changed in their marriage after he was appointed the Director…
The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress has stated that the commissioners of the Electoral Commission must reform themselves first before any other reforms can be considered. The Electoral Commission recently organized an IPAC meeting to table for discussion, a number of reforms the commission intended to carry out. At a Press conference by the Election Director of the NDC, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah in his reaction stated that the first and most important reform required is for the EC to reform itself. The Director of Elections for the NDC, proceeded to do what he described as ”a…
The Western North Region is one of the newly created regions with nine local assemblies ie three municipalities and six districts. The region is one that is endowed with natural resources such as gold, timber, bauxite and cocoa. We are the leading producer of cocoa and timber in the country. As a new region with such natural resources, it is expected that government will harness these opportunities so to be beneficiary for all especially the teeming unemployed youths. However, the Nana Addo led administration has engaged in lip service and political gimmickry thus leaving the youths unattended to. It is…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has in a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission withdrawn his acceptance of the continental body’s appointment as its High Representative for Somalia. While thanking the AU for the confidence reposed in him, Mr. Mahama noted that, “the high political importance of the proposed assignment requires that the High Representative enjoy the unalloyed support and co-operation of all political stakeholders.” President Mahama whose appointment as the AU envoy has been roundly welcomed by the Council of Presidential Candidates of Somalia, and the Coalition of Somalia’s Federal Member States, further cautioned in his…
The National Coordinator of the United Peace Federation- Ghana Dr. Mrs. Helen Osei has appealed to the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to support efforts towards the setting up of the Ghana chapter of the International Association of MPs for Peace (IAPP). The initiative, she said, was to help promote the development of humankind along the path of coexistence and mutual prosperity for future generations. She said despite efforts made in the 7th Parliament to set up the association in the country proved futile and affected the country’s image and its commitment at promoting global peace and…
Sunyani High Court II on Thursday, May 20, 2021, awarded a cost of One Thousand Five Hundred Ghana Cedis (GHS 1,500.00) against the former C.E.O for the Middle Belt Development Authority and 2020 New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Banda Constituency, Mr. Joe Danquah, for failing to file his Witness Statement(s) within time as ordered by the Court on April 23, 2021, in his Parliamentary Election Petition filed against the 2020 National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate, Banda MP and First Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim and the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Joe Danquah on January 11,…
The National Democratic Congress has, through its Election Directorate, has stated out a number of reasons to counter the claims made by the Electoral Commission at an IPAC meeting on Tuesday. At the IPAC meeting on Tuesday, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission described the 2020 General Election as successful and subsequently listed out a number of those achievements. In what seems to be a counter description of the 2020 General Election by the opposition party, the NDC, the 2020 General Election, according to their facts, show that last year’s elections was one of the most poorly conducted, flawed and…