CPP Launches 2016 Manifesto In Accra
Sympathisers, supporters, fans and followers of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) are expected to converge at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra to launch the party’s 2016...
Tag: Political philosophy
Let Your Vote Count On December 7
By Tinkaro Asare, former NUGS President for University of Ghana. I have monitored proceedings with respect to the upcoming 2016 general elections in Ghana. I have spoken with different groups of...
Speaker Sidesteps Standing Order As 19 MPs Show Up In Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho was Thursday compelled to ignore Standing Order 48 (1) because of what he describes as time constraint. Parliamentary Standing Order 48 (1) states:...
US Abstains From UN Vote Against Cuba Embargo
The US has for the first time abstained from voting against an annual UN resolution calling for an end to its economic embargo against Cuba. US Ambassador Samantha Power said the historic decision...
RTI Bill Passage Urgent
It is urgent for parliament to pass the Right to Information Bill (RTI), Deputy Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine has said, “The Attorney General has impressed upon parliament that it is urgent...
Help Me To Sue The EC Over The Proxy Voting If They Persist On Carrying It Through
I still stand firmly by my conviction that the PROXY VOTING is a recipe for rigging Election 2016 in favour of the NDC. It is one of the Plans Bs and Cs by Mrs Charlotte Osei who has completely lost...
Justin Timberlake In Election Voting Selfie Gaffe
Justin Timberlake has been spared a brush with the law after a picture he posted of himself voting caught the attention of Tennessee authorities. The actor and pop star uploaded a picture to...
Parliament Likely To Vote On Oti Bless’ Nomination
The fate of the President’s nominee for the position of deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, John Kwabena Bless Oti, is likely to be determined by Parliament through the...
The Disqualified and the Disenfranchised
On October 10, 2016 at a press conference accompanied by an undated press release, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana announced the disqualification of 13 presidential aspirants for the 2016...
Special Voting Lawsuit Waste of Energy – Gabby Otchere Darko
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere Darko has described the case filed at the Supreme Court for an order to compel the Electoral Commission to announce special voting...
CODEO Releases Pre-Election Observation Report
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has released its second pre-election environment observation findings for the period of August and September. This was part of its total election...
Higher Education And Leadership Development
Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005), a renowned American Management Consultant, once said that “trees die from the top”. Therefore, “leadership creates organizational spirit”. When the leadership...
CODEO’s Pre-Election Report Touts EC Preparedness
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has released its second pre-election environment observation findings for the period of August and September. This was part of its total election...
EU and Canada Hold Out Hope For Trade Deal
Canada and the European Union say they remain hopeful a landmark free trade deal can go ahead despite three Belgian regions led by Wallonia blocking it. European Council President Donald Tusk said it...
2016 Election In Ghana Another Test For Democratic Consolidation
Elections are significant in every democratic regime as it creates room for electorates to elect their representatives as well as engage in active politics. Elections serve as a medium for testing a...
Belgium Walloons Block Key EU Ceta Trade Deal With Canada
Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel says, because of objections from one of its regions, Wallonia. His statement appeared to dash hopes the Ceta deal...
The Independence of the Judiciary Must Be Safeguarded At All Costs
The independence of the Judiciary must be safeguarded at all costs The most important criteria of a true democratic society, inter alia, are an autonomous and free Judiciary as well as a free and...
The Role of Inter-Party Dialogue Committees In Ensuring Peaceful Elections
The role of inter-party dialogue committees in ensuring peaceful elections A feature by Akolgo A. Samuel, Senior Civic Education Officer of National Commission for Civic Education, Bolgatanga...
Attempts To Truncate the Electioneering Process:
Confirmed information at the disposal of yours sincerely, Citizen Daniel Danquah Damptey, Self Appointed Special Aide to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, Flag-bearer of New Patriotic Party and our...
Banks Planning To Relocate Out of UK Over Brexit
Large banks are getting ready to relocate out of the UK early next year over fears around Brexit, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) has warned. Writing in The Observer, its boss Anthony Browne...