Give Peace a Chance During Elections
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 7:36 pm at 7:36 pmAnytime violent-related elections are being discussed anywhere in the world, Ghana stands out as a shinning example for the rest to follow. This explains why many Ghanaians were confident in saying that what happened in Kenya and Zimbabwe cannot happen in Ghana
However, it must be pointed out that no country is immune to disaster, violence, [...]
Are the Military Really Protecting Us?
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 9:49 am at 9:49 amKingsford Arthur Jr.
The military has been in the news for the past weeks for a bad reason this time round. The Ghanaian Times reported on its front page in the Monday edition that some military personnel at the precincts of 37 Military Hospital subjected some drivers and their mates to traumatic and dehumanized treatments.
These drivers [...]
The Running Mate Circus Continues
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 1:09 pm at 1:09 pmWe do not know why the quest for a running mate in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken a seeming rough and abrasive posture these past few weeks.
Not that it was any smooth when the whole thing started, but these last few days before Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the elders of the party [...]
The Issue of Corruption
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 1:16 pm at 1:16 pm Some two weeks ago the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Joe Ghartey noted that the fight against corruption was a national issue that should not be left for government alone to deal with.
In the opinion of Hon. Ghartey, corruption has been [...]
Our democracy is not for sale
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 12:56 pm at 12:56 pmThe reported poor attendance of the National Delegates Congress of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) held in Kumasi over the weekend, has once again raised questions about the registration of political parties in the country by the Electoral Commission.
The last two years has witnessed the mushrooming of political parties in the country, but hardly [...]
In the matter of the SFO report, Nduom and CPP…
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 10:21 am at 10:21 am Last week, a member of the Convention People’s Party’s Council of Elders, one Lucy Enin, who said she was one of the first female Members of Parliament in the first Republic, at a press briefing, took on both the leadership and the rank and file of the Party.
She derided the party’s leadership for [...]
Get back to drawing board, NPP
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 3:35 pm at 3:35 pmA statement from the presidency some two weeks ago suggested that the President will honour some 150 individual Ghanaians for their meritorious services to the country on July 1st 2008, the day Ghana attained absolute freedom from the stranglehold of the British Crown.
One of the personalities to be awarded is Professor Atta Mills, the [...]
Election 2008: The Home Stretch
Posted by Samuel Ampah on 5:51 pm at 5:51 pmGhanaians are expected again this year to vote in a landmark polls December 7 to renew our commitment in democracy.
Interestingly, the political field is awash with a lot of excitement because for once in the history of the 4th Republic, the build up to the December 7 showdown is keenly witnessing the resurgent [...]
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