Day: June 15, 2023

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema East, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has urged residents of the Assin North Constituency not to vote for their ousted MP, James Gyakye Quayson, in the upcoming by-elections.

According to him, Gyakye Quayson, the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is a liar and cannot be trusted.

Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM, on Tuesday, June 14, 2023, monitored by GhanaWeb, Titus-Glover said that the NDC candidate cannot be trusted because he lied under oath on two different occasions regarding his Canadian citizenship.

“The NDC does not like speaking the truth and Gyakye is also not a truthful person. In 2012, he came to contest in the primaries and he was disqualified. In 2016, he was disqualified. What we are now hearing is that even in 2020, he was disqualified but the powers that be in the NDC made him contest.

“In the first place, he lied on oath which is perjury. He does not speak the truth. He wants to go to parliament but he is not truthful.

“If you owe allegiance to another country, renounce it before you can become an MP, is this a difficult thing to do? Why were you disqualified after two different attempts?… so, Gyakye Quayson and the NDC are liars,” he said in the Twi dialect.

He, therefore, urged residents of Assin North to vote for the candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Charles Opoku, in the upcoming by-elections.

Titus-Glover, a former deputy minister of transport, described Opoku as someone who has been with the residents of Assin North and understands their issues and not someone who lives abroad and comes to the constituency once every ten years.

Background:

The Supreme Court of Ghana, on May 17, 2023, ordered the Parliament of Ghana to expunge the name of James Gyakye Quayson as a Member of Parliament (MP)

The apex court of the land ruled that Quayson was not qualified at the time he contested the election in 2020 in the Michael Ankomah Nimfah vs. James Gyakye Quayson case.

According to the court, the ousted Assin North MP failed to prove that he had renounced his Canadian citizenship when he filed his nomination to contest the 2020 general elections.

Parliament subsequently declared the Assin North seat vacant, leading to the Electoral Commission of Ghana announcing a by-election on May 27, 2023, to fill the seat.

Source: Ghana Web

The Assin North Constituency is now the centre of attention in the world of politics in Ghana because of the ensuing parliamentary by-election in the constituency.

Bigwigs in the two leading political parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have trooped to Assin North canvassing for votes.

Reports indicate that the two parties are leaving no stone unturned in their quest to win the Assin North seat which was declared vacant after the NDC candidate, James Gyakye Quayson, was ousted from parliament following a ruling by the Supreme Court of Ghana that he was not qualified to contest in the 2020 election.

While the NPP government is doing its part to ensure that its candidate, Charles Opoku, wins the election, which is scheduled for June 29, 2023, by continuing the stalled projects in the constituency, the candidate himself is not sitting aloof.

According to a news report by Okay FM, Charles Opoku is now paying for the renewal of the National Health Insurance Cards (NHIS) as well as the registration of new users.

The report added that Opoku is also paying off electricity tariff arrears owed by residents he visits.

“Charles Opoku is registering the constituents to the National Health Insurance Scheme. Aside from that his campaign team is moving from house to house and if you owe electricity tariffs, they will pay it for you,” the UTV Central Regional correspondent, Ibrahim Dadzie, said in Twi.

It is not clear whether the actions of the NPP candidate, if are true, amount to vote buying.

Source: Ghana Web

The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured the people of Assin North that the Akufo-Addo led government will not abandon the ongoing projects in the constituency after the upcoming by-election.

Residents of Assin North have witnessed massive road construction in the area in the past few works.

Some critics have slammed the government over the ongoing projects describing the construction of roads as a ploy by the government to get the electorate to vote for the party’s candidate in the Assin North by-election.

But speaking to the media in Assin North after he formally introduced the NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Charles Opoku to the Assin North residents, Chairman Ntim stated that it is never the intention of the government to abandon the projects which are underway.

According to him, once the government has commenced the road projects it will ensure that the entire work is completed and well executed.

Chairman Ntim stressed that the government is not constructing the roads because of the forthcoming by-election but doing so because the good people of Assin North deserve such dvelopmental projects.

He used the opportunity to appeal to the electorate to vote massively for the NPP Candidate, Charles Opoku to win the by-election come June 27, 2023.

Source: Ghana Web

Minister, Kwamena Duncan says Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the best man to lead Ghana as President.

He touted Dr. Bawumia to have the strongest trait and character to bring about major transformation and development in the lives of the Ghanaian citizenry and the New Patriotic Party.

According to him, “Bawumia has been excellent. First as a Running Mate, he was all over the place…consistent, the energy he brought on board from 2008 up until 2016 that resulted in our victory…It’s a different story under this Vice Presidency”.

He continued; “His demeanor, the way he interacts and relates with people and his humility alone is unfathomable. His upbringing, I wonder, I thought that if people may be directed to go and have this experience of his upbringing, it will help.”

Kwamena Duncan made these comments while discussing the upcoming NPP presidential primaries on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” morning show.

He urged the party delegates to elect the Vice President who he believes is the right man for Ghana.

“His strongest trait and character, his attribute is that, for seven years now or into the seventh year; we haven’t never heard anything of corruption about him…This is the person you give the nation to to lead”, he stated.

He also stressed; “You will never hear Bawumia make any provocative statements. That is a leader!”

