The success of the 2020 general elections is credited to the resilience of the Jean Mensa led Electoral Commission. However, we have observed with grave concern the attempt by the Electoral Commission of Ghana to whitewash the illegalities, lack of transparency and accountability that characterized the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Unlike the 2012 Presidential Election Petition which afforded Ghanaians the opportunity to observe at firsthand how the EC conducted the 2012 elections which in the end resulted in far-reaching recommendations by the Supreme Court for electoral reforms, the procedure adopted by the Supreme Court in the 2020 election petition aided…
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The New Patriotic Party’s Member of Parliament for Nsawam/Adoagyiri Constituency in the Eastern Region who doubles as the Majority Chief Whip of the 8th Parliament of Ghana has called for the bluff of Ghanaian Social media activists.The Majority Chief Whip, Hon Frank Annor Dompreh, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 on his social media page, Twitter, blatantly referred to these Ghanaian social media activists as ”gyimie” in his reaction to their massive call on President Akufo-Addo to fix the country.Per the post shared by the MP and Majority Chief Whip ”Fix the Country, Fix the Country Gyimie”. He continued to write…
Some unhappy Ghanaians mostly made up of the youth have written to the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to declare their intent to embark on a demonstration on Sunday, May 9.The protest which has been tagged, #FixTheCountry is to vent their spleens over what they describe as a failure on the part of successive governments to improve the lives of the citizenry.In the letter signed by 20 individuals, they explained that the date, May 9, was selected to capture the restless spirit of the over 126 Ghanaians who lost their lives some 20 years ago at the Accra Sports Stadium due…
In Ghana, it has become a remarkable phenomenon for interested persons, groups and orfanizations, to comeout with their assessment reports on their leaders who have been in office for 100 days.This practice continues to gain grounds to become a measuring rod for constituents and individual groups to assess the performance of their elected political leaders, especially on the supposed campaign promises as against what the leader has been able to achieve with the firsr 100 days.Today, a group by nane Concerned Youth of Tain (CYT) has comeout with its assessment in the performance of the new Member of Parliament for…
Commercial drivers, in recent times, continue to complain about the daily increment in petroleum commodities which have been their main concern and a threat to their businesses.In the last four months, that is from January to April 2021, the petroleum products saw a series of increment on over ten different occasions, which were unannounced by the Akufo-Addo government but reflected at the various pumps.A group, known as Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana, has comeout with a Press statement on how badly the continous increment in petroleum products have nearly collapse their transport businesses.According to the group, the latest increment on…
“A time has come when silence is betrayal, that time is now” said Dr Martin Luther King decades ago. It is the resolve of the NDC in the Volta Region that it will be a great betrayal on the part of the party to remain silent after a year has elapsed since H.E. the President promised to build nine district hospitals in the region to help improve health delivery infrastructure to mitigate the Covid -19 pandemic. As a major political party in the region, we have taken the pain…
In the growing heat by Ghanaians to call on President Nana Akufo Addo to fix the Country; high cost of living and high fuel prices, what seems to break the camel’s back is the release of timetable for load shedding.Masemtvgh has gathered that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released the timetable for the load shedding which is supposed to take place in some parts of the National capital of Ghana, Accra from 10th to the 17th of May, 2021.This is not the first time as recently, the Electricity Company of Ghana issued a release relating to load-shedding in…
The Deputy National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress has called out those blaming all political parties for the state of the country.While the country faces a power crisis and an increase in cost of living, Ghanaians on Twitter are leading a movement against the government.While most of them blame the government for the crisis, others say both leading political parties are the same.For Edem Agbana, he believes it is unfair for Ghanaians to continue blaming the NDC after 5 years under the NPP government.He added that the hardship the country is currently facing should solely be blamed on…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has taking to his facebook page to commemorate Worlds Press Freedom Day.On Monday, May 3, 2021, the Former President in his message, encouraged the Akufo-Addo-led government to create an atmosphere that tolerates free speech devoid of intimidation.“On the occasion of Words Press Freedom Day 2021, I want to encourage President Nana Akufo-Addo and his close associates to seize the occasion to create an atmosphere that is more tolerant of criticism and devoid of intimidation.”Mr Mahama’s comment comes on the back of concerns raised by some media practitioners alleging that free speech in Ghana has been…
The Minority in Parliament is admonishing the government to consider Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangements to secure COVID-19 vaccines for Ghanaians.According to the group, the government hasn’t put enough effort into securing the vaccines despite making budgetary allocations for them.Their suggestion follows a delay in the procurement of vaccines for the second phase of the inoculation of persons who received the first jab.The Ranking Member on the Health Committee in Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, addressing the media, recommended Public-Private-Partnerships as an alternative to procuring more vaccines.“We know that India, a major exporter of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, is currently facing challenges with high…