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‘You’re very incompetent’ – Chris Dugan blasts EC Boss over delays during voter registration exercise

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A member of the communications team of the NDC, Chris Dugan has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of deliberately delaying the voter registration exercise in the strongholds of the opposition party in some parts of the country.

The electoral management body commenced the exercise for new voters today, May 7, 2024 but not without challenges that delayed the process and generated long queues at the registration centres.

In Ashaiman, for instance, XYZ reporter Alber Cheetam reported that only 3 voter ID cards had been printed by mid-day due to network challenges. In the Weija Gbawe constituency, no person had been registered by 1pm due to technical callenges.

Reports from Sefwi Wiawso, Kasoa, Kpassa, and Upper East East indicated that the processes had halted because of network challenges.

Registration for first-time voters could not begin at the former head office of the Electoral Commission (EC) at North in Accra until after mid-day. The delay, just like other parts of the country, was attributed to technical difficulties.

Jean Mensa, EC Chairperson

But the NDC communicator who was speaking on Inside Politics programme on TV XYZ intimated that the delay was orchestrated by the Jean mensa-led EC in some strongholds of the NDC just to discourage eligible persons from taking part in the exercise.

Chris Dugan told host Mugabe Maase in Akan  that “The EC deliberartely stifled the process to discourage our people from registering for their cards.”

According to him, some bigwigs from the governing New Patritic Party (NPP) had collaborated with the EC to cause that challenges while the exercise was fairly successful in their strongholds.

“How do you begin such a crucial exercise without checking the efficiency of your machines?” he quizzed and added that the EC Boss, Jean Mensa, has always created confusion in any election related activity she has handled due to her incompetence.

He went to caution the EC chairperson that the NDc will not sit aloof for her to create chaos with her attitude, stressing that they will monitor every move she makes and expose any of her ulterior motives that will mar the integrity of the office she occupies.

“This Electoral Commission believes they will decide who will lead the country. Hell no…the Electoral Commission has become an evil commission with these tactics,” he stated.

“This is a machinery they are using to rig the elections. But Bawumia whom they want to rig the elections for cannot be a president.”

The limited registration for first-time voters takes place Today, 7th – 27th May 2024.

Replacement of lost ID cards takes place on 30th May.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

 

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Its your hard work that’ll bring NDC back to power – Asiedu Nketiah Jnr to NDC youth

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The Vice Chairman of the National Youth Working Committee of the opposition NDC, Dr Nana Kwaku Asiedu Nketiah Jnr has admonished the youth of the party to work hard to win more members to the umbrella family.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Kintampo youth working committee of the NDC, in the Kintampo North Constituency, Dr Nketiah Jnr was emphatic that the party’s strength lies in the bosom of its youth and stressed that without their support, the NDC cannot return to power.

Describing the group of youngsters as the backbone of the party, he said the effort they will put in propagating the policies of the NDC to the undecided electorates will determine whether the party, led by H.E John Mahama, will return to power or not.

“We have to work hard and sell the NDC and H.E John Mahama’s message of hope to the people so they can join us and bring the party back to power to save this country from the hands of the insensitive NPP government,” stated Dr Nketiah Jnr in Akan.

Dr. Nana Kwaku Asiedu Nketiah Jnr,  together with National Youth Wing Leadership of the NDC, led by George Opare Addo, encouraged the young people to be part of all party engagements ahead of the 2024 general elections.

Urging them to mobilise youthful votes for H.E. John Mahama and his Running Mate, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, Dr Nketiah Jnr called on the youth wing to work harder to achieve the targets set for the constituency.

He equally appealed to all party faithfuls present at the event to collaborate with their MP, Hon. Kwame Kumah, to maximise the votes margins.

The youth leader also assured that the national youth wing had acquired projectors that will be shared to all constituencies to help communicate the policies and track records of their flag bearer, John Mahama and the NDC as a whole to the public.

According to him, the campaign team is expected to use same projectors to expose the lies and failures of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government.

He emphasised that the NDC’s manifesto has a number of policies that will create sustainable jobs for the youth under the next John Mahama administration.

