Mahama To Address Press Tomorrow

President John Dramani Mahama will hold a press conference at the Flagstaff House tomorrow (Tuesday). The press conference is expected to take off at 11 am. A statement from the Flagstaff House asked media houses that submitted requests for accreditation to attend the conference, to pick their accreditations from the Information Services Department (ISD) from 2pm on Monday. It further directed media houses to “take along Staff ID or Press Card for identification purposes.” “All accredited journalists are to note that they are requested to arrive and be seated before 10.30am. Ghana Television and Radio Ghana will provide live feed to interested television and radio stations,” the statement added. It is unclear which issues the President will address during the press conference.

Source: Peacefmonline.com

Controversial Bus Branding: AG Submits Report

Citi News sources at the Presidency indicate that the Attorney General has submitted her report to the Chief of Staff on the controversial GHC3.6 million expended on re-branding the 116 Buses. Government’s decision to spend some GHC3.6 million on re-branding the buses angered many Ghanaians, with the majority questioning how that outrageous expenditure could be approved under the watch of the President. Following the backlash that government received from the public the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah hurriedly ordered an investigation into the contract. Mr Debrah directed the Attorney General “to review the contract and associated payment(s).” A letter to the Attorney General dated December 17, 2015 asked her to revert to the Chief of Staff with her findings by close of day December 22. It is however not clear as to the exact findings of the AG, but the sources at the Presidency say the Flagstaff House intends to act strongly on the report. While some advertisers have pointed out that government massively overpaid for the re-branding others have suggested that the state could have generated Ghc500,000 monthly if it had allowed the buses to be re-branded with commercial advertisement. Meanwhile a detailed pro-forma invoice for the re-branding of the buses revealed that stickers on each bus cost Ghc11, 000. The pro-forma invoice dated 17th July 2015, and signed by the Accounts Officer of Smarttys Management and Productions and copied to the Ministry of Transport, put the total cost of branding for each bus at Ghc30,420.00. Smarttys Management and Productions is owned by Selassie Ibrahim, an actress cum entrepreneur and TV personality.

Source: citifmonline.com

Mahama will lose 2016 elections- Intelligence Unit.

John Mahama likely to be a one-term president, according to the EIU

Ghana’s major opposition party the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been highly tipped to win next year’s general elections, the latest report of the UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit states.

According to the EIU’s November edition, the elections will be close, but the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will lose, despite the challenges bedeviling the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition now.

However, the report said the outcome of the elections is by “no means a foregone conclusion”.

It outlined the largest opposition party in Ghana needs to work around the clock to garner votes outside its stronghold while maintaining internal unity.

The EIU cited the politically-motivated murder of the Upper East regional chairman of the NPP Adams Mahama as one of the low points of the party in 2015, but highlighted the party was able to “show a more united front during its subsequent primary elections.”

The report noted the NDC will continue to enjoy strong support in the east and northern sectors of Ghana, owing to historical and tribal allegiances.

It went ahead to state that Greater Accra – a historical swing state – will be a key battle ground, but said the NDC government’s mishandling of the June 3 fire and flood disasters among others and subsequent efforts to avoid a repeat “by clearing slums could well cost its votes.”

The Unit also mentioned some of the indicators pointing to a one-term presidency for John Mahama include the poor handling of the economy, electricity and fuel shortages, high inflation and currency depreciation.

“A growing number of protests against the National Democratic Congress government’s management of the country are expected, particularly, in the capital and economic hub Accra disrupting business operations there,” the Unit predicted.

“These protests are expected to peak in the early part of the forecast period when the economy is at its weakest.”

The report said public anger in extreme cases, can snowball into mass action as seen in a number of Arab countries in recent years and closer to home in Burkina Faso in 2014.


Source: Ghana/starrfmonline.com/103.5FM

Bloomberg: IMF Straitjacket Gives Ghana Little Room For Election Budget.

