Former DCE For Ahafo Ano South Reinstated

Reports indicate that the former District Chief Executive(DCE) for Ahafo Ano South in the Ashanti region, Gabriel Boamah has been reinstated.
Gabriel Braimah was dimissed by the Local Government Minister after he angrily chided health workers in his district for a comment made by an unidentified person.
Mr. Boamah after telling the workers off stormed out of durbar which was attended by some chiefs in the area.

NPP Press Conference Turns Bloody

A press conference by the national executives of Ghana’s main opposition, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) turned bloody on Tuesday when some angry party youth stormed the headquarters with machetes.

Some supporters of the party who were present sustained various degrees of injuries while a vehicle belonging to the national women’s organizer, Otiko Djaba was vandalized.

Citi News’ Richard Dela Sky who was at the party’s headquarters where the press conference was held reported that the angry youth stormed the premises with knives and pistols which “resulted in a free for all fight.”

Sky described the situation as “very disturbing and a never-before-seen development here at the NPP headquarters.”

60 Bused NDC Fresh Voters Busted In Ashanti Region

Winning the 2016 polls, to some political parties, begins now; and as part of measures to safeguard every electoral loophole that was left unguarded in previous general elections, the New Patriotic Party has managed to effect the arrest of fresh voters who were being bused from the Upper East Region to the Ashanti Region to register their names in the ongoing limited registration exercise.

Chairman for the NPP in the Ashanti Region, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, informs Peacefmonline.com that prior to accosting the culprits, he picked up intelligence that the National Democratic Congress would be busing people from the Upper East to the stronghold of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

U.S. House Panel Votes to Authorize Lawsuit Against Obama @BarackObama

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday took another step toward authorizing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, claiming he has overstepped his executive powers.
In a partisan vote of 7-4, the House Rules Committee approved the legislation, likely setting it up for consideration by the full House next week. The Republican initiative already has spawned a bitter debate with Democrats less than four months before elections that will determine the political control of Congress next year.

Ghanaians To Demonstrate Against US Embassy In Ghana

Hundreds of Ghanaians will next week stage a peaceful protest march on behalf of government against the American Embassy in Ghana for launching an attack on a social media post by President John Dramani Mahama.

The demonstrators are seeking to petition the American President, Barrack Obama, through the American Ambassador to Ghana, Gene A. Cretz, for an apology and action against the Embassy official responsible for the blunder. The march is jointly being organized by the Progressive Socialists Forum of Ghana and the New Politics Network (NPN) – an apolitical grouping. It is scheduled for Friday July 25, 2014 in Accra.

Demonstrators Demand To See President Mahama 'Occupy Flagstaff House' #JDMahama

The  ‘Occupy the Flagstaff House’ demonstrators have refused to hand over their petition to the Minister of Communication, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, insisting they want the petition handed over to the President John Mahama.

The demonstrators, numbering about 300, took off from the Efua Sutherland Children's Park in Accra and made for the Flagstaff House where they intended to present a petition to the President over what they say is the poor economic state of the nation.

The police, however, prevented them from converging on the Afriko Restaurant near the Flagstaff House, prompting them to head to the TV3 Network near the area.

NPP On Tight Rope – Jake

The immediate-past National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey is worried about the sudden flurry of people who want to lead the party in the 2016 elections, saying the “party is walking on tight rope” due to their activities.

“What I am concerned about is that the people of Ghana are looking to the NPP to rescue them from all the terrible things that are happening. However, the NPP is now also showing that it does not recognize that the nation is facing a crisis. We are much more concerned about our own petty grievances and personal agendas instead of the national agenda.”

Oforikrom Member of Parliament To Lead Naked Wahala

Oforikrom Member of Parliament, Elisabeth Agyemang, says she will lead female supporters of the main opposition New Patriotic Party, NPP, in the Ashanti region on a naked demonstration in the coming days if the Government fails to address their grievances.

“We are waiting for a while; if we don’t see anything, the women in the Ashanti region, maybe we’ll naked ourselves and walk about the streets for the government to come and clothe us,” Elisabeth Agyemang threatened in an interview with XYZ News on the sidelines of the party’s “ya y3 den” demonstration in the Ashanti region.

“Sometimes you have to do something to achieve what you want,” she added. The wife and mother said she will ask permission from her husband if need be before leading such a demonstration.

Arrested Drug Baron Financed NPP - Kennedy Agyepong

Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong

A leading member of the comity of braggarts and Member of Parliament for Assin Central in the Central Region has exposed his own party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), over its dealing with a drug baron. Mr. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong Wednesday morning told the listeners of Accra-based radio station, Adom FM, that Mr. David Kwadwo Anim, the owner of the plush Le Baron Hotel at East Legon, in Accra, who has been arrested in the United Kingdom over illicit drug related issues, gave the NPP 100 motorbikes. He said that Mr. Anim provided the party with 100 ‘Patriotic Bikes’ but denied that the alleged drug dealer doled out two $2million to his party.

NPP Has Failed Ghanaians – Ken Agyapong

Kennedy Agyapong MP for Assin Central

A senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused Ghana’s largest opposition party of failing the nation.

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who is also MP for Assin Central, is however laying the blame squarely at the doorstep of so-called party big men who he says have decided to always go counter to the party’s official position on issues of national development.

Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, Wednesday June 4, 2014, Mr Agyapong maintained that the actions of these NPP men and women - who come under various headings such as 'founding/leading member' - is running down the party and shortchanging Ghanaians.

Refrain From Acts That Could Jeopardise Party Unity - Nana Addo

Nana Akufo-Addo has again called on his supporters to refrain from any negative acts or statements that could jeopardise the unity of the New Patriotic Party. In this regard, he refers supporters to the statement in his Easter message:

“In particular, I urge all NPP members, who support my bid to lead the party for the 2016 elections, not to be provoked by comments or actions, and be dragged into any discourse that may damage the party’s forward march to victory. This is but a contest between members of one family, the Great Elephant family. We must, therefore, be guided and guarded constantly by an uncompromising sense of unity, fellowship and greater purpose.

Gabriel Barima “Tweeaaa” DCE dismissed

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South in the Ashanti Region, Gabriel Barima who recently made the word “twea” popular has been dismissed with immediate effect.
A statement signed the Executive Secretary to the President; Dr. Raymond Atuguba said “the president exercising the powers conferred on him by the Local Government Act section 204, has dismissed the DCE for Ahafo Ano South, Gabriel Barima with immediate effect.”

The statement also said the Ashanti Regional Minister has been directed to act until a substantive DCE is appointed.

Gabriel Barima was recently caught on film throwing tantrums and storming out of a durbar because a member of the audience reportedly said “twea” during his speech.

nana addo to contest 2016 elections

After conceding defeat following the ruling of the Supreme Court on the election petition, first petitioner, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo stated his intention to take some time out of the hurly burly of politics, get some rest, “reflect and then announce whatever decision he comes out with in the not too distant future”.

However, General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John has revealed that Nana Akufo Addo who is also the 2012 presidential flagbearer of the NPP will contest the 2016 general elections as the flagbearer of the party.

“He (Akufo Addo) is also going to win the presidential seat for the first time as flagbearer of the party to the glory of God”, he told Hello FM's King Edward.

Prez. Mahama Drops First Ministerial List

President John Dramani Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has made 12 appointments for ministerial positions and in accordance with Article 78 of the Constitution, on Friday furnished Parliament with the names of the nominees for vettings.

They include Mr Seth Terpker, an immediate past deputy Finance minister for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Hannah Tetteh , MP for Awutu Senya West and former Minister for Trade and Industry for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mr Akwasi Oppong Fosu for the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.