The National Youth Organiser of the NDC, George Opare Addo, equally reiterated his support for the cause and urged the youth to be involved in the party’s campaign activities, especially the ‘door to door’ campaign ahead of the national polls.

Some youth leaders who were present at the event were Mr Okai Mintah, the chairman of the NDC national youth working committee, Anas Suwari and other Bono East Regional Executives of the NDC.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

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Failed Akufo-Addo can’t force Chiefs to stand and greet him – Malik Basintale

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A Deputy National Communication Officer of the opposition NDC, Malik Basintale has taken a swipe at President Nana Akufo-Addo over what he describes as acting rude toward the overlord of Gonja, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I.

Akufo-Addo, on Sunday April 28, is reported to have attended an event in Damongo and asked that the overlord of Gonja to rise from his skin before exchanging pleasantries with him.

According to reports, Akufo-Addo was invited to the one year Anniversary of the Yagbonwura in Damongo which also had coincided with the annual congress of the Gonjaland Youth Association and the Guan Congress.

When the President arrived and was taken round to exchange pleasantries with the chiefs, his body guard signaled the Yagbonwura to rise and shake hands with Akufo-Addo.

The King refused despite a call from the Savanna Regional Chairman of the NPP, Mr Kalamonia.

The incident angered the youth and the subchiefs of Gonja who murmured among themselves.

However, reacting to the issue on Dwaboase programme on Power FM, Malik Basintale who is a Gonja man did not take the issue lightly.

The NDC spokesman condemned Akufo-Addo’s act and labeled him as arrogant.

He argued that every chief deserved a respect from the President despite their location in the country.

To him, “a president like Akufo-Addo who has failed on his mandate has no authority to demand that chiefs rise up to shake hands with him.”

Basintale suggested that to get Akufo-Addo or the NPP to apologise for the gross disrespect toward the Gonjaland, the Yagbonwura must ban all political activities of the governing party in the area.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

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Ban all NPP activities until Akufo-Addo apologises for disrespecting you – Basintale appeals to Yagbonwura

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Malik Basintale, a Deputy National Communication Officer of the opposition NDC has appealed to the overlord of Gonja, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I to ban all activities of the NPP on his land.

His suggestion comes a day after President Nana Akufo-Addo attended an event in Damango and asked that the overlord of Gonna rises to exchange pleasantries with him.

According to reports, Akufo-Addo was invited to the one year Anniversary of the Yagbonwura in Damongo which also had coincided with the annual congress of the Gonjaland Youth Association and the Guan Congress.

When the President arrived and was taken round to exchange pleasantries with the chiefs, his body guard signaled the Yagbonwura to rise and shake hands with Akufo-Addo.

The King refused despite a call from the Savanna Regional Chairman of the NPP, Mr Kalamonia.

The incident angered the youth and the subchiefs of Gonja who murmured among themselves.

However, reacting to the issue that has gone viral on social media on Power FM, Malik Basintale who is a Gonja man did not take it lightly.

The NDC spokesman condemned Akufo-Addo act and labeled him as arrogant.

He argued that every chief deserved a respect from the President despite their location in the country.

He wondered why the president will be drenched in self aggrandizement and be ordering chiefs in some areas of the country to rise from their skins or stools to exchange pleasantries with him.

To him, “a president like Akufo-Addo who has failed on his mandate has no authority to demand that chiefs rise up to shake hands with him.”

Basintale, further went on to appeal to the overlord of Dagbon to ban all party activities on Dagbon land to sent a strong signal that the people of Dagbon deserve to be treated with respect as any Ghanaian anywhere.

“Yagbonwura I appeal to you to ban all NPP activities on Yagbon Land until President Akufo-Addo apologises for disrespecting your throne,” Basintale said in an interview with Kwame Minkah.

 

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Naana Jane already prepared to deliver victory – Abu Siddique

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Policy Analyst and member of the opposition NDC, Siddique Abubakar Suleiman has touted the credentials and competencies of the running mate of the party, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.

He said going into election 2024, the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast has the credibility and competencies to help pull crowd to the NDC to secure an electoral victory for the biggest opposition party.

He was reacting to the reappointment of Prof. Opoku-Agyemang by the NDC flag bearer, John Mahama, to partner him to the crucial elections slated for December 7.

