Articles from the ‘Local’ category

Nana Akufo-Addo inaugurates Dankwa ladies club in Tamale

Posted by on February 17, 2011 at 2:40 pm in Local, Politics

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Tuesday inaugurated the Dankwa Ladies Club in Tamale as part of the women’s wing of the party in the region. The executives of the Dankwa Ladies Club in the Northern Region include Madam Adisah Hashimimu as the President, Afisha Abdul-Wahap, the [...]

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PNC NEC dissolved

Posted by on February 16, 2011 at 10:11 am in Local, Politics

As the power struggle in the People’s National Convention (PNC) continues, the Interim Management Committee (IMC) announced on Tuesday that the National Executive Committee (NEC) has been “dissolved”. It said all correspondence and other related matters to the party should therefore be addressed to the IMC whose chairman is Mr Basili Wasai. A statement issued [...]

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Muslim community wishes former Eastern Regional Minister farewell

Posted by on at 10:09 am in Local, Politics

The former Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has called on the leadership of the Koforidua Zongo to find ways of maintaining the peace and tranquility in the area. He assured them that, all the projects at the Zongo, which were started during his tenure as a Minister, would be continued by his successor. He [...]

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ER minister starts work

Posted by on at 10:08 am in Local, Politics

The out-gone Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has handed-over the administration of the Eastern Region to the newly sworn-in Regional Minister, Dr Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi at a brief ceremony at Koforidua. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Ofosu-Ampofo thanked the regional heads of departments, who were present, for their co-operation during his two years service [...]

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PNC elders want out-of-court settlement

Posted by on February 14, 2011 at 9:52 am in Local, Politics

The Council of Elders of the People’s National Convention (PNC) is urging members to exercise restraint over recent misunderstandings within the party. The council took over the affairs of the party following internal an wrangling involving current executives and the interim management committee. The two factions are battling each other’s legitimacy in court. The elders [...]

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Partisan politics creeping into the church-Caesar Kale

Posted by on at 9:26 am in Local, Politics

Mr. Caesar Kale, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has expressed concern about the trend of partisan politics that was creeping into churches lately. He said the church is one of the vehicles that should be used for re-engineering and re-emphasising societal values such as the patriotism and not perpetuating the current spate of devastating polarization [...]

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Reduce filing fee – NPP Activist

Posted by on at 9:23 am in Local, Politics

The 2008 Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Ablekuma Central, Mr Robert Sarbah, has called for the reduction of the filing fee for the Party’s parliamentary primaries. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra at the weekend, Mr Sarbah who is also the Greater Regional Vice Chairman of the Ghana Private [...]

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NDC government would not let Ghanaians down – DCE

Posted by on at 9:22 am in Local, Politics

Alhaji Mohammed Ibn Abass, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nanumba North, in the Northern Region, has called on Ghanaians to support government to implement its development agenda, to alleviate the plight of the people. He said the NDC government would work hard to fulfill its campaign promises to justify the confidence Ghanaians reposed in it [...]

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