The 2024 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has tasked the rank and file of the party to remain extra vigilant and copiously track all election related activities to block any grand scheme in the offing to rig the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
According to him, this is the surest way of outwitting the New Patriotic Party, NPP’s agenda to continue stay in power.
John Mahama who was addressing party officials, former appointees, MPs and supporters as part of his 2-day #BuildingGhanaTour of the Volta region, noted that governing party, which has now been exposed for ” their expertise in deceptive branding” know after the abysmal performance under Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo that, the only alternative is to rig the election to continue their mess
“The NPP is still same as we have known. The only way to kick them out is to be vigilant to ensure every single ballot counts” he advised.
The former President, who has been mobbed in the communities visited in NDC’s stronghold further urged the party to be very critical in the selection and training of Polling station agents who shall police the ballot on the D-day.
” I urge the party leadership and the MPs to be particular about who is appointed as polling station agents. It is not only being literate but people must be trained to understand the election process. The Electoral processes is now sophisticated than it was in 1996. And so we must be intentional about it” he intimated.
Mr. Mahama admitted that though opinion polls suggest he is already in the lead and most likely to win the 2024 elections, the road ahead will still be difficult.
He therefore challenged MPs to personally take interest in all electoral processes and related activities in their constituencies and the regional at large.
” I agree with earlier suggestions that the presidential ballots should be counted before the parliamentary. This will prevent MPs from leaving the polling station after their ballots are counted” he stressed.
The 2024 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says Ghanaians must classify the next general election as a communal labour and join forces to kick out the Nana Akufo Addo-Bawumia led government.
According to the former President, whose convoy was forced to address scores of traders and supporters who blocked his convoy at Sogakofe, as he entered Volta region for a two-day tour, the small small cabal of family and friends, who are bent on hijacking the state by destroying structures after the economic mess, massive corruption with impunity cannot escape and the only maw to let them pay the price is to kick them out.
“It is time for that cabal to leave so we can have a second Independence Day on January 7,2025” – he emphasized.
Mr Mahama who is on a two-day tour of the Volta region said it is evident from his engagements as he travels around the country that Ghanaians are fed up, disappointed, angry and are yearning for his return.
“It’s unprecedented that all Ghanaians hope is bent on one political party to rescue it. Everywhere I go, even NPP members come to tell me they want me to save the nation’ – he noted amidst cheers from the crowd.
He sympathized with the already suffering masses who have been slapped with yet another pain as government begins to roll out VAT charges on prepaid electricity aside the numerous taxes introduced in the previous budgets.
Mr Mahama, who is accompanied by Members of Parliament from the region, party executives and former appointees, admitted that the road ahead will be tough because of the heavy borrowing and the economic mess created but assured that, he will assemble a strong team which shall adopt an all-hands-on deck approach to reverse the gear, boost investments in businesses to create jobs and opportunities for the prosperity of all.
“I am now just thinking about the mess we are going to inherit after 7th January 2025. And we all must stand together to clear that mess” he noted.
He also admonished members of the NDC to burry differences, join forces to canvass for more votes during the electioneering campaign.
“Time is not on our side to spend more time on reconciliation. Let sleeping dogs lie. We must work together for the victory” – he advised.
General Secretary of the NDC, Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, in brief remark charged NDC supporters to scale up work on the ground regardless of widespread opinion polls putting NDC far ahead of its major opponent, the NPP.
“We are not complacent. Leave Vice President, Dr Bawumia for us and focus on your 24-hr policy. We will make him pay for all the sins he has committed since 2008’ – he assured John Mahama
He also re-assured the party in the region of adequate resources to make the necessary impact before, during and after the polls.
On his part, MP for Adaklu, Kwame Agbodza Governs assured the NDC 2024 candidate that the Volta region is ready to protect every single ballot and that no single life will be lost”
Kwame Agbodza who is also the Minority Chief Whip in Parliament added – “The party leadership will do everything possible to support you. Ensure we recruit and properly train Polling station agents and we will protect every single vote”
He further sent a strong notice to people in government and their agents bent on using all foul means to break the eight – “2024 election without indelible Ink and closing at 3pm will be our dead bodies”
He warned government against any attempt to use force to manipulate the process. …
“If Nana Addo likes he should be the IGP and if any one tries, they should prepare their will before coming”… “We won’t start a fight but if any one does we will complete it.” . MP for Adaklu concluded.
