Supreme Court Cautions Woyome...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned embattled businessman, Mr Alfred A. Woyome, to take the court serious after it dismissed his latest application seeking a stay of execution to allow him to pay the GHȻ51.2 million while he heads to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He was also praying the court to allow him to pay the money by instalment, starting with GHȻ8 million at the end of April 2016 with the rest spread within 36 months and paid quarterly. The court, however, took exception to the fact that while Mr Ken Anku, counsel for Mr Woyome, had told the media that he was heading to the ICC for arbitration, at the same time, he was in the court seeking to tie the hands of the Attorney-General (A-G) to prevent it from attaching his properties because his client wanted to renegotiate the terms of payment.

Source: Daily Graphic

Bishop Palmer Buckle On Homosexuals...

The Most Reverend Charles Palmer Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra has stated that lesbians and homosexuals are all children of God whose basic human rights must be respected by all. According to him, the human rights of all gays must not be abused but added that the Catholic Church is against the practice of homosexuality because it is against the law of God and humanity. “We [Catholic Church] are clear on that, homosexuals, LGBT’s and the rest are children of God and they must be respected. "They have a human dignity that nobody must be allowed to trample on that,” Archbishop Palmer Buckle told Nii Arday Clegg, host of Morning Starr Monday. Archbishop Palmer Buckle added: “However, for the greater good of humanity we the Catholic Church espouse and we say that marriage is for man and woman and remains for man and woman and children should be brought up in the family of man and woman. “It is also not only our religious teaching that makes us stay by that, it is also a natural normal logical thing so this is where we are in the Catholic Church and I think we have made it very clear we are not going to condemn LGBTs as personalities...but we definitely say that is contrary to the greater good of humanity for procreation and also for education and creation of people”.

Source: starrfmonline.com

Mahama Responds To NPP's ‘True SoNA"...Another Presser This Afternoon!

President John Mahama has responded to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) main opposition leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Nana Addo raised a number of issues during what he calls 'the True State of the Nation' held on Monday at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra. This was after President Mahama's State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday. Reacting in a facebook post to the NPP Press Conference on Monday, President Mahama wrote: “I have always believed in the tremendous power that exists within every single Ghanaian: the power to influence the course of events and the power to shape the future of this great nation of ours. It is with this belief that I took office as President four years ago, and it is with this same belief that last week I delivered my State of the Nation Address. The opposition is exercising its democratic right to criticize, which is a proof that we are living in a healthy democracy. However, it would be wrong to try to minimize our achievements and the depth of Ghana’s transformation in the last three years. For me, as President, these last three years are a story of hope– a hope shared by so many of us. This is because what we have been able to achieve so far is for all of us, and it was made possible only through the continuous participation of all of us. The most important fact about the transformative stories I shared last week, the most fundamental truth about them is that they are not my achievements, they are our achievements! They are Ghana’s achievements! Step by step, we built something important, something that lays the foundation for irreversible improvements in the lives of all of us! We worked hard every day, we kept the faith, we kept moving forward – this is how we achieved all this! Together we are changing lives, one individual at a time. These are our achievements! This is why I will keep talking about them – because when I talk about them I am honouring each and every one of you”. In a related development, Peacefmonline is reliably informed that there will be another response from government, possibly the Communications Ministry. A press conference is scheduled to take place Monday afternoon at the "Meet The Press Conference Room" near the GNAT Hall at 4PM.

Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com

Philip Addison Beats Nii Noi At Klottey Korley

Electorates in the New Patriotic Party have elected Lawyer Philip Addison as their parliamentary candidate for the Klottey Korley constituency. Lawyer Addison had to battle his former Constituency chairman Nii Noi Nortey in the election which saw him amass 396 votes out of the 763 total votes cast. Today marks the second time the NPP has held primary in the area before the 2016 elections. On August 2nd, 2015, the party organized the first primary which was won by Nii Noi Nortey but following protests from lawyer Addison and a third contestant, Adjei Tawiah , the results were annulled. After months of court suits, a barrage of criticisms, a threat by Nortey to pullout and a decision to return, the party set 27th February, 2016 for an election. The total votes cast were 763 and Lawyer Addison took a chunk of it whilst his rival had to settle for 367. Two ballot papers were recorded as spoilt ballots. <iframe width="490" height="396" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qWW2tedm8F0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email:chris@peacefmonline.com

FONKAR Declares Support For Nana

FONKAR executives in a pose with Nana Akufo-Addo The group, Friends of Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings (FONKAR), has declared support for the presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This was when leadership of the group, which is committed to the promotion of the ideals and ideas of former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, paid a courtesy call on the opposition leader yesterday. National Coordinator of FONKAR, Joseph Bediako, who led the team said, “If they want to organize a demonstration, we will support it; if I go on radio or I ask any of my members to go on radio, they have to speak for the NPP.” That, he said, did not necessarily mean they would vote for Akufo-Addo and the NPP. Instead, Mr Joseph Bediako indicated that members of the group would do whatever it takes to help kick out President Mahama and his incompetent National Democratic Congress (NDC) government out of office on November 7, 2016, when the country goes to the polls to elect a new head of state. He, therefore, promised to meet the so-called ‘babies with sharp teeth’ in government boot for boot when they meet until they (babies) stop the needless attacks on individuals and make the 2016 campaign an issue-based one. He decried the level of economic hardship in the country as many Ghanaians are struggling to make ends meet. Nana Akufo-Addo, who was with his party’s acting General Secretary, John Boadu and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, thanked the leadership of FONKAR for their support and commitment to the cause to remove the NDC from power. He expressed worry about how the country is virtually being run into ruins, indicating his readiness to put Ghana on a sound footing when voted into power. John Boadu described the visit by the group as “a continuation of the wave that is engulfing the people of our country about the need for change and considering what they said change must come but it must come with decorum and decency in our politics.” He wondered why the NDC and its members have become so opposed to criticisms that they resort to personality attacks and insults whenever they are criticized. “We believe that politics is about issues; it’s about addressing the myriad problems of our people; it has nothing to do with insults. In my mind, if you don’t have anything to say, then you resort to insults,” he said. “If the NDC is saying they have done so much, they should concentrate on delivering what they’ve done rather than resorting to insults,” Mr Boadu said. Bediako later introduced some members of the new FONKAR as Richard Bekoe, the Secretary; Christiana Bosu, Spokesperson; Ernest Oduro,  Communications Director; Abigail Owusu, Women’s Organiser and Evelyn Afriyie, Greater Accra Coordinator to  Nana Akufo-Addo. The rest are Lydia Atta Owusu, Students Representative and Eastern Regional Coordinator; Daniel Amoah, Director of Security; Opoku Agyemang, Director of Research; Christian Lamptey, Western Regional Coordinator; Victoria Sam, Central Regional Coordinator; Rebecca Afriyie, Deputy Coordinator and Kwesi Denkyi, Special adviser.

Source: Daily Guide