Contributing to the discussion on Inside Politics on TV XYZ, Abubakar Suleiman said “the nomination of the good professor for the second time shows how effective she is to attract voters”.

” Professor Naana Jane is ever ready to work hard and complement the efforts of HE John Mahama to win the elections, ” he told host King Nicholas in Akan.

Abubakar Suleiman also urged members of the NDC, especially the females, who were elated by the selection of the former Minister for Education as the running mate to work hard and propagate the message of the NDC to attract voters.

To him, the country had been messed up by the NPP and as such, Ghanaians were looking forward to the NDC and John Mahama to win the elections and reset the country for greatness.

“Don’t say it is not my work,” he said while urging party members to join campaign activities in their localities and not wait for national executives to arrive in their constituencies before they join the campaign.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

 

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Opoku Prempeh not in charge of Energy sector – Minority alleges

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The Minority in Parliament has accused Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh of lacking control over his ministry, leading to his failure to order the release of a load-shedding timetable.

Yaw Osafo-Maafo, a Senior Presidential Advisor, asserted that the responsibility for releasing a load-shedding timetable lies with the Energy Minister, given his oversight responsibility of the energy generation process.

However, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, a member of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, offered a different perspective during an interview with Citi News.

Dr. Pelpuo suggested that the Energy Minister’s lack of authority over the ministry is hindering his ability to take decisive action, including instructing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to release a timetable.

“I know the fact that he is not fully in control of the power and the ECG so, he is somehow afraid to come out to say anything which might not be the case. There is a disconnect between what the minister does and what he is instructed to do. And so he is kind of out of control of whatever events are taking place.

“I think that the direct impact is that the minister is not confident enough to come out to direct the ECG to do a timetable because he is not in charge. He is unable to speak. And that is an indictment on government, an indictment on his capacity as somebody who can be independent and be able to project a view in the service of the Ghanaian people.”

 

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National Security must pick up all EC Commissioners over missing BVRs – Solomon Owusu

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A spokesman for Alan Kyerematen’s Alliance for Revolutionary Change (ARC) Movement, Solomon Owusu has urged the National Security to pick up the commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC) led by Jean Mensa  in connection with the alleged theft of five Biometric Verification Registration (BVR) devices.

The election management body, after series of denial, recently confirmed that some of its BVRs had been stolen from its stores, raising eyebrows in the country. As the main opposition NDC mounted pressure on the EC to find the equipment, the Commission reported that some staff had been interdicted in connection with the stolen BVRs.

Earler this week, the Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, told new men that the Commission had handed over some 5 individuals suspected to be involved in the alleged theft of the BVR devices to the police.

But speaking on Pampaso programme on radio Gold, Owusu said Charlotte Osei was ousted for alleged procurement breaches hence Jean Mensa must be fired for the missing devices from the EC’s warehouse.

“I think the National Security must pick Jean Mensa and her other commissioners at the EC over the missing biometric verification devices,” Owusu said as he alleged that the equipment had been given to some elements in the NPP to mar the integrity of the upcoming limited registration exercise and possibly the December 7 elections.

“One of the things they [the commissioners] can do is to resign for superintending over the activities that led to the theft of the equipment else the integrity of the general elections will be at stake.” he added. “Former EC Boss, Afari Djan is alive and can be handed a contract to over see the upcoming elections.”

To him, if the EC Boss is not removed from office, the results of the eletions can be compromised and plunge the country into chaos.

“I have heard that the missing equipmentn are in Kumasi and being used to secretly register people in Manhyia South,” he alleged and dared the NPP to deny the claim.

Meanwhile, the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has challenged the Electoral Commission (EC) to publish names of its staff who have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of five Biometric Verification Registration (BVR) devices.

Speaking to JoyNews on April 13, Dr Quaicoe disclosed the police began investigating the matter about a month ago when the electoral body officially noticed the BVRs were missing.

“So they have been interdicted and they are now going through the security investigation. I am told that they will be arraigned before court soon. If they are found guilty, the law should deal with them,” he said while urging Ghanaians that there was no cause for alarm about the missing BVRs since they have not been activated.

