Mahama's Redenomination Dare Proof Of Incompetence. - Bawumia

The running mate to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, wasted little time in responding to President John Mahama’s challenge to reveal the cost of the 2007 redenomination of the cedi by urging the President to read and get his facts right.

Describing President Mahama’s challenge as fueled by propaganda and a “demonstration of incompetence” via Facebook, Dr. Bawumia said the President could have simply have asked his running mate, who was Bank of Ghana Governor between 2009 and 2012.

His Facebook post also came with a link to a Daily Graphic report from 2007 that indicated that the redenomination exercise cost GHc 66.2 million.

Yesterday [Tuesday], President Mahama challenged Dr. Bawumia to reveal the cost of the cedi redenomination exercise in 2007.

Speaking at a rally in the Ablekuma North constituency, President Mahama held that since Dr. Bawumia was the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana at the time of the cedi redenomination in 2007, he should be able to tell Ghanaians how much it cost government to undertake the exercise.

The President Mahama proceeded to accuse the NPP running mate of incompetence and corruption but in his Facebook post, Dr. Bawumia also retorted that such comments embarrass the Presidency.

“Such petty propaganda should be beneath someone of the stature of a President. It is clear he is very poorly briefed, but when a President decides to join the bandwagon of propaganda , he only ends up embarrassing himself,” Dr. Bawumia said.

Find below the full Facebook post.

Mr. President, care to read?

Today’s request for disclosure on the 2007 redenomination is another demonstration of incompetence. Apart from the fact that the then Governor disclosed the cost as far back as 2007, if the President really wanted to find out the cost of the redenomination, he could simply have asked his VEEP who was Bank of Ghana Governor, especially when the President was Head of the Economic Management Team between 2009 and 2012.

Such petty propaganda should be beneath someone of the stature of a President. It is clear he is very poorly briefed, but when a President decides to join the bandwagon of propaganda , he only ends up embarrassing himself.

Moving on, can the President (with the same zeal) and his Economic Management Team respond to the 170 statements contained in my last lecture?

'Liar' Akufo-Addo Must Come Clean On CV - Fiifi Kwetey.

The National Democratic Congress’ Setting the Records Straight has called on flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party to disclose details of his CV (Curriculum Vitae) which are not clear.

Spokesperson for the propaganda machinery of the ruling government, Fifi Kwetey said the inconsistencies in Nana Addo’s CV must be addressed by the flagbearer as we head for the December polls.

“Why is it that unlike every other presidential candidate since 1992 and every leader of Ghana since Independence, Nana Addo’s CV does not show year by year detail of his progress through primary, secondary, and tertiary institution.

"Specifically, why is it so difficult to know where he was between 1958 when he finished secondary school and September 1964 when he entered the University of Ghana? By the way we have here a copy of Nana Addo’s CV full of gap and have here a detailed year by year CV of NPP’s Sheick I.C. Quaye so we can all see how complete a CV must be.

“The question is- what is Nana Akufo Addo hiding? Why has Nana Addo continued to hide from everybody the fact that he gained admission at Oxford University and was on record as pursuing in that institution, Political Science, Philosophy and Economics (PPE)? Ladies and gentlemen of the media, why has he deliberately left that important episode out of his CV? If Ghana cannot trust even his CV, how can Ghana entrust the destiny of 27million people into the hands of Nana AkufoAddo?

“We are bringing these important facts to the attention of Ghana. Leadership is all about TRUST and CREDIBILITY."

Titled “Why NDC Is Far More Credible Than NPP,” the Transport Minister also sought to punch holes in statements by the NPP flagbearer and his running mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia calling on Ghanaians to reject the Elephant family in the upcoming elections.

“The NPP candidate lied on Dec 9, 2014 that the cost of the Kasoa interchange had been inflated. His own party’s Ranking Member for Roads and Transport, Hon Kofi OwusuAduomi, was compelled to set the records straight- an indication that he is so desperate that he will rather lie than verify the facts.

“On 29th February 2016, he lied again claiming that the Ridge Hospital project was inflated by $142m, a claim that Crown Agents who did the VFM audit completely discount.

