I’m Eyeing “Incident-Free, Fair” Contest With You - Nana Addo Tells Mahama

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo is looking “forward to a healthy, incident-free, democratic, free, fair and credible contest” with President John Mahama in the 2016 elections. In a congratulatory message to President Mahama on his election as the Presidential candidate for his party, the NDC, Nana Addo said "electing representatives of the people in a Republic such as ours is key to deepening our democratic values". President Mahama was given a 95.1% endorsement by members of his party at the primaries which was held over the weekend. Bearing in mind the fact that he will be clashing with President Mahama during the 2016 elections, Nana Addo hopes it will be a 'free, fair and credible' contest. "This is to congratulate President John Dramani Mahama on his election as the presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (“NDC”) for the upcoming presidential elections in 2016. I look forward to a healthy, incident-free, democratic, free, fair and credible contest in 2016. Electing representatives of the people in a Republic such as ours is key to deepening our democratic values. In that regard, I commend the members, officers and the executives of the NDC for organising and participating in this essential democratic exercise to elect their presidential candidate as well as parliamentary candidates for the various constituencies across the country. I hope lessons from last weekend will help all of us to appreciate the need to strengthen our electoral process and enhance the quality of our democracy" he stated.

Source: Peacefmonline.com

Mahama's Administration Living On Borrowed Time... - Sammy Awuku

peacefmonline.com National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammy Awuku says the 'No' votes for President John Dramani Mahama in the NDC Primaries signifies a "damning verdict" of the party supporters against his candidacy in the 2016 general elections. Speaking on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', Sammy Awuku noted that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) grassroots have lost confidence in the current Mahama administration and given a hint of his defeat in next year's elections. “The 'No' votes against President Mahama are a damning verdict of the NDC supporters against him” and this result proves that the “NDC grassroots are disappointed with the government…I am convinced that the NDC is living on borrowed time.” He recounted that President John Mahama recorded the highest numbers of 'No' votes in his strongholds. First on the list is his home region - the Northern Region - followed by Central Region where Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur hails from and Volta Region which is the party's stronghold. “The highest number of ‘No’ votes was recorded in the President’s home region. That’s the Northern Region. That’s 10190 and this is their official breakdown to us. That’s the President’s home region; the Northern region where he played tribal politics. That’s where the people voted No more…The second highest 'No' vote that President Mahama got was from the Volta Region. That is the biggest stronghold," he stated. Sammy Awuku cast doubts about President Mahama's popularity with the NDC because to him, the party's Presidential elections result is a reflection of his poor governance. “President Mahama contested against a ghost candidate. The one he contested did not exist. ‘No’ didn’t campaign. ‘No’ didn’t appoint DCEs who paid delegates on his behalf. ‘No’ doesn’t have a car, bicycle or motor. ‘No’ didn’t go anywhere in Ghana. It sat at one place on the paper. NDC pitched President Mahama against a ghost candidate; No. Yet, the ‘No’ which didn’t go anywhere or pay money, the No got 5 percent against President Mahama in his own party!”

  Source: Adu Gyamfi Ameyaw/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

We’ll teach Mahama a big lesson if he ‘snubs’ Doe-Adjaho- Volta boys

Members of the Volta Youth For Development, the group pushing for the selection of Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho as running mate of President John Mahama for the 2016 election, have vowed to teach the President a bitter lesson if their request is not granted.

Speaking on Atinka FM news on Wednesday , Prosper Fofo Ndekor, Chairman for the Group, said the Volta Region has done a lot for the National Democratic Congress over the years with little benefit in terms of proper development . According to him, the best reward for the people of the Region is for the party to nominate one of their own for the seemingly vacant slot.

“We will teach the President a big lesson if he does not nominate Doe- Adjaho as the party’s running mate ahead of 2016 election,” Fofo Ndekor warned.

He debunked claims that the group had been contracted by the Speaker of Parliament to do his bidding, adding that, they were embarking on the move out of conviction.
The group has released a statement , outlining reasons why the current Vice President, Amissah- Arthur must be dropped.

Below is the full statement:

We the members of Volta Youth For Development demand from President mahama to select the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Doe Adjaho as his running mate to secure victory for the party in the 2016 elections.

The fact is, Ghanaians have seen Amissah Arthur to be very incompetent as the Vice President to President Mahama and so, our believe which has sprung out of a research is that, his pair again with President Mahama as his running mate can only reduce the votes of NDC drastically.

Secondly, with the continous strong support of NDC by Voltarians despite our continous neglect by the NDC when it comes to development and ministerial position assignments, we as a result deem it fit for the President and all the national executives of the NDC party to atleast "console our soul" with this running mate position.