Source: Ghana Web

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has said that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is the NPP’s best bet for breaking the 8 in the 2024 polls.

The minister stated that Dr. Bawumia has the charisma and qualities the New Patriotic Party requires to fill the shoes of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Hawa Koomson also added that the second gentleman of Ghana is the candidate of the NPP who can transform the fortunes of the country and that’s why majority of the NPP MPs are supporting him.

Hawa Koomson, who is also the MP for Awutu Senya was speaking on Asempa FM and monitored by GhanaWeb.

“Have you asked yourself why majority members of parliament are supporting Dr. Bawumia? Have you asked yourself this question before?” she quizzed.

“He is the only person who can change this country,” she added.

NPP MPs like Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Frank Annoh Dompreh, Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama among others have tipped Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to become the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party.

Source: Ghana Web

Prof. Smart Sarpong, a Senior Research Fellow of the Kumasi Technical University, has touted the credentials of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who wants to become the Presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is among ten candidates vying for the NPP flagbearer position.

He is however faced with a tough competition from particularly the former Trade Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, who has filed his nomination to contend the position.

Speaking on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” show, Prof. Smart Sarpong noted that Dr. Bawumia is the only active Vice President under the Fouth Republic of Ghana.

He expounded that from the days of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings till now, there has been no record of any Vice President who has worked as effectively as Dr. Bawumia has done.

“Whether you like it or not, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the most active Vice President ever…From the era of President Jerry John Rawlings till date, we can boldly say he is the most active Vice President ever,” he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi.

Prof. Smart Sarpong advised any person who is fortunate to become Vice President of the nation but claims to have been rendered idle because the President isn’t giving him or her work to do, to take a cue from life and hard work of Dr. Bawumia who he stated didn’t have to wait to be given work to do but rather has created his own projects to advance the vision of the President.

“He wants to be relevant by creating, leading some of the initiatives and then executing it to show that these things are possible. He doesn’t have to be President before he leads some of the things he is leading…He’s done it and done it very well!”

Source: Ghana Web

Award winning dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale has described as mindless the manner in which some female drug peddlers arrested by the Food and Drugs Authority were handled.

According to Shatta Wale, while the initiative to clampdown on peddlers of unregistered drugs is laudable, the arresting officers were inhumane and insensitive in the act by dragging the handcuffed suspects.

“It’s a good initiative but dragging a WOMAN like that makes no sense.

“These are women, for God’s[SIC] sake let’s know how to run this country .

“Ah this guy paaa as if he no get wife for house ..

“Dragging the WOMEN like they killed human beings ..Aahhh !! I bore waaaa mcheeww!!” he bemoaned in a Twitter post after retweeting a video of the arrest shared by UTV.

The Pharmacy Council and the Food and Drugs Authority together with the Ghana Police Service on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, embarked on an operation against the peddling of unregistered drugs at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra.

The operation saw the arrest of several suspects including some women who were captured in handcuffs by the police and being dragged around.

Some of the suspects denied being the owners of the roadside shops selling various herbal medicines including aphrodisiacs.

“What is the essence in keeping us in handcuffs as if we have robbed someone. We are not thieves,” one of the suspects is heard in the video lamenting.

It’s a good initiative but dragging a WOMAN like that makes no sense

These are women for Gods sake let’s know how to run this country .

Ah this guy paaa as if he no get wife for house ..

Source: Ghana Web

Kumawood actress, Christiana Awuni, has expressed that Naana Brown’s expose on Diamond Appiah has helped unravel the latter’s true personality, adding that it will also compel people to take caution around her.

She made these statements while reacting to Naana Brown’s act of leaking a series of audios where Diamond was heard spilling some damning allegations about her best friend, Tracey.

One can recall that social media went wild after Diamond was heard in the viral audios, making a mockery of Tracey Boakye’s marriage whiles describing her as a ‘fake friend’ and a clout chaser.

In the said audios, Diamond also recounted how she and Afia Schwarzenegger deliberately boycotted Tracey’s baby christening in Kumasi among others.

However, sharing her thoughts on the issue which has been described as a massive betrayal, Christiana Awuni said Tracey would’ve been silently poisoned by her so-called friends if the audio had not been leaked.

Christiana Awuni, who doubles as Tracey Boakye’s ‘godmother’ said, the development has exposed the true character of the sort of individuals Tracey tagged as friends.

“You see this issue about Diamond Appiah, If the videos had not been released, Tracey wouldn’t have known her enemy. She wouldn’t have known that the people she called friends never loved her.

“She wouldn’t know that they were backbiting and stabbing her in the back. Tracey would’ve maintained the perception that her friends love her until she poisoned one day and nobody will know who did it. Nobody would’ve even suspected any of her friends if this audio wasn’t out,” she stated in an interview with Adepa TV.

She, however, asked those chastising Naana Brown for leaking the audio to desist from it adding that it was destined to happen.

“If Naana Brown had not leaked the audios we wouldn’t have known how Tracey’s friends, particularly, Diamond feel about her. Whatever happens, is for the good of it. Those insulting Naana and chastising her for releasing the audio should know that it is for the best. God has his own way of unraveling things. When it is time for a secret to come out, nobody can stop it,” she added.

Christiana Awuni also established that she has drawn personal lessons from the entire development.

Source: Ghana Web