Month: November 2012

Mr Joe Ghartey, Member of Parliament (MP) for Essikado-Ketan on Sunday launched his re-election bid to represent the area on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) amid music and fanfare.

Speaking at the function, Papa Owusu Ankomah, MP for Sekondi, said the NPP is poised to win the December 7 General Election.

He said support for the party is growing as the election approaches and asked the people to translate their interest in the NPP into votes.

Mr Kwesi Biney, Western Regional first Vice Chairman of the NPP said the party is serious about implementing free Senior High School education when voted into power.

He said there is no reason why the NPP cannot implement free SHS education if the country has been able to implement National Health Insurance Scheme.

Mr Biney said the NPP is pushing for free SHS education so that more people could pursue higher education and technological skills training.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Nkwanta North, Joseph Kwaku Nayan has expressed confidence of retaining his seat by winning with a margin of over 3,000 votes in the upcoming 2012 election.

He said as the only NPP MP out of the 22 MPs in the Volta Region he is poised and committed to preserving his seat for currently the largest opposition party in the country.

Speaking to Ghanamps.gov.gh, Hon Joseph Nayan stated that he together with his campaign team have resolved to keep the Nkwanta North seat for the NPP by campaigning feverishly and selling his vision to the electorates to buy into it and vote him to continue with his good works in the constituency.

He said the ruling NDC party has tried severally to sweep all the parliamentary seats in the region including the Nkwanta North seat but added that he remained resolute in his determination to reclaim his seat.

Hon. Nayan indicated that he has worked hard to provide the constituency with basic social amenities and infrastructure such as roads, schools, markets among others, a situation he asserted was not the case when the area fell under the Nkwanta District in 2004.

He noted that his efficient work as the MP for the area in the past years has endeared him to the electorates who have also resolved to retain in power.

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Jaman South, Yaw Maama Afful has accused the District Chief Executive of Jaman South Julius Atta Bediako of causing an Operative of the Bureau of National Investigation(BNI) to harass him.

He said the DCE has quite recently tasked the BNI operative in Drobo to threaten and embarrass him unjustifiably, a move he suspects to be politically motivated and intended to cow him into submission and scuttle his chances will boosting the chances of his competitor at the December polls.

The Businessman turn politician was speaking on Adom FM’s Dea Mehu yi programme on Wednesday on his campaign activities and what his chances are in the upcoming December Parliamentary elections.

The MP who goes into battle with the one-time spokes person of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) Junta and NDC parliamentary candidate for Jaman South, Osahene Boakye Djan said he is not the least daunted by the completion from Boakye Djan.

He said his delivery of a lot of developmental projects in the Districts and his respect for his constituents and humble nature has endeared him to the electorates who are keen on rewarding him by voting massively to retain him as MP for the area.

All efforts to reach the DCE for the area to state his side of the allegation made against him have proved futile.

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The Member of Parliament for Okaikoi North Elizabeth Sackey, has emphasized the need for building inspectors of the various District Assemblies across the country who shirk their responsibility to be punished to serve as a deterrent to other such officials.

She said such dereliction of duty on the part of such officials of the assemblies has resulted in sub-standard buildings collapsing and in the process causing needless deaths and robbing the country of its otherwise good human resource.

The MP was speaking following the collapse of the multi-storey building that housed the Achimota branch of the Melcom shop which in its wake resulted in the death of about six people while dozens of victims were rescued from the debris.

Hon. Elizabeth Sackey who is the MP for the area felt very disheartened and sympathized with the families of the victims of the tragedy that happened, adding that this could have been avoided if officials did their work efficiently.

She stated that her checks indicate the collapsed building did not a building the permit and was surprised as to how the building was allowed to stand when indeed it should not have.

Hon. Sackey noted that it was important for developers of such properties to obtain building permit and for the assemblies to constantly monitor the building of such structures so that defects can be detected before it claims innocent lives.

She vowed to pursue the unfortunate incident and ensure that the culprits are brought to book as such carelessness on the part of state officials would not be countenanced.

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The NDC Member of Parliament for Walewale in the Northern Region, Hon. Iddrisu Zakari Alidu has appealed to legitimate voters not to make the irreversible mistake of voting for Nana Akufo-Addo in the upcoming elections, since he lacks the requisite experience to manage Ghana when given the mandate.

The renowned educationist was of a firm conviction that the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), had never stepped in and played any managerial role in this country considering the roles he has endeavored in his political career.

“Nana Addo has never sat in as a president and we are viewing this issue and giving the spare driver (President Mahama) a chance”, he emphasized.

Hon. Iddrisu Zakari Alidu, likened Nana Addo to a “driver-mate” an accolade he explained to mean “someone who has never stepped in the corridors of leadership”.

Speaking on Radio Gold, the MP for Walewale stated that though Nana Addo’s running mate hailed from the same region President Mahama comes from, tradition demanded of them to vote for the president.

“Let’s take it that our brother (Dr. Bawumia) is a running mate to Nana Addo, but the other brother who is John Mahama, is a presidential candidate for a party…and I believe that you also know how we run our politics in Ghana, when your mother is in the kitchen, you get the food to eat…and as the president being from the Northern Region, we are nearer the food than the vice president”, he stated.

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Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority Leader, has urged supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reach out to voters and assist them to have better understanding of the party’s manifesto.

This, he said, would help to win them over and assure the NPP of resounding victory on December 7.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, was inaugurating the party’s constituency youth wing at a rally at Suame.

Its 10-member executive is chaired by Mr Mustapha Owusu.

The MP accused the ruling National Democratic Congress of poor performance, which, he said had led to widespread economic suffering, rising cost of living and joblessness.

The NPP represents hope for the nation and cannot afford to disappoint the people in the pending general election.

He said the party’s Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, would provide strong and effective leadership to transform the economy and make things better for the population.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu insisted that the free senior high school promise is not just a campaign tool to win elections.

He asked the people to ignore the mischief and desperate attempts by the party’s political opponents to discredit it.

The Minority Leader appealed to the people to vote massively for the NPP to put the nation on the path to real development and wealth creation.

Nana Kofi Senyah, the assembly member for New Suame, commended the MP for his tremendous contribution to the development of the area.

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The incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Ketu South Constituency, Albert Zigah, has strongly indicated his plan to contest the seat as an independent candidate in the upcoming elections.

Zigah lost to Deputy Finance Minister Fifi Kwetey during the NDC primaries for that Constituency.

Sharp divisions are coming between the leadership of the NDC in the Ketu South constituency as the incumbent goes independent to contest the deputy minister come December.

Hon Zigah alleged that even right after the primaries at Abgozume, Hon Kwetey and his campaign members had been attacking him.

A member of Hon Kwetey’s campaign team, Mr. John Jerry Dadegbe denied the allegation. He alleged that Hon Zigah was working with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on a strategy named “Operation reduce the votes” over an alleged 800 million old cedis that Hon Zigah said he had loaned to the party.

The Volta regional chairman of the NPP, Mr. Kwasi Aboagye said he heard Zigah was going independent but has not spoken to him to check since the primaries.