Monthly Archives: July 2024

News, Politics

NPP will hand over power just as they did with the SSNIT hotels- Joshua Alabi

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The Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 Campaign Team, Professor Joshua Alabi has assured the rank and file of the party and Ghanaians at large that the NDC will take over power from the New Patriotic Party smoothly.

According to him, just as the President and NPP gurus and it’s allies were compelled to take hands off the SSNIT hotels without a gun pointed at their heads, so will they hand over power to the NDC.

Prof Joshua Alabi who was addressing NDC supporters at the 2024 campaign launch at Tamale said – “Ghana is moving in the wrong direction, they will lose and hand over and run away and we are assuring everybody that we will protect your votes so go and vote,”

Prof. Alabi was also particularly worried about the high levels of unemployment amongst the youth.
He emphasized that democracy should focus on the welfare of the masses rather than the interests of the leader and his family, which he claims is the current government’s priority.

Drawing an analogy, he compared democracy to a football match, where the goal is to celebrate a victory and go to sleep, but democracy is all about the benefits for everyone.

According to him, the primary reason for the launch was to intensify the fight against state capture by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, now the NPP’s flagbearer.

He called on Ghanaians to join the communal labour by turning out in their numbers for the NDC to stop the state capture by the NPP and its affiliates in government.

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Women’s Development Bank will empower female entrepreneurs; targets 1 million beneficiaries – Jane Opoku-Agyemang

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Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Running Mate to National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, says the pledge to establish a special women’s bank is borne out of research and feedback from female entrepreneurs particularly traders.

To be known as the Women Development Bank, the NDC policy initiative she said is designed to offer soft loans to ordinary women who find it difficult to raised capital to nurture and grow women-owned, women-led businesses.

Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang who was addressing the NDC campaign launch in Tamale on Saturday, said the well thought through initiative follows complaints about strict requirements like high collaterals demanded by banks and other financial institutions, which many of the potential female millionaires do not have.

“Women are willing to support their husbands. If we empower them, it will make life easy for their families and we expect our men, to join this good course by voting NDC into power”

She highlighted the potential benefits of empowering women in entrepreneurship, noting that when women prosper, they invest in their children and wider families. “There is better stability and peace at home; most will demand less ‘chop money’,”

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, added that the Women Development Bank which is intended to empower one million women across the country, will give out interest free loans.

“What do they bring? All we are saying is that, it is a small amount and you came for GHC4,000 or GHC5,000, you bring us back just the 4,000 or 5,000. Don’t bring any interest because a lot of the women are forced to go for loans and you go for GHC2,000 they tell you bring GHC2,000 more.”

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President Akufo-Addo must publicly declare his commitment to peaceful transfer of power – Asiedu Nketia demands

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The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Aseidu Nketia, has challenged the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to publicly declare his commitment to a peaceful handover of power to whoever wins the December 7, 2024 Presidential election.

According to Mr Asiedu Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, the President’s rhetoric to make sure he hands over power to his chosen candidate for the NPP, can be considered as mere campaign platform talk.

Speaking at the NDC 2024 election campaign launch in Tamale, he said it has become necessary for Mr Akufo Addo to make that full commitment to Ghanaians and the international community that he will hand over peacefully as his predecessors did.

“Rawlings promised to hand over power a year before the 2020 elections and he honoured his plege peacefully to Kufuor who also did same to Professor Atta Mills. John Mahama handed over power to you when he lost in 2016 and we expect you to do same” – Mr Asiedu Nketia added

The NDC Chairman emphasised that such statements undermine the democratic process and raise questions about the President’s willingness to respect the election outcome.

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Be vigilant – We aren’t sleeping till results are declared – Mahama to NDC

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John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on party members to lace their boots to protect ballots come December 7, 2024.

Speaking at the NDC’s campaign launch in Tamale on Saturday, July 27, 2024, Mr Mahama said the battle ahead to kick the failed NPP government out will be tough and it will take commitment and the collective effort of all to prevent anyone or group from manipulating he process.