Chief Executive of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah has been arrested by the Office Special Prosecutor on charges of distributing money to delegates ahead of the NPP Parliamentary primaries.
The arrest follows a complaint filed by Kwame Anyimadu Antwi, Mr. Nkansah’s rival for the Asante Akim Central parliamentary seat.
The NPP’s Asante Akim Central constituency secretary, Felix Amakye told Accra-based Citi FM that Anyimadu Antwi brought the alleged money-sharing incident to the attention of the Special Prosecutor.
Subsequently, Mr. Nkansah was taken to the OSP’s office to assist in investigations.
Meanwhile, Kwame Anyimadu Antwi has refuted claims of reporting the NEIP boss to the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
So far, the party has cleared 326 parliamentary aspirants for the January 27 primaries to elect its parliamentary candidates in constituencies where the party has sitting MPs.
Out of the total number of 373 aspirants, who filed to contest the primaries, after vetting, 29 are going unopposed, 11 were disqualified, two were referred to the National Executive Committee (NEC), two stepped down, one incomplete form and two did not show up for vetting leaving the qualified aspirants for the primaries at 326.
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended the decision increase transport fares by 60 per cent.
The biggest transport union had earlier announced its decision to implement a 60% increase in transport fares in 2024, following the introduction of the Emission Levy Bill in January 2024.
But in an interview with Piesie Okrah on TV XYZ midday news, the Public Relations Officer for GPRTU, Abass Imoro, said the increment of the fares had been “put on hold for a while.”
He explained that the actual time to effect the increase in fares had not been determined yet, adding the Union has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament on the Emission Levy Bill.
He said the bill will overburden drivers especially when the prices of spare parts had been increased.
“The Abossey Okai spare parts dealers have increased their prices due to high import charges so the increase in fares will happen but we are holding on a bit due to the petition,” Imoro said in Akan.
He continued, ” if nothing is being done or nothing can be done about these levies, then we will come out with an upward adjustment of lorry fares not less than 60%.”
About the Emissions Levy Bill
The recently passed Emissions Levy Bill by Parliament imposes an annual fee of 100 cedis on all owners of petrol and diesel cars, starting from January 2024.
The government aims to promote the use of environmentally friendly energy sources for vehicle power through this tax, aligning with its commitment to climate-positive actions and carbon offset initiatives.
In response to these developments, the GPRTU has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, urging a reconsideration of the Emission Levy Bill.
The Member of Parliament for Ododiodoo, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has warned the Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, to desist from trying any intimidation tactics during the 2024 general elections.
The former Sports Minister who was speaking on Dwaboase on Power FM cautioned that should Nitiwul take advantage of his position in government to foment any political unrest in bid to help the NPP government hold on to power, he will not like the reaction of the opposition NDC.
Vanderpuye’s comment follows a recent statement made by the Defence Minister who is also the Bimbia MP seeking to scare the NDC fanatics in the constituency.
Ahead of the parliamentary primaries of the governing New patriotic Party (NPP), Nitiwul, who is being contested by Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Zaruk, stated that he would use his contender to teach the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) a great lesson during the 2024 polls.
“I say that they should let that gentleman contest because they say the gentleman has not filled out the form…Let him fill out the form properly and allow him to contest the election, and we will see how I will treat him in the constituency. I will use him to show the NDC what I will do to them in 2024. Tell him I will use him to test what I will do to the NDC in the 2024 election,” Nitiwul stated after his vetting.
Dominic Nitiwul, the Defence Minister
The statement has raised concerns within the rank and file of the NDC, with some interpreting it as a warning about unrests that the NPP government has planned to orchestrate during the elections.
But reacting to the statement from Nitiwul, the MP for Odododiodoo sent a strong signal to the Defence Minister not to dare try anything that will lead to chaos else he will be faced squarely by Ghanaians.
To him, the NPP government has failed miserably and Ghanaians are impatiently waiting to vote against them on December 7 this year.
“Nitiwul is a bird. He is a young boy; he shouldn’t try anything nasty because he will be dealt with,” Vanderpuye told host Kwame Minkah.
