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NDC has failed to learn lessons from ’embarrassing’ 2016 defeat – A Plus

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Musician-turned-politician, Kwame Asare Obeng popularly known as Kwame A Plus has advised Ghanaians not to vote for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) since it has refused to learn lessons from a rather embarrassing defeat in the 2016 polls.

According to A Plus, the NDC, in the buildup to the 2016 elections, sought to make political capital out of then-candidate Akufo-Addo’s kalyppo drinking saga which backfired, only for it to repeat same gaffes through its National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi months to the 2020 general elections.

The comment by A Plus comes on the backdrop of a cartoon shared by the NDC’s National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi equating the murder of African American, George Floyd to the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new register ahead of the December polls.

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In the cartoon which was first posted on Twitter and shared on several other platforms, Sammy Gyamfi sought to portray what he described as an evil attempt by the EC to disenfranchise millions of eligible voters through the compilation of a voter register just like the “painful xenophobic murder of George Floyd.”

Many Ghanaians demanded the said cartoon be pulled down but the NDC communications officer appears adamant to do so and has rather surprisingly justified it.

Check This Out: V/R: Jujuman arrested after lady who took his Cocoyam Leaves gets Complicated Face

Reacting to the issue, A Plus said the NDC should consider outsourcing its communication machinery to bloggers instead of the likes of Sammy Gyamfi.

“The NDC must outsource their communications to an advertising company or bloggers like GhKwaku, Nkonkonsa, and ZionFelix. I’m sure they will do better. In 2016 they scored an own goal when they attempted to mock Nana with Kalyppo.”

“Not long ago they told us to vote for them to come back to power because they have ‘learnt their lesson.’ Don’t mind them. It is not true. They have not learnt whuuutey!!!” he wrote on Facebook.

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In a follow-up post, A Plus accused the NDC communication team of being weak and on the brink of collapse and warned them not to dare him.

“NDC people behave like they are very tolerant until you punch them small. See, your whole communications team can’t fight me. Forget it. Don’t let me start with you. Your communication is weak already. Don’t let me finish it for you.”

“You are always on my page enjoying my attacks on NPP. Today I give you small norrr, you bore ah!!!” he added.

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Your credibility will continue to suffer so long as NPP serves as your mouthpiece – Prof Gyampo to EC

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Ellis Ferdinand
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A Political Science Lecturer with the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has charged the Electoral Commission (EC) to wean itself from the defence by the governing New Patriotic Party to protect its integrity.

According to him, the independence and credibility of the EC will continue to suffer so long as officials of the governing party continue to actively serve as its mouthpiece and advance superior defence on its behalf as they appear to better understand the issues.

Prof Gyampo observed that the posture and inactivity of the electoral management, as though they enjoy the NPP’s justifications, may imply a subtle endorsement of the “bogus perception” that, ECs are always in bed with governing parties.

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“Sitting passively to allow some top ruling party officials, to announce an EC plan ahead of time, is suicidal in the quest to protect institutional independence. Leaving the defence of positions taken to the ruling party, and coming out sparingly to speak to the issues, will always create the impression in the minds of the opposition that the business of the Commission, is being run by the ruling party. Even though this may not be so, the EC has fueled this perception by its near dormancy in getting experienced offensive, but conciliatory communicators to do its public relations job,” he said.

“The Commission must go for erudite people, who have command over the issues and have the kind of public affability, as well as the persona that isn’t repulsive to public acceptance. Directors of Election must focus on their mandate, and leave the communication to well-trained communicators, to soothe polarization, rather than worsening it,” he intimated.

Prof Gyampo further took a swipe at the governing party saying their mandate to rule does not include “partisan defence” of independent institutions.

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For the opposition National Democratic Congress, he condemned them for merely opposing the EC and perceiving its moves with suspicion and called them out to rather focus on relevant issues such as vigilance and funding.

“To win the 2020 elections, the ruling party must focus on its mandate and govern not only to redeem its promises but to effectively communicate its achievements in a manner that resonates tangibly with the people. The EC has come of age and must be allowed to fight its own battles.”

“The opposition must be constructive in its criticisms and be vigilant in participating in all processes leading to the elections. The EC must not only tout its mandate and independence when there is disagreement. It must work hard to appear a neutral arbiter and strive hard to build consensus, even in the face of intransigence,” the Professor advanced.