Ghana has little room to produce an election budget on Friday as it sticks to spending restrictions imposed by the International Monetary Fund to help an economy in crisis. Finance Minister Seth Terkper is set to present a 2016 budget that targets a fiscal deficit of about 5.3 percent of gross domestic product from 7.3 percent this year, the IMF said on Nov. 5. Terkper will outline the spending and revenue measures to achieve this goal in a speech to Parliament that begins as early as 10 a.m. in the capital, Accra. President John Dramani Mahama, who will contest elections in a year’s time, has promised to curb spending next year as part of an IMF agreement for almost $1 billion in loans aimed at getting the economy back on track. The currency had lost 26 percent of its value against the dollar in the first half of the year, while inflation and public debt has soared. “I expect the government to continue with the consolidation and stay within the IMF program,” Michael Cobblah, a director at C-nergy Ghana Ltd., an advisory and investment banking services company, said in an interview in Accra. “Ghana has everything to lose, including credibility and investor confidence, if it goes against the tenets of the IMF program and opts for a spending spree to win votes.” The cedi erased some of its losses this year after signing the loan agreement with the IMF in April. The currency is down 15 percent against the dollar since January. The cedi gained 0.4 percent to 3.8 at 9:46 a.m. in Accra. Ghana has a history of missing deficit targets in an election year as spending pressures increase. When Mahama took office in 2012, the government posted a fiscal gap of 12.1 percent of GDP, more than double its target. Since then, a combination of rising debt and weaker revenue from exports such as gold and cocoa has undermined investor confidence in the West African nation. Soaring Debt Mahama, 56, will face the New Patriotic Party’s Nana Akufo-Addo in an election on Nov. 7, 2016. Ghana has less room to maneuver than in the past. Debt soared to 71 percent of GDP in June from 60 percent in January, while inflation was at 17.4 percent in October, according to official data. The central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 3 percentage points to 25 percent this year. “Ghana needs the required discipline to avoid financing election-related projects,” Courage Kingsley Martey, an economist at Databank Group Ltd., said by phone from Accra. “This is the time government must bite the bullet and contain expenditure, but with low prices of crude and a zero financing of the deficit from the central bank, Ghana’s situation is tricky.” Growth Rebound So far, Ghana appears to be sticking to its fiscal consolidation. The deficit was 4.7 percent of GDP in the first eight months of the year compared with a target of 4.8 percent, the Ministry of Finance said last month. Public debt was at 62 percent of GDP in July. The government is also forecasting a rebound in economic growth from a projected 3.5 percent this year, which would be the slowest pace in about 20 years. The economy may expand 6 percent next year and 9 percent in 2017 because of new oil production, Terkper said in an interview on Oct. 28. “We should be cautiously optimistic,” Michael Otu Fiaw, a research analyst at NDK Asset Management, said by phone from Accra. “Being mindful of election pressures, we expect the economy to expand by an average of 5 percent in 2016.”

Source: Bloomberg.com

Let Us Forge Closer Relationships- British High Commissioner.

Kumasi, Sept. 27, GNA - The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr John Benjamin, has stressed the need for greater collaboration and relationships between Ghana and United Kingdom to speed up the socio-economic development and promote the wellbeing of their citizens.

He said even though, Ghana and in particular, the Asante kingdom, had several conflicts and extremely difficult situations in the past, it was time for a closer collaboration and more purposeful relationships between the two countries.

Speaking at the premiering of a documentary, 'return of a king to the Seychelles', at the Manhyia palace in Kumasi on Friday, Mr Benjamin expressed sorrow about what happened between the United Kingdom and the Ashanti kingdom over a century ago.

The documentary produced by the Centre for Intellectual Renewal, portrays the recent visit of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the sixteenth occupant of the golden stool to the Seychelles Island, where his great grand uncle, Prempeh I, together with some prominent chiefs and queens of Asanteman were exiled by the British colonialist, more than a century ago.

It highlighted the reunion of Asanteman and their ancestors, who died in exile in Seychelles as well as the direct descendants of King Prempeh, who were still living in the Island.

Mr Benjamin said since 1957, the UK's relationship with Ghana and Asanteman had grown from strength to strength; adding that, trade between the two countries had increased over the years.

He praised the producer of the documentary, Mr Ivor Agyeman Duah, for an insightful work and said UK would continue to work with the Manhyia palace to promote development.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, said the history of Asanteman and the exile to the Seychelles should not be lost on the present and future generations.

He pledged his continued commitment to work with all stakeholders to promote the development and progress of the Asante Kingdom and Ghana, as a whole.

Mr Ivor Agyeman Duah, said the Asante kingdom was replete with rich history and culture, which needed to be told to all.

GNA

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Source: modernghana.com

1995 Year Group Constructs 850 Watts Solar Power At Prempeh College

Kumasi, Saturday 26th September, 2015 - The 1995 year group of Prempeh College (SSS 95) has commissioned an 850 Watts Solar lighting system at Prempeh College to help light -up all the teaching and learning facilities at the school.

Commissioning the project, the President of the group Mr. William Asamoah Abetia said the decision to embark on the project was motivated by the recent power crisis which has bedeviled the country. Teachers and Student had bemoaned the negative impact that the power crisis is having on academic work at the School and called on alumni to help.