Declining to go into details, the former pugilist said, “If I spit on him, his feathers will be wet. He should not try to cause trouble in any form either through the military or the police. He will hear from us. This is the reason I have left Parliament.”
Ghana’s inflation has dropped for the fifth consecutive month, recording a rate of 23.2% for December 2023.
This means that in December 2023 the general price level was 23.2 percent higher than in December 2022
According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on Wednesday, January 10, food inflation stood at 28.7 percent and non-food inflation recorded 18.7 percent.
Inflation for locally produced items stood at 23.8 percent while inflation for imported items stood at 21.9 percent.
On the regional front, the Eastern region recorded the highest food inflation rate of 51.3 percent while the Upper East recorded the lowest food inflation rate of 18.8 percent.
Greater Accra placed 14th among the 16 regions recording a food inflation rate of 22.2 percent.
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has reaffirmed its decision to implement a 60% increase in transport fares in 2024, coinciding with the commencement of the Emission Levy Bill in January 2024.
The recently passed Emissions Levy Bill by Parliament imposes an annual fee of 100 cedis on all owners of petrol and diesel cars, starting from January 2024.
The government aims to promote the use of environmentally friendly energy sources for vehicle power through this tax, aligning with its commitment to climate-positive actions and carbon offset initiatives.
In response to these developments, the GPRTU has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, urging a reconsideration of the Emission Levy Bill.
In an interview with Citi News, Abbas Imoro, the Public Relations Officer for GPRTU, expressed concerns about the additional tax burden on the union, citing existing financial challenges.
“We are already paying for the emission, 10 pesewas for a litre. So you can imagine 10 pesewas by 4.5 for a gallon by several gallons you use a day times 26 working days in a month. You can imagine how much one driver pays for it. And we pleaded with parliament that they should have a second look at it.
“But we did indicate that if nothing is being done or nothing can be done about it, then of course we have other problems as well. We will package ourselves and come out with an upward adjustment of lorry fares not less than 60%,” he said.
Celebrated Nigerian Afrobeat singer Tiwa Savage, has filed a police report against colleague Davido, citing threat of assault and grievous bodily harm.
According to the police report dated January 9th, 2024 which has been shared online, Tiwa Savage alleges that Davido told his mutual connections to warn her to “be careful in Lagos because he was going to f**k me up”.
Detailing the genesis of the matter, Tiwa Savage shared that “on the 23rd of December, I made a post which included myself and Sophia Momodu (Davido’s ex and baby mama) on my Instagram Story- a feature on Instagram which allows you to put up a post for twenty-four hours, and MR. DAVID ADELEKE sent messages to my manager who’s also part of his management team that I shouldn’t worry and should never say a word to him and that I was taunting him, uttering very disrespectful, malicious and derogatory words to my person.
Tiwa adds that “the events of that day have also led to a barrage of calls and messages from our mutual connections, asking me what I did to MR. DAVID ADELEKE that he’s upset that I choose to maintain a relationship with Imade’s mother, Sophia Momodu who he’s having issues with and also painting the exchange to look like I was the aggressor. He has also told our mutual connections to wam me to “be careful in Lagos because he was going to f**k me up”.
Tiwa Savage adds that she’s “therefore would like to make this complaint, and to state that in the event that anything untoward or harmful were to happen to me or any member of my family, I will like the members of the Nigerian Police Force to hold MR. DAVID ADELEKE responsible.”
The woes between the two Afrobeats superstars started a couple of days ago when fans noticed the two had unfollowed each other on Instagram.
While there were many speculations on the matter, the details of this police report gives more insight into the matter.
Meanwhile, Tee Billz, Tiwa Savage’s ex husband and father to their son Jamil, has sent out multiple messages on social media warning Davido to stay away from his family.
Read full report below;
Dear Sir,
URGENT INTERVENTION REQUIRED- THREAT OF ASSAULT AND GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM BY MR. DAVID ADELEKE
I am writing to bring to your attention a distressing situation involving myself, Tiwatope Omolara Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage and MR. DAVID ADELEKE popularly known as Davido.