“At the same event, he peddled another untruth claiming that the Salaga district hospital had been abandoned when in fact the hospital had reached lintel level. There are so many of such deliberate distortions and outright lies of Nana Addo that we can mention.”

EC boss 'Stupid, Foolish' - Hassan Ayariga

Mr Hassan Ayariga of the All People's Congress (APC) has described the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, as "stupid" and "foolish" for disqualifying him from the 2016 presidential race.

"Madam Charlotte Osei herself is not qualified to be an EC leader. She's stupid and foolish," Mr Hassan Ayariga said in an interview with Class FM on Monday, 10 October, minutes after Mrs Osei announced his disqualification.

"I am telling you she is not qualified to be an electoral commissioner. Somebody who has contested in an election in the past, you are telling me you don't know his identity. Are you normal? And for that reason you disqualify that person? Does it make sense to you? That you tell me that Hassan Ayariga, you don't know his identity? Who the f*** are you?" an obviously angry Mr Ayariga said, adding: "This is the joke of the century."

Apart from Mr Ayariga, the EC disqualified 11 other presidential nominees and put one on hold, pending the determination of a court challenge.

The others disqualified include Dr Edward Mahama of the People's National Convention (PNC); Dr Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP); Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People's Party (IPP); Kwabena Adjei of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD); and Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP).

The others are: Dr Henry Herbert Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP); Mr Richard Nixon Tetteh (United Development Systems Party); Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings of the National Democratic Party (NDP); Thomas Ward-Brew of the Democratic People's Party (DPP); Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, an independent candidate; and Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). Mr Akwasi Addae Odike of the United Progressive Party's nomination is on hold pending a court case.

Mrs Osei cited filing anomalies including fraudulent signatures, absence of a required number of signatures, improper filling of nomination forms, among others, as the reasons for their disqualification. In the case of Mr Odike, Mrs Osei said Mr Odike had been given up to Friday, 14 October to deal with the court case or count himself out of the race completely.

Mrs Osei said some of the fraudulent information provided by the nominees would be followed up by the police for possible arrest and prosecution.

Those whose nominations have been accepted include President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nana Akufo-Addo of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Ivor Greenstreet of the Convention People's Party (CPP), and Jacob Osei Yeboah – an independent aspirant.

Akua Donkor's Running Mate To Face Prosecution.

The Vice presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Mrs Patricia Asante may face criminal prosecution if she’s found to have voted in the previous elections.

The Electoral Commission made the disclosure after it emerged that the running mate gave her year of birth on the party’s Presidential nomination forms as 1998 making her below the age of registration to vote as stipulated by the constitution.

The presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor last week introduced her running mate to the public after she settled on Mrs. Patricia Asante, who was said to be a 32-year-old farmer.

She said Mrs. Asante was picked because she has what it takes to do a good job.
But addressing the media after the close of nominations for the 2016 election on Monday, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei stated that the Vice Presidential candidate is not qualified for that high office on the basis of age.

“The date of birth given is October 15, 1998 making her below the age for registration and we may possibly have to call on the police to investigate a case of minor registration if the candidate is a valid voter. “

Election 2016. Mahama, Nduom, Mrs Rawlings, Ayariga, 9 Others Disqualified By EC.

       

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has disqualified thirteen presidential aspirants from contesting the 2016 elections.

Akwasi Addae Odike; United Progressive Party (UPP), Hassan Ayariga; All People's Congress (APC), Edward Mahama; People's National Convention (PNC), Agyenim Boateng Kakraba and Kofi Apaloo; Independent People's Party (IPP) have been disqualified.

Others are Ward Brew; Democratic People's Party (DPP), Akua Donkor; Ghana Freedom Party(GFP), Henry Lartey; Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Richard Tetteh, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings; National Democratic Party (NDP), Paa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Kwame Asiedu Walker and Kwabena Adjei have also been disqualified.

According to Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the EC, the Presidential candidates did not meet the criteria for filing as president.

This means only four candidates will be contesting this year's election: Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ivor Greenstreet of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and Independent Candidate and Jacob Osei Yeboah.