Mr. William Asamoah Abetia urged the old boys of the school to come together to raise resources to support teaching and learning at the school since government alone cannot be saddled with all the burdens of development and maintenance of schools. He added that with the new community day senior high schools springing up, the state resources will shift from traditional schools to the new ones as a way of bringing equity into the school.

He was full of praise to the team that won this year (2015) National Science and Mathematics Quiz. He charged both the students and teachers to work assiduously to raise the academic fortunes of the school high. Adding that “Prempeh College is known by the quality of students it produces and believes that the installation of the Solar system will go a long way to enhance academic performance ensuring that Prempeh college recapture its glory. He therefore encouraged the current students and staff to take advantage of this project and make the difference count in their performance in future WASSCE exams

“Seniors would be pleased with our effort, if we see Prempeh College topping the exam league tables in the near distance future,” he added.

The former deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Honourable Joseph Yamin who is also an old boy for the school admonished the students to take their studies seriously.

Mr. Appiah Kusi Adomako, speaking on academic excellence told the students that they had no reason for not doing well in the WASSCE. He said, compared to their time, the Albert Einstein’s among them could easily get grade A. He added that with more than twenty years of SHS education, there are enough resources for the students to excel.

The Cost of the Project
The entire 850 Watts electricity project which includes a five year service contract with the supplier cost the year group GHC 65,000. It was financed through voluntary contributions by the group members in Ghana and the diaspora.

The Headmaster of the school, Mr. Yeboah expressed the school’s appreciation to the SSS 1995 year group for the big -hearted gift bestowed to the school. He said the school spends a lot of money to light up the classrooms blocks during evening ‘prep’ hours to enable students study conveniently at night. He was hopeful that the solar lighting system at the school will help the school save money on electricity, even when the energy crises are over. The savings, he said, would be re-directed to other areas to enhance teaching and learning.

He called on other year groups to emulate the good deeds of the SSS 95 group

The National President of the Prempeh College Old Boys Association, Snr K. F Asante, thanked the year group for coming to the aid of the school. He called for coordination among the year groups to synergize efforts aimed at helping the school.

The Origin of the Group
The ’95 year group convened about a a year ago on a social media platform and within a month connected to about 150 members living in Ghana, Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and Far East. An interim management committee was set up to steer the affairs of the group till the official homecoming of the year group in September 2015 which would mark 20 years of members completing their SSS programme in the school.

For more information, please contact:

William Asamoah Abetia,
Chairman, IMC-1995 SSS Year Group.-0244619213,billasamoah16@gmail.com

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Source: modernghana.com

Anas' Video Evidence On "Corrupt Judges" Leaves Viewers Flabbergasted.

 The much-awaited video documentary on the judicial corruption was premiered as the scheduled with mix reactions from the throng who packed the Accra International Conference Centre to witness the first show.

For many who watched the hyped “GHANA IN THE EYES OF GOD” three-hour video by world class investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his most powerful team – The Tiger Eye PI was certain that the much talked about corruption among some member of the bench was indeed real and far from fabrication.

Many high profile personalities including the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong was at the auditorium of the Conference Centre to perhaps watch the exposé for the first time.

Soon after the silvered surface where pictures of the “Epic Injustice” started rolling – the fully packed amphitheater was interrupted with the “Ooos” and the “Eeeeeis” when noble judges were captured nakedly taking briberies which included tubers of yam and goats.

Some viewers bowed down their heads – that is to signify the shameless act by the respected judges – others sees the exposé as “generation” thing which can’t be curbed now.

Rev. Emmanuel Asante, Chairman of the National Peace Council told Adom FM after the premiere that “Ghana is rotten and smelly.”

Some spectators also told Peacefmonline.com that the video is worrying – a lady whose family member was captured in the video was “depressed” and refused to comment.

However, others were absolutely not impressed with the entire production of the video with much nagging on sound quality and scanty subtitles.

They claim Anas’ productions on the international media, Al Jazeera is a master piece compared to Ghana.

A citizen who gave her name as Cynthia among others left the auditorium due to the poor ventilation – she however said watching the much hyped exposé was “boring”.

A freelance journalist and Editorial Board Member with Agoo Magazine, Solomon Mensah also argued that – “The undercover work was not supposed to be a Hollywood movie to have 3D pictures with good sound quality. We wanted to see what the judges did and we did.” 




Source: peacefmonline.com

We Can Overcome Poverty Says, Nana Addo.