“Everybody needs to prepare, we’re not going to sleep for 48 hours until all the ballots have been counted. None of us is going to sleep for 48 hours until all the ballots have been counted.”

The NDC 2024 flagbearer also cautioned the rank and file of the party against complacency.
“Once we launch this campaign we are not going to sit. We are going to go from market to market. We are going to go from trotro station to trotro station. We are going to go from house to house. We are going to go from shop to shop.

He added – ”Don’t wait till the campaign teams come before you come and follow our convoy. Even when we are not there you must be working.”
He noted that the party leadership is closely monitoring every process and will block any attempt to steal the people’s mandate.

“We have had our issue with the Electoral Commission, but we’re prepared to give them the benefits of the doubt,” he assured.

“And I wish to assure all Ghanaians who intend to vote for the NDC, I can promise you that we will protect every single vote.

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2024 election: Defy Akufo-Addo’s pressure, do what is right or prepare to face the consequences – Asiedu Nketia to security capos; urges religious, traditional leaders to speak out

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The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has issued a strong warning to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) to stand by the oath the swore and resist any undue pressure from President Akufo-Addo in the days ahead and during the December 7, 2024 elections.

Mr Asiedu Nketia, who was addressing the NDC national campaign launch at Tamale on Saturday stressed the significance of the security forces’ independence and neutrality, warning of dire consequences should there be any attempt to circumvent the will of the people.

The outspoken NDC Chairman whose christened his speech as a special letter the President and those in charge of the peace and security of this country was emphatic about the high level of disappointment, suspicion over attempts to manipulate the process at all cost and said those who allow themselves to be manipulated will suffer the consequences.

“If you fail, on the day of accountability, you will not have the president who is pressuring you now to come to your defence, you will be left on your own and your God.

“This is the time for positive defiance. You cannot be following wrong instructions under the excuse of order from above, no order from above. You swore an oath to protect this country – he added

Mr Asiedu Nketia continued – “My message to the IGP and the Chief of Defense Staff is simple, the day you were commissioned into leadership of our security services, you swore an oath to protect the interest of Ghanaians. You didn’t swear to protect the interest of any regime that is in power for the time being.”

He also advised members of the Council of State, traditional authorities, the Clergy and well-meaning Ghanaians not to sit on the fence but speak out on matters that threaten the security of the state.
Mr Asiedu Nketia’s caution comes in the wake of alleged secret recruitment of NPP foot soldiers into security agencies for deployment on December 7 to supress voters and appointments to the Electoral Commission to facilitate vote rigging.

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“4 years of good leadership better than 8 years of a dishonest leader” – John Mahama

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The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has urged Ghanaians to be mindful of deception and vote out this government for abysmal performance.

Speaking at the launch of the NDC’s national campaign in Tamale on Saturday, July 27, Mr Mahama said the argued that the youth cannot afford to waste another four years trying out the over-hyped Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, whose credibility has sank very low as a result of his own lies over the past eight years.

Mahama emphasised that Dr. Bawumia does not deserve the opportunity to lead the country, given his past performance, stating that the youth are clamouring for an experienced hand who will create opportunities for them.

“Four years is enough to reset Ghana. Four years of good leadership is better than 8 years of a dishonest leader. It is not about how long you serve but about how well you serve” – he emphasized.

The former President added “The youth of this country don’t have four years to waste. The youth of this country are in a hurry to create the opportunities that will make them live a dignified life. They are not going to try somebody and four years take him off. The youth want an experienced hand.”

He urged the electorate to consider the track records of the candidates and make an informed decision that will benefit the nation.

The NDC flagbearer stressed that the youth are clamouring for an experienced hand to create real opportunities for them, implying that his own leadership would better serve the country’s future.
“On December 7, Ghana must change course, we cannot solve the crisis in which we are with the same people who caused the problem.

Several years ago, somebody [President Akufo-Addo] came and said try me, the result is what we’re seeing today. Today, another person [Dr Bawumia] has come and he’s also saying try me.