V/R: Jujuman arrested after lady who took his Cocoyam Leaves gets Complicated Face

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Ellis Ferdinand
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A juju man in the Volta Region has been arrested for invoking a sickness on lady who took his Cocoyam Leaves.

According to Esinam, one day a family friend by the name Dome Dagba came to inform her that Mr. Sorkpa Kangaru confessed publicly that he is responsible for her strange sickness.

The Gawu family, on hearing this allegation, quickly delegated Agbota Gawu to inquire from Mr. Sorkpa Kangaru, if the said allegation is true or a mere fabrication.

Mr. Sorkpa confirmed to the family delegate that he truly manipulated the Juju powers on a cocoyam plantation behind his apartment, with the intention to harm anybody who attempt to pluck the leaves.

According to Mr. Sorkpa Kangaru, Esinam plucked the cocoyam leaves, hence she is suffering the consequences of the Juju powers he contracted from Amedzikorpe in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region.

Mr. Kangaru therefore requested that the family of Esinam should produce certain items to pacify the gods and to reverse the juju powers.

The items include: One cock, a bowl of maize, pepper, onion, dry gin, a type of broom and 100 Ghana cedis. Without hesitation, the family claimed they produced the aforementioned items to Mr. Sorkpa and he allegedly performed the rituals on two different occasions yet the rituals could not yield the desire results, even though Sorkpa instructed Madam Esinam to strip naked during the process which she obliged.

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The Gawu family next sought for an expert medical attention at the Ridge Hospital, Accra, where an operation was carried out to remove the growth, but the growth resurfaced twice after two consecutive operations over a period of two years.

Esinam allegedly continues to suffer sleepless nights and the inability to stretch her neck and feeding was also a challenge for the past 9 years, hence the family thought it wise to petition the Duamenefa Foundation for onward investigation and intervention.

Source: ewetvonline.net/.com

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Akufo-Addo urges world leaders to commit to making COVID-19 vaccine freely accessible

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Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has emphasized the need for world leaders to formally commit to making any approved COVID-19 vaccine freely available to all countries.

Speaking at the first-ever virtual Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by the UK government on Thursday, the President said: “a bold international agreement to this end cannot wait.”

He said the scope and scale of COVID-19 across the world show that no country can on its own fight the virus hence the need for global unity to tackle it together.

“The global spread of COVID-19 has told us in no uncertain terms that the disease knows no boundaries and no country can afford to do it alone. We must ensure equitable access to health services and commodities. As has been said, only a people’s vaccine with equality and solidarity at its core can protect all of humanity from the virus and get our societies running safely again. A bold international agreement to this end cannot wait. We’ve all gone down together, we should all rise together,” the President said.

Nana Akufo-Addo told the global conference that the need for essential medicines in dealing with different health situations have become very important for all countries especially in developing countries where about 2 billion people are estimated to be without essential medicines and vaccines.

He made the point that, the havoc wreaked by COVID-19 due to the lack of a vaccine for it, goes to show the negative impact of dealing with diseases without essential medicines.

“We are in a race against time to secure a vaccine to fight off a virus which in some six months has wreaked havoc in all parts of the world, occasioned the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and brought every economy on the planet on its knees… Today, we appreciate fully the fact that the availability of safe effective ad essential medicine is a bulwark for the delivery for optimal healthcare for all. For us in the developing world including Africa, access and use of essential medicine remains suboptimal, with nearly 2 billion people, according to WHO, without essential medicines and vaccines,” Nana Akufo-Addo said.

While commending Gavi for supporting Ghana’s health sector among other things with its technical expertise and resources, President Akufo-Addo said vaccines “save lives and improve healthcare delivery when they are available, affordable and are of assured quality.”

People’s vaccine 

About two weeks ago President Akufo-Addo joined other world leaders in signing the UNAIDS Public Letter on People’s Vaccine, a campaign calling for the COVID-19 vaccine to become accessible to all when developed.

AU aims for 10 million Coronavirus tests

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Ellis Ferdinand
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The African Union (AU) has started an ambitious initiative to increase testing for coronavirus across the continent.

The aim is to take the total number of tests done up to 10 million over the next two to three months.

