Ghana Spring Looms – Henry Lartey
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) has joined calls by the Convention People’s Party (CPP) for a reduction in the filing fees for presidential and parliamentary aspirants, saying if the...
Tag: Political philosophy
Passion For Fatigues
President John Dramani Mahama's newfound love for donning military fatigues is weird and misleading. He would quickly spot the Number One Dress Uniform or the Olive Green fatigue whenever the...
Who Killed NANCY?
David Easton once opined that politics generally, is the authoritative allocation of resources and values. To wits, the exertion of acceptable values and norms (that may be rooted in culture,...
Odeneho Lawmaking
By Kwasi Ansu-Kyeremeh Without common sense, no motherland ever ably operates a democratic constitution. And when a congresspeople group in our motherland is constantly thinking evilly, an edge...
Deneho Lawmaking
Without common sense, no motherland ever ably operates a democratic constitution. And when a congresspeople group in our motherland is constantly thinking evilly, an edge towards constitutional...
The Proxy Vote Is A Potential Weapon To Wield By NDC To Rig Election 2016 So Lets Be On The Lookout
Proxy vote is permissible by the electoral regulations of many a civilized country to allow as many as possible number of their citizens to exercise their suffrage. This is especially in cases where...
The Proxy Vote Is A Potential Weapon and Could Be Used To the Advantage of NDC
The proxy vote is a potential weapon and could be used to the advantage of NDC Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana By Rockson Adofo Proxy vote is permissible by the...
How A Clinton Victory Would Powerfully Unite The Right
In a previous column I considered how the coalition that is the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy began to fray after losing the common enemy against which it had united: In 1988, as reported by the LA...
Type Of Voters In Ghana
In my opinion they are seven types of voters. We all vote based on different kinds of reasons and for diverse leadership qualities. Whatever rationale one has, our democracy grants one the right to...
23 Candidates Line-Up For Ghana’s Presidency
Twenty-three persons aspiring to become president of Ghana have picked up nomination forms to contest in this year’s December 7 presidential elections, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission,...
23 People Line Up For Ghana’s Presidency
Twenty-three persons aspiring to become president of Ghana have picked up nomination forms to contest in this year’s December 7 presidential elections, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission,...
Poor State of Our Country Gives Me Nightmares – Lucy Ennin
One of the first 10 female Member of Parliament(MPs) in the Convention People’s Party(CPP) era,Lucy Ennin says the country is strayed from the legacies of the forefathers because of lack of...
Ghanaian Scholar Out With Book On US President Barack Obama
Ghanaian scholar Dr Godwin Etse Sikanku has launched a book on US President Barack Obama. Titled ‘The Afrocentric Obama and Lessons on Political Campaigning’, the book is touted as one of the few...
CPP Member Wants Greenstreet Sanctioned Over Stance On Ford Saga
A member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has petitioned the leadership of the party to punish the flag bearer Ivor Greenstreet over what he described as “utterances that bring the...
An Open Letter To The People Of The United States
As citizens of the USA with a presidential election approaching you have a wonderful opportunity to ponder whether to participate in this election or to participate in the ongoing American...
Kwame Jantuah Likely To Emerge CPP Running Mate
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) says it will today (Tuesday) pick a presidential nomination form for its flag-bearer, Ivor Greenstreet, and set to announce a running mate by September 28 to...
‘Winner Takes All’ Politics Threat To Ghana’s Democracy
The Institute for Democratic Governance,(IDEG), is advocating an increase in the statutory allocation of the District Assembly Common fund from the current 7.5% of total national revenue to at least...
Afrobarometer Singles Out Ghana Police For Blaming Ghanaians For Corruption
"....Afrobarometer, Africa’s largest public-opinion survey is under threat...In Ghana, Ghana’s police administration first tried to discredit the findings, then publicly blamed the Ghanaian...
‘Ghana, Chile Relationship To Benefit Both Countries’
The Chilean Head of Mission in Ghana, Mr Ricardo Alen, has said Ghana and Chile are making efforts to build a relationship that will benefit both countries commercially. He said Chile was already in...
Is Global Democracy Enhancing True Development?
Today, 15 September, is International Day of Democracy (IDD). It is the ninth commemoration since 2007 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 62/7, deciding that every 15th...