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         The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the NPP in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity, because it will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild, once again, a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters.
With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.
The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the 8 year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.
Beginning the 1st day of his 2-day tour of the Western Region in Sefwi Wiawso, on Wednesday, September 23, Nana Akufo-Addo, thus, called on the people of Ghana to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”
He, however, admitted that considering the deep mess Ghana has been plunged into by the Mahama government – economic mismanagement, enterprise failures, widespread unemployment, high cost of living, unaffordable utility tariffs, rampant corruption, crises in health and education systems – many Ghanaians have, understandably, lost hope.
“When we tell some people we can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, they express some level of scepticism. They believe the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country,” he stressed.
Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.
The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion. These figures speak volumes.
Additionally, Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares. Yet in the just ending cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half. With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.
“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Improve relations with settler communities

With the predominant economic activity in the northern part of the Western Region being agriculture, with its attendant influx of settlers, Nana Akufo-Addo urged regional and constituency executives, as well as parliamentary candidates and their competitors from the 12 constituencies in the Sefwi Zone, to improve the party’s relations with the settler communities. The constituencies were Bia East, Bia West, Bodi, Juaboso, Sefwi Wiawso, Bibiani, Sefwi Akontombra, Suaman, Aowin, Amenfi West, Amenfi East and Amenfi Central.
Nana Akufo-Addo charged the party’s hierarchy in the region to take urgent and immediate steps towards improvement of relations with settler communities.
“If we improve our performance in Western North, we are going to be the majority party in the region again. We have to find a way to improve our relations with the settler communities in the Western Region. We have to do it,” he argued.
He continued, “We have to speak a proper language as the beginning. We need to speak a language of equality, a language of fraternity, a language of solidarity, of togetherness and oneness. This is the only way we can send our message to them. Let them know that we are not coming to trample on their rights as Ghanaians. I am not coming with any tribal agenda in Ghana, I am coming with a Ghanaian Agenda for all the people of Ghana.”





Source: nanaakufoaddo.org

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

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I will lead a first class team to rebuild Ghana - Akufo-Addo
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The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

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I will lead a first class team to rebuild Ghana - Akufo-Addo
By Myjoyonline.com
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The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says victory for the party in the 2016 general election is of the utmost necessity.

This according to him, will provide Ghanaians with the opportunity to rebuild a country that has every sector of its economy in tatters under the governing National Democratic Congress.

With the news of Ghana being classified as a ‘Highly Indebted Poor Country’ by the International Monetary Fund, again, under an NDC-led government, Nana Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians not to lose hope, as Ghana’s potential, under right leadership, is enormous.

The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, as shown under the eight-year government of President Kufuor, has the track record of being able to turn around the fortunes of the country, evidenced in taking Ghana out of HIPC and transforming it into a Middle Income Country, within that short period.

Speaking at Sefwi Wiawso on the first day of his two-day tour of the Western Region, Nana Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to “have confidence in me that I can lead a first class team of women and men to rebuild this country. As Ghanaians, we must have hope, for Ghana’s potential is enormous.”

He said the NPP can do better as compared to what the current government is offering, adding “people believe that the poverty confronting our nation under this government is our destiny. It is never true. We can transform the fortunes of this country”.

Citing the example of Cote d’Ivoire, a country ravaged by civil war and electoral disputes and currently witnessing a massive transformation under President Alassane Ouattara, Akufo-Addo called on Ghanaians to give him the opportunity to turn the fortunes of Ghana around.

The NPP flagbearer noted that though Ghana is bigger in land size and population, the export value of Ghana’s agriculture is $2 billion, whereas that of Ivorian agriculture is $12 billion.

“These figures speak volumes”, he continued.

Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cultivate almost exactly the same land area for cocoa production - 1.7 million hectares, yet in the just ended cocoa crop year 2014/2015, total production of cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire amounted to over 1.6 million metric tonnes whilst Ghana could barely manage 700,000 metric tonnes, less than half.

With the right policies, we can rebuild the cocoa industry again, he said, just as happened under President Kufuor.

“In choosing a far-sighted, practical leader in Alassane Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire, which, a short while ago, was involved in civil strife and bloody electoral disputes, is now experiencing a boom. We can do the same here in Ghana, and let us have the confidence that we can do it,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.modernghana.com/news/644844/1/i-will-lead-a-first-class-team-to-rebuild-ghana-ak.html

'SADA Guinea Fowls Are Back'- CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), Mr. Charles Abugri has revealed that the guinea fowls that reportedly flew to neighboring Burkina Faso in the infamous SADA guinea fowl project scandal have started returning home.