To date, more than 160,000 cases have been confirmed in Africa with 4,600 deaths.

But experts fear many cases could be going undetected because of low testing rates, which are some of the lowest globally.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says about 2.4 million tests have been conducted so far.

But they now want to reach three times as many people again in the coming weeks, meaning almost 1% of people in Africa would have been tested.

That would give a clearer picture of the pandemic in Africa.

Testing was hampered, in part, by a global shortage of diagnostic kits.

But a new continental pool by the AU will now give each African country equal access to the supplies.

The plan also includes training 100,000 front-line healthcare workers and deploying about a million others to communities to help trace contacts of patients.

Source: bbc.com

Kanye West donates $2 million, pays college tuition for George Floyd’s daughter

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Ellis Ferdinand
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The donation includes funding for legal fees for Arbery and Taylor’s families, along with black-owned businesses in crisis in his native Chicago and other cities.

West’s representative said he established a 529 education plan to fully cover college tuition for Gianna Floyd, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd.

West’s donation comes in the wake of mass protests across the country following the deaths. Many voices in entertainment are calling for an end to systematic racism, police brutality and action from political leadership.

Three of the Minneapolis Police officers arrested in Floyd’s death make their first court appearance Thursday afternoon, as the Floyd family holds the first of several planned memorial services.

Derek Chauvin, the officer who pinned Floyd to the ground by his neck for nearly 9 minutes, was arrested last week and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. On Wednesday, prosecutors charged him with a more serious count of second-degree murder.

Arbery, a black man, was fatally shot while jogging just outside Brunswick, GA., on February 23. Three white men have been arrested in his death.

Taylor was an EMT who was shot at least eight times in March when three officers entered her Kentucky apartment by force. The FBI has opened an investigation into her death.

Source: cnn

JUST IN: Castro’s manager DJ Amess is reported dead

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Ellis Ferdinand
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Manager of Missing Hip Life Musician Castro, Dj Amess has been reported dead.

Dj Amess was the manager of Castro until he got missing in 2014 while on a cruise on the lake in Ada with his friend Asamoah Gyan.

Dj Amess was a contributor to so many radio entertainment shows.

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More soon…

 

Source: PoliticsGhana.com

JUST IN: Supreme Court gives EC 4 days to explain the Exclusion of Old Voter ID Card from List of IDs for New ID Card registration

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Ellis Ferdinand
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The Supreme Court has directed the Electoral Commission, EC to explain why the old voter ID card has been removed from the list of identification particulars for the yet to be compiled new voters’ register.

The seven-member panel of judges asked the EC to provide legal reasons in the form of a supplementary statement of the case.

According to the Justices of the Supreme Court, this must be filed by Monday 8th of June 2020.

They made the order today, Thursday, June 4, 2020.

The seven-panel of judges are Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, Justices Jones Dotse, Paul Baffoe Bonnie, Sulley Gbadegbe, Samuel Marfo Sau, Nene Amegatse, Prof Ashie Kotey.

The lawyers in the case are Godwin Tamakloe for the NDC, Justin Amenuvor for the Electoral Commission and Godfred Dame representing the Attorney General.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) sued the Electoral Commission over attempts by the electoral management body to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections.

The NDC argues in its suit that the EC lacks the power to go ahead with its plans because it can only “compile a register of voters only once, and thereafter revise it periodically, as may be determined by law.”

According to the writ invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, the opposition NDC among other things demanded for a “declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 45(a) of the 1992 Constitution, 2nd Defendant [the EC] has the constitutional power to, and can, compile a register of voters only once, and thereafter revise it periodically, as may be determined by law. Accordingly, 2nd Defendant can only revise the existing register of voters, and lacks the power to prepare a fresh register of voters, for the conduct of the December 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.”

The NDC in its case is also praying the court to declare as illegal the decision of the EC not to use the old voter ID cards as registration proof in the compilation of the new register.

The NDC claimed that the decision which is without any justification is arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable and contrary to article 296 of the 1992 Constitution.

“Upon a true and proper interpretation of the Constitution, specifically, Article 42, the EC’s purported amendment of Regulation 1 sub-regulation 3 of the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2016 (C.I 91) through the Public Elections (Registration of Voters)(Amendment) Regulations, 2020 to exclude existing voter identification cards as proof of identification to enable a person apply for registration as a voter according to the NDC is “unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect whatsoever”.