“And he’s saying the same things the one who has put us in this ditch said eight years ago. And what they are saying is that if they don’t deliver after four years, change me.

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Tamale NDC launches national campaign today

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The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will later this afternoon launch its national campaign ahead of the December 7, 2024 elections.

Ahead of the event, the Northern Regional capital, Tamale is already choked with thousands of jubilant party supporters, energized by opinion polls that suggest a comfortable lead by their Presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama.

The party colours, white, black, green, and red umbrella-emblazoned party emblem are visibly posted on vehicles, bikes, trees, walls and any available space.

Scores of young men and women are seen on motor bikes, scooters and tricycles, popularly called ‘aboboya’ honking and screeching in jubilation as they anxiously wait to see and welcome Members of Parliament, Parliamentary candidates, , Council of Elders as well as former government appointees and party stalwarts.

Guest houses re fully booked while eateries, and other social venues are cashing in on the unusual volume of patrons.

Themed ‘Change To Reset Ghana”, the campaign launch is scheduled to begin at 12pm at Jubilee Park.
The launch aims at boosting the party’s campaign machinery designed to interface with Ghanaians in person on several policies, particularly focusing on their 24-hour economy policy proposal expected to revamp the economy and create jobs for the youth.
The flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, party Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary, are among those expected to address the gathering.

It is expected that the launch will be used to explain the party’s controversial 24-hour economy policy, which has been widely criticized as a rather soft and unappealing policy campaign message and also reenergize the party base for an all out campaign.
Myxyzonline has also learnt some artistes are billed to perform to light up the euphoria.

The launch is basically to call on all party people to the ground, it’s about hard work, vigilance, it’s about making sure that we send the big agenda to Ghanaians to understand our message to vote us into power to reset Ghana,” the Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress said in an interview

Members of the National Campaign Team include:
• Fifi Fiavi Kwetey (General Secretary) – Campaign Coordinator
• Dr. Joseph Yammin (National Organizer) – Deputy Campaign Coordinator in charge of regional campaigns
• Richard Quashigah – Deputy Campaign Coordinator in charge of parliamentary campaigns
• Chief Hamilton Nixon Biney – Deputy Campaign Coordinator in charge of Special Operations
• Sammy Gyamfi – National Communications Officer
• George Opare Addo – National Youth Organizer
• Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei – National Women’s Organizer
• Alhaji Cole Younger – National Zongo Caucus Coordinator
• Prof. Joshua Alabi – Head of Flagbearer’s Campaign
• Joyce Bawa Mogtari – Spokesperson, Flagbearer’s Campaign
• Beatrice Annan – Deputy Spokesperson, Flagbearer’s Campaign
• Alex Segbefia – Head of Running Mate’s Campaign
• James Agyenim Boateng – Spokesperson, Running Mate’s Campaign
• Eric Adjei – Deputy Spokesperson, Running Mate’s Campaign
• Other notable members of the National Campaign Team include:
• Richard Anamoo – Representative of the NDC’s Professionals Forum
• Shine Gaveh – Representative of the Cadres Front
• Dr. Nashiru Issahaku
• Obuobia Darko-Opoku
• Mary Ewusi

The Campaign Steering Committee include :
• Johnson Asiedu Nketia – Chairman
• Fifi Fiavi Kwetey
• Dr. Ato Forson
• Rt. Hon. Doe Adjaho
• Alhaji Hudu Yahaya
• Kofi Totobi Quakyi
• Samuel Ofosu Ampofo
• Dr. Kwabena Duffour
• Betty Mould Iddrisu
• Julius Debrah
• Marietta Brew
• Dr. Valerie Sawyer
• Sam Pee Yalley
• Alhaji Alhassan Ligbi
• •
•

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Tamale NDC launches national campaign today

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The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will later this afternoon launch its national campaign ahead of the December 7, 2024 elections.