Eventhough Hon. Doe Adjaho has no hand in our demand, we have chosen to nominate him to be considered for this position because we see him as the best out of all the voltarians in NDC which has also been proven through another research of ours with respective to a majority of voltarians in and out of the Volta region.

We hope our request will be given a consideration by the leadership of NDC.

Thank you and may God be praised always

Godwin Kwami Nanedo, (CHAIRMAN)

Prosper Fofo Ndekor, (Secretary)

Dedziasa Elorm, (Member).

000

• Source::Ghana/Atinkaonline/Isaac Nuamah Yeboah

I Will Choose Money Over Love…

Popular Ghanaian actor James Gardner has said money would come first should he be offered the opportunity to choose between love and money. The actor made this disclosure while reacting to questions about a recent role he played in Venus film’s upcoming movie, Candle In The Wind. James, who played the role of George in the new movie, was offered a huge sum of money and properties to abandon the love of his life and marry his boss’ daughter. According to him, from the face of it, he won’t hesitate to take such an offer in real life, adding that he would do that because he wouldn’t know what would happen subsequently. However, concerning what subsequently happened in the movie, where he had to kill his child to protect the money, he said he wouldn’t have gone to that extent. “If I were in that situation the character was in—I don’t mean now; I think the guy took too long — I will overdo it because I wouldn’t know what will lay in stock for me in the future. I didn’t know I would have to kill my baby and stuff like that. “At the beginning I thought it was just about rendering me incapable of giving birth again, and I can’t sleep with any other lady and just stay in that marriage and then I get all I want. So it sounded easy but later it turned out to be something else. But if I have to take a decision because I wouldn’t know what will happen in the future…I will definitely do it,” he told journalists at the movie’s press release when he was asked what he would have done in real life if he was confronted with such a situation as it happened in the movie. James remains one of Ghana’s fine actors. He has acted in quite a number of Ghanaian movies and has often been described an actor with good charisma.

Source: Daily Guide

I'm Cool With Shatta Wale - Yvonne Nelson

Yvonne Nelson Actress Yvonne Nelson isn’t beefing with Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale. She told Sammy Forson in an interview on a special edition of Route919 on Live FM Wednesday afternoon to launch the station’s Christmas-themed promotion #Decemberislive, she has nothing against the ‘Hold It’ hitmaker. “I hope so.. I guess”, she said A report last week claimed the two had a disagreement at the 4SyteTV Awards 2015. Read the report by ghbase.com below. The Mtn 4Syte Music Video Awards was held over the weekend at the AICC. Celebrities and fans alike thronged the venue to witness a night of music and honouring of musicians and Industry players, who have done something spectacular in year in review. The 4Syte Music Video Awards had some minor challenges this year but in all it was a great show and the organizers should also be commended for making an effort to recognize the hard work artistes put in their music videos. Behind the scenes, where there were no cameras, something no one expected happened at the event and we just couldn’t keep it all to ourselves without letting you know. Shatta Wale, moments before his performance left to change costume and to get “that something” and usual, the Dancehall king was followed by his loyal Shatta Movement team. They wouldn’t let a second breath, without chanting his name as they followed him. Just unfortunately, one of the bodyguards of Shatta Wale either mistakenly or intentionally pushed Yvonne Nelson who was by then granting an interview to another media house, some few steps from the alternative entrance of the hall. The push was soo great that, Yvonne Nelson almost fell on the ground, if not for the timely support Bismark The Joke applied with his body to prevent the “Yaa Asantewaa” of our time from smashing from the ground. The A-List Actress fumed with soo much anger and started ranting some unprintable words at Shatta Wale but not in his presence. She would have been calm, if Shatta Wale had just apologised to her, but that didn’t happen, and we cannot tell if it was that Shatta didn’t recognize her in the dark, or he was soo much “highly excited” he didn’t see the need. The entourage of the SM Family also cared less and they followed their king to make a grand entry into the room. An eyewitness revealed to Ghbase.com that, Yvonne Nelson who was soo angry then, started heading towards her car together with Bismark The Joke, revealed that, she was a fan of Shatta Wale and even wanted to feature him in her upcoming movie and use one of his hit songs as the theme song in the movie. She was heard saying, that she was disappointed in Shatta Wale for not making an effort to just say sorry on behalf of the person who pushed her, as the person was part of his team, and considering the fact that, he also saw what happened. Our eyewitness also disclosed that, as anger boiled in Yvonne’s body, she was heard saying in Twi, “Why? Shatta he doesn’t clean his a** or after the show, he won’t bath again”. That statement from Yvonne Nelson shocked those who were around at the time and someone even shouted that, Yvonne doesn’t respect at all.

Source: Livefmghana.com