But in a reaction to the development, Asiedu Nketiah, Chairman of the NDC cast doubt over the assertions of Dr Quaicoe and urged the EC to publish the names of the staff who had been handed over to the police.

Speaking on Inside Politics on TV XYZ, Asiedu Nketia also known as General Mosquito quizzed: “Who are those people who have been arrested? have they published anyone’s name? Don’t they have names? Why have they not been exposed?”

“The persons who have stolen the equipment can register people elesewhere into the ECs database. We have seen NPP affiliated persons taken peoples’ Ghana card outside Ghana elsewhere. Tell us those you have apprehended,” he said in Akan.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

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NDC’s Nii Aryee slams Akufo-Addo over renaming of AMERI power plant

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A former NDC parliamentary aspirant for Obom-Domeabra constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Richard Nii Aryee has taken a swipe at President Nana Akufo-Addo and Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh over the renaming of a power plant purchased by the erstwhile John Mahama administration.

The NDC activist believes the relocation of the Africa and Middle East Resource Investment (AMERI) plants from Takoradi to Kumasi and renaming it Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant (K1 TPP) was needless and shameful, especially whe the then opposition NPP led by Akufo-Addo condemned Mahama for procuring the plants under questionable circunstances.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the first phase of the 150 megawatts (MW) Kumasi 1 Thermal Power Plant (K1TPP) at Anwomaso in the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday to help provide stable power to the middle and northern belt of the country.

Supporting the position of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nii Aryee pointed to the reckless expenditure of the Akufo-Addo government that has led the country into hardship and denied the country many developmental projects including a separate power plant for the middle belt.

But reacting to the development on Dwaboase on TV XYZ Friday, Nii Aryee condemned the Akufo-Addo government for taken huge loans which led the country’s finances into a ditch.

“President Akufo-Addo’s government has taken huge loans yet could not buy a power plant to Kumasi but had to relocate John Mahama’s plants to Kumasi. The shameful aspect of it all is that he failed to aknowledge the former president for procuring those power plants,” Nii Aryee fumed.

According to him, it is shameful that the government renamed the power plants as though they were purchased bu this government.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

 

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EC must Provide names of staff arrested over theft of BVRs – Asiedu Nketia

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The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has challenged the Electoral Commission (EC) to publish names of its staff who have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of five Biometric Verification Registration (BVR) devices.

The election management body, after series of denial, recently confirmed that some of its BVRs had been stolen from its stores, raising eyebrows in the country. As the main opposition NDC mounted pressure on the EC to find the equipment, the Commission reported that some staff had been interdicted in connection with the stolen BVRs.

Earler this week, the Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, told new men that the Commission had handed over some 5 individuals suspected to be involved in the alleged theft of the BVR devices to the police.

Speaking to JoyNews on April 13, Dr Quaicoe disclosed the police began investigating the matter about a month ago when the electoral body officially noticed the BVRs were missing.

“So they have been interdicted and they are now going through the security investigation. I am told that they will be arraigned before court soon. If they are found guilty, the law should deal with them,” he said while urging Ghanaians that there was no cause for alarm about the missing BVRs since they have not been activated.

But in a reaction to the development, Asiedu Nketiah, Chairman of the NDC cast doubt over the assertions of Dr Quaicoe and urged the EC to publish the names of the staff who had been handed over to the police.

Speaking on Inside Politics on TV XYZ, Asiedu Nketia also known as General Mosquito quizzed: “Who are those people who have been arrested? have they published anyone’s name? Don’t they have names? Why have they not been exposed?”

“The persons who have stolen the equipment can register people elesewhere into the ECs database. We have seen NPP affiliated persons taken peoples’ Ghana card outside Ghana elsewhere. Tell us those you have apprehended,” he said in Akan.

 

Concerns

Meanwhile, Civil Society Organisation CARE Ghana has cautioned that the missing biometric verification devices (BVDs) belonging to the Electoral Commission (EC) can negatively affect the integrity of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The Executive Director of CARE Ghana, David Kumi Addo, who spoke on TV XYZ evening news posited that the stolen devices can be used to disrupt the upcoming limited registration exercise to be conducted by the EC and the December 7 elections if the electoral management body fails to find the kits.