Ahead of the event, the Northern Regional capital, Tamale is already choked with thousands of jubilant party supporters, energized by opinion polls that suggest a comfortable lead by their Presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama.

The party colours, white, black, green, and red umbrella-emblazoned party emblem are visibly posted on vehicles, bikes, trees, walls and any available space.

Scores of young men and women are seen on motor bikes, scooters and tricycles, popularly called ‘aboboya’ honking and screeching in jubilation as they anxiously wait to see and welcome Members of Parliament, Parliamentary candidates, , Council of Elders as well as former government appointees and party stalwarts.

Guest houses re fully booked while eateries, and other social venues are cashing in on the unusual volume of patrons.

Themed ‘Change To Reset Ghana”, the campaign launch is scheduled to begin at 12pm at Jubilee Park.

The launch aims at boosting the party’s campaign machinery designed to interface with Ghanaians in person on several policies, particularly focusing on their 24-hour economy policy proposal expected to revamp the economy and create jobs for the youth.

The flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, party Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, General Secretary, are among those expected to address the gathering.

It is expected that the launch will be used to explain the party’s controversial 24-hour economy policy, which has been widely criticized as a rather soft and unappealing policy campaign message and also reenergize the party base for an all out campaign.

Myxyzonline has also learnt some artistes are billed to perform to light up the euphoria.

The launch is basically to call on all party people to the ground, it’s about hard work, vigilance, it’s about making sure that we send the big agenda to Ghanaians to understand our message to vote us into power to reset Ghana,” the Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress said in an interview

Members of the National Campaign Team include:

• Fifi Fiavi Kwetey (General Secretary) – Campaign Coordinator

• Dr. Joseph Yammin (National Organizer) – Deputy Campaign Coordinator in charge of regional campaigns

• Richard Quashigah – Deputy Campaign Coordinator in charge of parliamentary campaigns

• Chief Hamilton Nixon Biney – Deputy Campaign Coordinator in charge of Special Operations

• Sammy Gyamfi – National Communications Officer

• George Opare Addo – National Youth Organizer

• Dr. Hanna Louisa Bisiw-Kotei – National Women’s Organizer

• Alhaji Cole Younger – National Zongo Caucus Coordinator

• Prof. Joshua Alabi – Head of Flagbearer’s Campaign

• Joyce Bawa Mogtari – Spokesperson, Flagbearer’s Campaign

• Beatrice Annan – Deputy Spokesperson, Flagbearer’s Campaign

• Alex Segbefia – Head of Running Mate’s Campaign

• James Agyenim Boateng – Spokesperson, Running Mate’s Campaign

• Eric Adjei – Deputy Spokesperson, Running Mate’s Campaign

• Other notable members of the National Campaign Team include:

• Richard Anamoo – Representative of the NDC’s Professionals Forum

• Shine Gaveh – Representative of the Cadres Front

• Dr. Nashiru Issahaku

• Obuobia Darko-Opoku

• Mary Ewusi

The Campaign Steering Committee include :

• Johnson Asiedu Nketia – Chairman

• Fifi Fiavi Kwetey

• Dr. Ato Forson

• Rt. Hon. Doe Adjaho

• Alhaji Hudu Yahaya

• Kofi Totobi Quakyi

• Samuel Ofosu Ampofo

• Dr. Kwabena Duffour

• Betty Mould Iddrisu

• Julius Debrah

• Marietta Brew

• Dr. Valerie Sawyer

• Sam Pee Yalley

• Alhaji Alhassan Ligbi

 

 

Source :myxyzonline

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Minority invites Bawumia to debate 2024 mid-year budget review

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The Minority caucus in Parliament has insisted that the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, participates in the 2024 mid-year budget review debate in the law-making chambaer.

The cqaucus has thus invited Dr Bawumia to avail himself for the debate on the economy due to his role as the Chairman of the Economic Management Team.