On the 23rd of December, I made a post which included myself and Sophia Momodu on my Instagram Story- a feature on Instagram which allows you to put up a post for twenty-four hours, and MR. DAVID ADELEKE sent messages to my manager who’s also part of his management team that I shouldn’t worry and should never say a word to him and that I was taunting him, uttering very disrespectful, malicious and derogatory words to my person.
I responded to MR. DAVID ADELEKE’s message and told him not to reach out to me especially as I feel like I have been there for him and his daughter, Imade and more importantly when he lost his son.
The events of that day have also led to a barrage of calls and messages from our mutual connections, asking me what I did to MR. DAVID ADELEKE that he’s upset that I choose to maintain a relationship with Imade’s mother, Sophia Momodu who he’s having issues with and also painting the exchange to look like I was the aggressor. He has also told our mutual connections to wam me to “becareful in Lagos because he was going to f**k me up”.
This is beginning to feel like some form of online and offline harassment not just to me but also members of my team.
The actions of MR. DAVID ADELEKE are unethical and can be viewed as a direct thrilat to my rights to life, privacy and dignity of my person as guaranteed in Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), and are also in contravention of Section 24(2)(a) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015.
I therefore would like to make this complaint, and to state that in the event that anything untoward or harmful were to happen to me or any member of my family, I will like the members of the Nigerian Police Force to hold MR. DAVID ADELEKE responsible.
I am available to answer any questions or provide any additional information regarding thi: matter.
Please find attached screenshot images of the exchange between myself and MR. DAVID ADELEKE for your perusal.
Thank you in anticipation of your prompt response and attention to this matter.
The Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape in which three senior police officer were plotting the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has cleared the IGP of any wrongdoing.
In a draft report of the Atta Akyea Committee in possession of Starr News, the Committee recommended that the three senior officers should be further investigated and possibly prosecuted for perjury.
“The three senior police officers namely, COP Alex Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi involved in the conspiracy to remove the IGP should be referred for further investigation and possible prosecution for perjury under the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) and professional misconduct under the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350) and the Police Service Regulations, 2012, (C.I. 76).
“In order to safeguard the sanctity of the appointment of an IGP and, in particular, shield the appointment process from perceptions of partisanship and political “manipulation”, there is the need to review/amend article 202(1) of the Constitution, 1992, Police Service Act, (Act 350) and related legislation/statutes fundamentally to secure the independence of the office of the IGP,” the recommendation read.
The Committee also found all the allegations made against the IGP to be baseless and unsubstantiated.
Below are excerpts of draft report by the Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS
In view of the issues raised before the Committee and resolved by the investigations and evidence uncovered by the Committee, the Committee makes the following recommendations for consideration by the Rt. Honourable Speaker;
The three senior police officers namely, COP Alex Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi involved in the conspiracy to remove the IGP should be referred for further investigation and possible prosecution for perjury under the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29) and professional misconduct under the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350) and the Police Service Regulations, 2012, (C.I. 76).
In order to safeguard the sanctity of the appointment of an IGP and, in particular, shield the appointment process from perceptions of partisanship and political “manipulation”, there is the need to review/amend article 202(1) of the Constitution, 1992, Police Service Act, (Act 350) and related legislation/statutes fundamentally to secure the independence of the office of the IGP.
The office of the IGP shall be on the same terms and condition of service of a Justice of the Court of Appeal except that the tenure of office shall be non-renewable after the attainment of compulsory retirement of sixty years (60).
A serving/sitting IGP shall not be removed from office except for stated misbehaviour or incompetence; incapacity to perform the functions of the office by reason of infirmity of body or mind and related misconduct provided under the Police Service Act or Regulations.
Relatedly, parliament should expedite action on the enactment of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers Bill to address professional dilemmas that may lead to conflict of interest.
Additionally, safeguarding the sanctity of the election security management, the IGP, as head of the National Election Security Task Force, should ensure transparency in the deployment of security personnel engaged in election security management operations and, where such personnel are found to have acted unprofessionally in the discharge of their duties, including in violent intimidation of a voter, they should be held accountable by the GPS or the appropriate external accountable authority/body.