It would be recalled that management of SADA last year made hilarious media headlines when they disclosed in one of their responses to the whereabouts of the hundreds of guinea fowls they claimed to be rearing that the birds had flown to Burkina Faso.

Their response followed fact finding visits by journalists to the facility where the animals were being reared by Asongtaba Cottage Industry at Sumbrungu near Bolgatanga in the Upper East region. The media during the numerous visits only spotted a handful of birds contrary to reports they were in hundreds in justification of the huge sums of money government sunk into the project.

The management at the time struggled to explain the whereabouts of the rest of the birds to the extent it was revealed they may have flown to an unknown destination in neighbouring Burkina Faso. But presenting SADA's development plan at the National Development Planning Commission public consultative forum in Tamale, Mr. Abugre assured Ghanaians that the guinea fowls have started returning to home.

'I can announce that those guinea fowls are on their way back from Burkina because I ate a few in Bolgatanga a few days ago,' he disclosed. The CEO indicated that the law that created SADA is not only centered on guinea fowls but other projects to inure to the benefit of the people within the SADA zone. According to him, there are three main objectives of the authority all geared towards alleviating the suffering of the people within the SADA zone.

One of the major objectives he indicated is prioritizing and providing strategic planning and guidance to government for the purpose of ensuring that development in the SADA zone is accelerated, integrated and comprehensive. Additionally, he noted it could trigger the pace of change in these areas rapid enough and faster than the national average so that there will be bridging of the gap between the north and the rest of the country.

The first major task Mr. Abugre added was planning and sourcing creative way to raise money and attract investments to the zone to accelerate the needed development. Support to the decentralized coordinating system particularly the regional coordinating councils (RCCs) he observed, is also key so that resources are harnessed and interventions achieved with the greatest impact.

To this end appealed to residents as well the business community to partner SADA in realizing its dream of developing the north which is noted for lagging behind; to catch up with the rest of already developed regions in the country.



Source: modernghana.com

Anas' Video Shows Ghana Is Rotten.

Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Emmanuel Asante, says the video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas on the alleged 34 corrupt judges shows Ghana is "rotten, torn apart and smelly".

 He said this after he saw the three-hour video titled 'Ghana in the eyes of God', showing how judges, magistrates and other officials of various courts across the country allegedly sold justice for cash, goats, sheep and yam.

Rev. Asante was part of thousands of Ghanaians, including the Attorney-General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong and other dignitaries who were at the premiering of the video that some of the alleged corrupt judges tried to place an injunction on.

 "It is painful watching men and women charged to protect our rights comprise themselves with such careless abandon. This clearly shows how our own doings has made this country rotten and smelly," he told Adom News.

He noted that it is a shame to see how judges have become slaves to money and have therefore created a systemic corruption across the courts of the country.

 "This is what we have seen and it shows that this is just the tip of the iceberg because it tells you corruption has eaten to the very core of our society and we need to wake up as a people and do something about it," he said.

 The National Peace Council Chair was however happy that not all the judges in the video have bowed to money. He said the few judges who refused to take bribes and actually threatened to the cause the arrest of the ‘bribe givers’ represent the hope that all is not lost yet.

Rev. Asante commended Anas for the taking the risk to expose the rot in the judiciary and in other facets of the society. He challenged all Ghanaians to emulate his example and be committed to taking the risk to fight corruption.

 "This is not the first time Anas has done this - it is risky to fight corruption but he continues to defy the risk - what about the rest of us? What can we also do to help clean our country of the systemic rot?" he asked.

 He urged the Judicial Council to deal decisively with those found culpable in the video to deter others from committing similar acts.

Meanwhile, there was a near stampede at the entrance of the main hall of the Accra Internaional Conference Centre – venue of the video – as the crowd tried to enter for the second show.

Ticketing officials were overwhelmed and loads of people had to enter without showing their tickets because the crowd was just too much for them to handle.

 The ticketing officials tried to close the door and check tickets but the ecstatic crowd virtually pushed them off and entered the hall to secure seats.

The auditorium was packed to capacity, with extra seats provided.

Audience were awed by one display of corruption after another, from judges and court officials in the northern part of the country to the south -- some of them accepting money, goats, sheep and yam in their homes, offices and in their cars to alter judgements.

 Some were actually caught on cameras half naked, as they wore only shorts when they met their bribe givers.

Some of the audience got tired of the repetitive display of the faces of the alleged corrupt judges and they left, leaving quite a significant number of empty seats in the hall.

Source: modernghana.com