Category: Politics

Mr Kofi Totobi Quakyi, a stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has presented five vehicles to the party’s Parliamentary Candidates in five constituencies in the Western Region.

The constituencies are Mpohor, Ahanta West, Amenfi East, Shama and Kwesimintsim.

The vehicles were meant to aid the Parliamentary Candidates to undertake their campaign activities to help the NDC win the December 7 general elections.

Speaking at a brief presentation ceremony, Mr Quakyi said the vehicles were to facilitate the campaign activities of the respective Candidates working within the confines of the party’s campaign guidelines.

He gave the assurance that he would continue with efforts to extend similar support to other constituencies.

According to him, during the 2020 election, he provided eight vehicles to various constituencies in the region during the 2020 elections, and expressed the hope that the new batch would be maintained properly.

Mr Quakyi called on them to conduct an unrelenting 24-hour door-to-
door campaign to usher in the 24-hour economy under Former President John Dramani Mahama.

He told the gathering that 2024 presented a greater opportunity for the NDC to win power and called for unity among the rank and file of the party to achieve that purpose.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Youth Organizers of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), and Conveners of ELECTION WATCH GHANA have called for Serial numbers of all biometric voter registration kits that will be used for the upcoming limited voter registration exercise.

‘ Following credible media reports regarding the theft or disappearance of Biometric Verification registration kit (BVRs) at the Headquarters of the Commission and the destruction of BVD’s during the just ended District and Municipal Assembly election,2023, we write to request your office to furnish all political parties with the following’.

A statement jointly signed by Jude Balma and Mark Ewusi Arkoh, Conveners also requested that Number of the corresponding registration centres and all Registration printout during the limited voter registration should have the Biometric Voter Registration kits serial number on it, for authentication purposes.

‘This request is necessitated by our commitment to ensuring that Ghana’s elec
toral processes conform to best and widely accepted practices.’

Source: Ghana News Agency

One of the key values of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is Inclusivity, Nana Oye Bampoe-Addo, Chairperson of the Gender, Children and Social Protection Committee of the NDC Manifesto committee, said on Tuesday.

She said the NDC is a social democratic party and takes the inputs and concerns of the civil society seriously thus making sure to cater for the needs of the vulnerable.

Ms Bampoe-Addo made the remarks when the NDC had a pre-manifesto engagement with the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) and Star Ghana to dialogue about issues of concern to them.

Ms Rita Kyeremaa Kusi, Executive Director of the GFD, highlighted issues of concern to the disability community, calling on the NDC to pay attention to issues, including social protection interventions for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities.

Ms Eunice Agbenyadzi, Technical Director, Star Ghana, who gave a presentation of social protection, also called for urbanization of social protection interventions to cater fo
r vulnerable populations in urban areas.

Some members of the NDC Manifesto committee called on the disability community and civil society organisations to campaign for the NDC to come back to power since they are the best when it comes to social protection intervention.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is set to outdoor its running mate for the December 7 general elections, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to the public in Accra on Wednesday, April 24.

The event would take place at the Kofi Ohene Konadu Auditorium at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) at 1600 hours.

A statement signed by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, and copied to Ghana News Agency in Takoradi, said the event would be graced by the NDC’s Flagbearer for 2024 general elections, Former President John Dramani Mahama.

Others are members of the National Executive Committee and members of the Council of Elders of the party.

Also in attendance would be Members of Parliament and an array of distinguished guests from the Diplomatic corps, the clergy, traditional leaders, women groups, academia, representatives of Civil Society Organizations, labour organisations, and creative arts among others.

The statement said Prof Opoku-Agyemang would address the nation o
n the NDC’s vision for a progressive, inclusive and prosperous Ghana as well as the life-transforming policies of its flagbearer for the December 7, 2024, general elections.

The statement added that her address would be preceded by several activities between 1600 hours and 1655 hours before the official commencement of the main programme of the day at 1700 hours.

The statement asked all media houses who intend to deploy reporters to cover the event to contact the national Communications Bureau of the NDC for the necessary accreditation.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not participate in the upcoming Ejisu Constituency by-election scheduled for April 30, 2024.

According to Mr Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the Party’s General Secretary, the decision was to enable it to channel all its resources towards winning the seat in the national election in December 2024.

Mr Kwetey made the disclosure in an interview with the media, on the sidelines of a news conference, in Accra, on Monday.

The Ejisu Constituency seat became vacant following the demise of the Member of Parliament for the area, Dr John Kumah, on March 7, 2024.

Subsequently, the Electoral Commission set April 30, 2024, for a by-election to find a replacement for the former Deputy Finance Minister.

The New Patriotic Party, on Saturday, April 13, 2024, elected Mr Kwabena Boateng as its candidate for the by-election.

Speaking to the media, on Monday, Mr Kwetey said the Party would not compete in the by-election, explaining that it would focus on winning the seat in the general
election in December.

‘NDC will officially not be taking part in the Ejisu by-election,’ he indicated.

‘We have already set into motion processes leading to December 7, it’s just a few months away. We want to continue those processes and ensure that come December 7, we are prepared to combat in all the constituencies and Ejisu will be one of them.

‘So, for this by-election, NDC will not be part of it. We are very confident about the processes we have in place. We just want to make sure we have the time to implement them fully. And between now and December 7, we will be in the position to make sure we are deploying everything that we have done, so that will be the way we want to go,’ the General Secretary stressed.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The United Nations office in Ghana in collaboration with the National Peace Council is to roll out the ‘I Pledge for Peace Campaign’ in April ahead of the polls in December.

This is contained in a press release signed by Faith Junko Edison, the Head of Public Relations, National Peace Council, and Cynthia Prah, the National Information Officer for the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC).

The campaign, according to Mr. Charles Abani, the UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana, would actively engage a diverse range of stakeholders, including individuals, communities, civil society organizations, government entities, religious leaders, and youth groups.

Its primary goal is to foster a culture of peace, advocate peaceful elections, and promote tolerance and peaceful co-existence before, during, and after the electoral process.

‘… Elections are not a period of combat and the unhealthy exchange of views or for divisive language. We want to use this campaign to urge stakeholders to publicly commit to peace, and b
y extension, a peaceful election. We believe that the positive actions of stakeholders, through social media and other channels, will encourage tolerance and discourage misinformation’, he noted.

The campaign, he explained, would encourage individuals and organisations to make public pledges for peace, amplifying the message via communication channels, including social media with the aim to create a collective commitment to a peaceful election.

Rev. Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, Chairman of the National Peace Council, also underscored the importance of individual contributions to peace through the spread of messages that encouraged such.

‘Until every life is respected, and properties protected, achieving peaceful co-existence remains a distant goal… the National Peace Council will do everything in its power to support this campaign and ensure a peaceful election come December 2024,’ he said.

Ghana’s democracy though has deficits, remains a beacon of hope for Africa.

The UN said it would continue to support the
country to foster its development agenda in a peaceful atmosphere and uphold its reputation as a regional pacesetter for democratic governance.

The ‘I Pledge for Peace Campaign’ thus reflects this collaborative effort between the UN, the National Peace Council and other various stakeholders to create a peaceful and inclusive electoral process in Ghana.

Source: Ghana News Agency