In order to promote professional and adherence to good practice, the Police Council and/or POMAB should put in place a programme of continuous professional training of police personnel at all levels regarding the legal, policy and normative frameworks (regional, national and international) for regulating professional, ethical policing, as well as professional dilemmas associated with conflict of interest. In this connection, it is worthwhile for the GPS to collaborate with key stakeholders, particularly the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry for Justice and related civil society actors to achieve this objective.
Urgent steps should be taken by the Police Council towards establishment of an Independent Police Complaint Commission (IPCC) modelled on global good/best practices pertaining in jurisdictions such as South Africa, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada, Malasia, etc., to replace the existing Police Professional Standard Bureau (PPSB). PPSB currently serves as as an internal accountable mechanism dedicated to maintenance of professional standards by checking acts of misconduct and unprofessional/unethical conduct involving police personnel. The need for the establishment of IPCC is anchored in the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights Resolution 13a, 2006 on “Police Reform, Accountability and Civilian Oversight in Africa”, which aims at enhancement of peace and security, checking abuse of power and professional misconduct by police personnel. The proposed IPCC primarily would function as an independent oversight body Ombudsman) for purposes of ensuring internal and external accountability relative to the GPS.
Strict enforcement of the provisions under the Police Service Act 1970 (Act 350) and the Police Service Regulations 2012 (C.I. 76), prohibiting serving police officers from engaging in activities outside his or her duties as a police officer which may lead to political controversy as the Committee found for the three senior police officers in this enquiry.
9.0 FINDINGS OF FACT
The Committee established the following as findings of fact based on the evidence gathered and undisputed by all the witnesses who appeared before the Committee:
1. There were two audio tapes (first and second tapes) that served as the primary evidence for the Committee’s investigation. The first audio tape was one that went viral in the public domain and was made available to the Committee by Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament. The second audio tape was made available to the Committee by Chief Bugri Naabu through his lawyer, Mr. Raymong Dornyo. The first and second audio tapes formed one audio tape with different durations.
2. The two audio tapes were authenticated by the four key witnesses who testified before the Committee namely Chief Bugri Naabu, COP Alex Mensah Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi. They all confirmed their voices as captured in the audio tapes as true representation of their voices as well as the contents therein.
3. Chief Bugri Naabu, COP George Alex Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi conspired, purposely to remove the IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare because of his alleged unsubstantiated affiliation to the NDC. These allegations by the senior police officers were found to be unsubstantiated and therefore without basis but were sold to Chief Bugri Naabu by the COP George Alex Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi in order to rile up the political sentiments of Chief Bugri Naabu and secure his support for their cause to remove the IGP and replace him with COP George Alex Mensah.
4. The combined effect of the content of the leaked audio tape and the testimony of the three Senior Police officers before the Committee confirm that all the senior police officers captured in the leaked audio tape publicly declared their affiliation, sympathy and possible membership of the NPP, a circumstance that is prohibited by the Police Serve Act and its regulations. 5. It was also established as a fact that there was intense lobbying initiated through Chief Bugri Naabu by COP Alex Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi aimed at removing the current IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare because of the unsubstantiated claim by COP Alex Mensah, Supt. George Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi that Dr. Akuffo Dampare is capable of frustrating the electoral fortunes of the NPP in the 2024 General Election.
6. The conspiracy to remove the current IGP, Dr. Akuffo Dampare, initiated by COP George Alex Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare and Supt. Eric Emmanuel Gyebi is to allow for a more submissive, pliant IGP to help the NPP “break the 8”, has the potential to undermine the integrity of the forthcoming 2024 General Election and could potentially undermine the true will of the citizenry in respect of their right to freedom of choice and the right to vote as guaranteed under Article 21(13) of the Constitution and international human rights for which Ghana subscribes to, and a State Party to, particularly Article 21(1) (3) of the UDHR and Article 25 (a) (b) of the ICCPR.
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has disclosed that the decision by his office to investigate the source of the missing huge sums of money belonging to former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah was a result of the case brought against her domestic staff by the Attorney General.
Mr. Agyebeng clarified that while the Attorney General, on behalf of the government, was investigating and prosecuting her house helps for the missing money, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) also came in to probe the source of the over $1 million and other valuables stolen from the former minister’s Abelemkpe residence.
Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV on Monday, January 8, Agyebeng indicated that the OSP approached the Attorney General and collaborated to find the truth on the matter.