Former President Rawlings’ New Hairstyle Sparks ‘Controversy’ on Social Media

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Ellis Ferdinand
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Former President Jerry John Rawlings appeared in public on Thursday to address a virtual celebration of the 41st anniversary of the June 4 uprising spotting a new hairstyle.

Spotting a bushy hair with bushy beard, he attempted to explain his new look and sarcastically compared it to that of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s clean shaven head.

“Ladies and gentlemen…since the president [Akufo-Addo] has decided to use his shaven hair to get rid of convo-19, what is called…, I [have decided i] will use [my hair] Moses’ brush to get rid of it and when it happens, then I think we can go back to our” normal lives, the former President said amidst laughter and pointed to his bushy hair and beard.

The coronavirus pandemic in Ghana since March 12 has made many to stay away from barbering saloons in line with social distancing protocols.

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Send Your apologies to Krobo Women – Sakodie sanctioned over Sammy Gyamfi Comment

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SARKODIE, FOCUS ON YOUR MUSIC. IF YOU KNOW HOW TO APOLOGISE, GO AND APOLOGISE TO KROBO WOMEN

Music is different from politics but both have meeting points thogh. Sammy Gyamfi is politician and Michael Owusu, aka Sarkodie, is a musican. Both are doing very well in their chosen fields. It is as clear as daylinght that Sammy Gyamfi cannot teach Sarkodie how to arrange his songs, or how to arrange his rhyming schemes. In the same vein, Sarkodie doesn’t have what it takes to teach Sammy Gyamfi the materials he needs to use for his political camapign. Such an effort will be tantamount to teaching ones grandmother how to suck eggs!

The world woke up to read the story of a heartless police officer in Minneapolis, who brutally murdered am innocent George Flyod by placing his knee on his neck till he passed out. The action of the policeman and the passive observers, who saw to his kiling were condemned world wide. Demonstrations agaisnt his torture and his death achoed across the globe. The killing became a symbol of #oppression; #abuse of state powers, #terrorism and #racism
There were a number of cartoons that were created to compare leaders exhibiting the tendencies of the police officer and his method of killing George Floyd. This has now became a symbol of oppressor’s tool. These cartoons abound in the Western Media.

There was a local version of the cartoon, showing President Nana Addo and the EC boss, Jean Mensah, with their knees on a Ghanaian voter, pushing the new voters register down his throat. Whoever is conversant with the political happenings in the country will readily understand the message the cartoon wants to put across without much pain.

There is absolutely nothing wrong depicting Nana Addo as an oppressor and a dictator whose focus is not on the future of this country but his bid to be re-elected in this year’s election.

So what is the worry of Sarkodie? Has he been in the country always or he is intentionally being ignorant of the wranglings between the EC and NPP on one side and the NDC and the Civil Society group on the other. Has he been following the intransigence of Jean Mensah and her cohorts at the EC? Is the president and his political lackeys not leading the nation into Armageddon? Is he not concerned about the strongheadedness of our president and his minister of re-election? Can’t he feel the tension building up between the NPP and the EC on one side and the NDC and other civil society groups on the other?

Symbolically, there is nothing wrong about using the last words of the oppressed before his death to confront any oppressor anywhere in the world today to make him feel guilty. #I_Cant_breathe!

Why is Sarkodie eating himself up alive over this cartoon used by Sammy Gyamfi? Was the cartoon of the oppressed the image of George Floyd? Is there any semblance at all? His death has become a symbol for all those who fight for freedom, equality and the fight against oppressors such as Nana Addo. Covid-19 is taking away our lives but Nana Addo says go out there and register. Infections are being recorded on daily basis but EC wants to go ahead with the registration. Haven’t they placed their knees on our necks and about to suffocate us?

This cartoon is symbolic today and will remain so forever. Yes, Ghana is suffocating under these dictators but Nana Addo and Jean Mensah dont care. If this hurts the sensibilities of Sarkodie because his darling party’s back is agaisnt the wall, there is nothing anybody can do to reduce the pangs of pain in him. Let him focus on his music and stop making a laughing stock of himself politically.

 

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