In a statement, Deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed, saids parliamentary rules allow sitting Vice Presidents to participate in debates on the floor of the House.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the caucus noted “The debate begins on Thursday 25th July, 2024 in the parliamentary chamber at 10 O’clock in the forenoon. The Minority is extending this public invitation to the Vice President given his role as Chairman of the Economic Management Team of the government.”

 

 

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Ghanaians expected e-levy, other taxes to be abolished – Minority jabs Amin Adam

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The Minority in Parliament says the government missed a fine opportunity to abolish taxes such as e-levy which has suffocated Ghanaians in recent times.

Minority Leader, Dr cassiel Ato Forson, who bemoaned the government’s failure to scrap some taxes indicated that apart from the E-levy, Ghanaians expected taxes such as Emission Levy, and COVID Levy to be removed.

Speaking on the floor of Parliament after the mid-year budget statement by Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam on Tuesday, July 23, the Ejumako Enyan Essian lawmaker accused the Akufo-Addo-led administration of lacking ideas to handle the economy.

According him, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration is heading into opposition because of their lack of ideas.

“Ghanaians expected that the government would have removed a number of taxes because businesses are packing out of the country.

“The taxes include covid levy, e-levy, ‘borla’ tax, tax on domestic electricity, emission levy. This is a missed opportunity. They are bereft of ideas, you are on your way to opposition,” he said.

During the mid-year budget presentation, the Finance Minister said that the provisional total debt stock of Ghana stood at GH¢742 billion, representing US$50.9 billion as of June 2024.

This represents 70.6 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) he said during the 2024 mid-year budget review in parliament on Tuesday.

“The stock consists of external debt of GH¢452.0 billion and domestic debt of GH¢290.0 billion, representing 60.9 percent and 39.1 percent of the total debt stock, respectively. As a percentage of GDP, external and domestic debt represented 43.0 percent and 27.6 percent, respectively. This indicates an increase of 22 percent due to the effect of the cedi depreciation and continuous disbursements from creditors,” he explained.

 

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Police arrest man for attempting to sell niece to acquire Canadian visa

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A 30-year-old man, Nana Kofi Amofa, also known as Kofi Yesu, has been apprehended by the Central East Regional Police Intelligence Unit (PID) for attempting to sell his 6-year-old niece for GHC150,000 in exchange for a Canadian visa.

Mr Amofa was arrested on Tuesday July 23, 2024 around 10:00 pm at Gomoa Buduburam, near Obolo Estate in the Central region.

Police says, they had information that, the suspect has expressed desire to sell the 6-year- old girl (name withheld) to get money to travel to Canada.

Officers from the Police Intelligence Unit posed as potential buyers and during transaction, Amofa requested GHC150,000.

Following his arrest, Amofa admitted that the child, the daughter of his senior brother Kwadwo Brako, currently residing in Nyamebekyere, a village near Akyem Ayirebi in the Eastern Region, was the intended victim.

He had invited her to stay with him under the pretext of better educational opportunities, only to exploit her for financial gain.

The child and Amofa have been handed over to the Kasoa Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) for further investigation.

 

Source: Adomonline.com

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CETAG withdraws all services as Gov’t freezes July salaries

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The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has withdrawn all its services in response to the government’s directive to freeze their July salaries.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) on July 22, instructed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to suspend the salaries of all striking CETAG members, except for the Principals, for July 2024.

In response to this directive, CETAG in a statement on Tuesday, July 23,  noted that it is suspending all of its services following the directive from the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw osei Adutwum.

CETAG said it has withdrawn all services include attendance at meetings and congregation ceremonies, the provision of academic counselling, and the supervision of students in their halls of residence.

“In an emergency meeting of the National Council held on 23rd July, council members unanimously resolved to withdraw all our services, including attendance at meetings, congregation ceremonies, the provision of academic counselling services, and the supervision of students in the halls of residence, with immediate effect until further notice,” the association stated.

The association noted that it had referred the illegal directive to freeze their July salaries to their lawyers for the necessary actions.

Meanwhile, the GTEC has insisted that the striking members of CETAG return to the classrooms while the government considers their concerns.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com