“From the OSP’s perspective, we are looking at what is the source of this money, and where is the money coming from. That this huge sum of money is sitting in a public officer’s house.”
“On this matter, we approached the Attorney General and said we were interested in what was going on at the other end, and that we were following up on it. Incidentally, it was actually the court processes filed by the Attorney General in respect of the theft case that propelled the investigation. We became interested when we saw those court processes.”
He also said the work of the Attorney General actually enhances the OSP’s investigations rather than hampers it.
“It [the Attorney General’s case] doesn’t hamper our work; it rather enhances our work because if you are tracing whether someone actually stole this amount of money and the other end is investigating the source of the money, we are all going toward a comprehensive solution to the matter.”
It emerged in July 2023 that two house helps of Cecilia Abena Dapaah and her husband, Daniel Osei Kuffour, were dragged before an Accra Circuit Court, for allegedly stealing monies and items running into millions of Ghana Cedis.
Cecilia Dapaah was forced to resign a day after the story broke, and her residence was searched by officials from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has described the killing of eight innocent people during the 2020 polls, as an indelible blemish on Ghana’s democratic credentials.
The 2024 flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who has vowed to institute an ivestigariin to prosecute perpetrators still walking about freely says the sad incident, obviously sanctioned by the state, will forever be remembered as Ghana’s day of infamy, over the last 32 years of constitutional rule.”
Mr Mahama whonwas responding to President Akufo a Addo’s jab for not congratulating him since his ‘re-election’, expressed disappointment and suprise at President Nana Akufo-Addo’s silence over “the use of thugs and rogue elements within the security agencies to disrupt elections in some parts of the country.
The former President has described the President Akufo-Addo’s silence as saddening and unconscionable.
It will be recalled that several appeals to government, assurances by Ministers of Defence and the Interior during their appearances before Parkiaments vetting Committee in 2021 and a formal petition to the Ghana Police Service by the NDC to investigate the incident has been shelved theee years on
The NDC has vowed to bring those behind the extra JUDUCIAL killings are brought to book if it wins the December 7, 2024 elections
Ghanaian business man, Nana Kwame Bediako also known as Cheddar, has revealed that he is the elusive man in mask found on billboards in many parts of the country announcing a new political movement – The New Force.
In a press conference on Sunday, January 7,2023, the man whose billboards got Ghanaians wondering for months officially unveiled his entry into Ghana’s political space and said he is the new saviour to redeem Ghana from bad leadership.
His press conference follows the government of Ghana’s 11th-hour cancellation of a rally he had organised dubbed ‘The Convention 2024’ scheduled to be held at the Independence Square in Accra.
Renowned African speakers who were assembled to address Ghanaians at the rally organised by Bediako’s ‘The New Africa Foundation’ were Professor PLO Lumumba, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao from Zimbabwe and Nigerian politician Peter Obi.
These thought leaders were to speak on key challenges confronting Africa’s development.
But Kwame Bediako said he was no one to be scared of because he had embarked on that journey to salvage Ghana and Africa.
Touching on his vision for Ghana, Cheddar said, “I am nothing to be scared of. I came to you as your salvation. I don’t invest in myself alone. I am investing in you.”
He said he started the fight for development for the country for the past 21 years, adding that he is dedicated to the cause.
“We need to educate. We need to uplift our children. We need to voice out to them. You are about to find out about this man in the mask because I never spoke a word, you were looking for me. I didn’t tell you whether I am into politics, whether I am an evangelist, whether I am a conventionist or a revolutionist. After this day, you will have to wait for me to share my policies and my visions with you.
“And if I’m the reason why the country or the government is not happy about these great voices coming to educate not only Ghana, but also Africa, then I take this moment to sacrifice myself, to unveil myself, because I have much respect for these great leaders beside me. I would have taken my own time to tell you that I am. But for this very moment, I am sacrificing myself to let you know that I’m that man.
To Cheddar, he is the “man with a good purpose, with a great vision” who has a plan that will accelerate the growth of the country.
“I have a vision for this nation. And not only this nation, I have it for Africa too. But I know Africa is the next biggest thing because out of all the continents that have been developed in this world, there is only one continent that is not developed and I am sent to do that,” he stated.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
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