“This is a national issue and I think all Ghanaians must be interested in this matter,” Kumi Addo told Oheneba Boamah Bennie.

“These devices can be used to delete the data of the EC, transfer voters from one constituency to the other and cause confusion on election day,” he added.

 

By: Henryson Okrah /Myxyzonline.com

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People have given up defending NPP Gov’t due to its incompetence – Suhiyini

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The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has described the Akufo-Addo government as the government that has pushed Ghanaians into severe hardship in the Fourth Republic.

He said the hardship, stemming from the bad policies of the current government, is palpable such that most Ghanaians cannot afford a three-square meal, swelling hunger and pain among the citizens.

Speaking on Dwaboase on Power FM, the former broadcaster attributed the economic mess to the “incompetence” and profligate spending of the Akufo-Addo government, stressing that the situation has swelled the cost of living in the country.

He argued that the irresponsibility and incompetence of the NPP government has given Ghana its worse cost of living ever, pushing many Ghanaians into poverty.

“It takes legendary cluelessness to bring us to this point,” he stated, adding that ” even the level of resources that they [the NPP Government] had” from donors should have helped fix the eceonomy post COVID era yet officials close to Akufo-Addo misused the funds and left the economy to decline with speed.

Per his estimation, the MP noted that “even people who were trying tomanage the situation” are tired and feel reluctant to defend the government again due to the incompetence of Akufo-Addo and his managers of the economy.

Suhiyini’s comments come on the back of a World Bank report published last year that revealed that about 850,000 Ghanaians were pushed into poverty in 2022 because of rising prices of goods and services.

Although inflation keeps declining and hovering around 25%, most Ghanaians have raised concerns about the cost of food and transport which they say is making cost living high.

Suhiyini believes the Akufo-Addo government’s borrowing spree since it assumed office is also to blame for the hardship that has led to a deterioration in living standards and ultimately, worsened poverty and food insecurity among Ghanaian households.

 

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

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Akufo-Addo’s govt is the ‘biggest political scam’ in Ghana’s history – Mahama

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Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has labelled the current administration, led by President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as the “biggest political scam” in Ghana’s history.

He further urged Ghanaians to make informed decisions in the upcoming elections on December 7, 2024.

The former President expressed these views during his “Building the Ghana We Want” tour in Nalerigu, North East Region, on Tuesday, April 16.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer questioned whether anyone would vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after enduring over seven years of severe hardship.

“Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration is the biggest political scam in the history of the 4th republic. Ghanaians are called upon again on 7th December 2024 to exercise their mandate and make a choice. And after what we have gone through in 7 and a half years, it surprises me [that] anybody will still go to the ballot box and say he’s going to vote for NPP again,” he said.

He further added, “Maybe those who have made money under this government, yes, they will go and vote again. But I know that the majority of Ghanaians have seen a reversal in the quality of their lives, in these seven and a half years.”

 

Source: Citinewsroom.com

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Missing EC BVDs can affect integrity of 2024 elections – CARE Ghana

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Civil Society Organisation CARE Ghana has cautioned that the missing biometric verification devices (BVDs) belonging to the Electoral Commission (EC) can negatively affect the integrity of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The Executive Director of CARE Ghana, David Kumi Addo, who spoke on TV XYZ evening news posited that the stolen devices can be used to disrupt the upcoming limited registration exercise to be conducted by the EC and the December 7 elections if the electoral management body fails to find the kits.

The main opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has asked the EC to answer its questions on the incident to clear doubts on the mind of Ghanaians.

Kumi Addo says his checks show that the missing kits can be used to manipulate the data of the EC if those who stole the gadgets are not apprehended immediately.

“This is a national issue and I think all Ghanaians must be interested in this matter,” Kumi Addo told Oheneba Boamah Bennie.

“These devices can be used to delete the data of the EC, transfer voters from one constituency to the other and cause confusion on election day,” he added.

He commended the NDC for bringing the matter to the public and urged the EC to immediately chase the persons that took the gadgets from the store room of the EC.

To him, the NDC or interested parties could secure an injunction to stop the upcoming limited registration exercise since those in possession of the gadgets can hack the EC’s data and disrupt the registration exercise.

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com