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Ghana: Reshuffling Regional Ministers all too soon is impolitic

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor President John Mahama has announced his first ministerial reshuffle barely a month after appointing them into office. Here is the change: 1. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Samuel Sarpong, moves to the Central Region. 2. … read more »

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Ghana: The NPP’s hot potatoes

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor At long last, we now know what the NPP will go to the Supreme Court for. The party’s General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has enumerated three reliefs that the party will seek: The number of … read more »

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Ghana: Will Kumasi accept Akufo-Addo?

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Gradually, the NPP leaders and the party’s supporters have boxed themselves into a tight corner. Perhaps, they have counted too much self-confidence and misplaced trust in prominent personalities, including the Asantehene, Osei Tutu II, to … read more »

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Ghana: To two-faced Akufo-Addo: All-fall-be-fall

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor As we inch toward Election Day this Friday, some extra-ordinary events have begun happening to provide some comic relief. Forget about the Hassan Ayariga antics and turn to this latest one, reported by Sammi Wiafe, … read more »

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Ghana: Is the Kumasi Peace Pact a mere window dressing?

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Efforts by the Asantehene, the Ghana Peace Council, and others that culminated into the signing of the Kumasi Peace Pact by flagbearers of the various political parties contesting next Friday’s general elections are commendable. The … read more »

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Ghana: Abuse of incumbency is not the charge

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Those criticizing President Mahama’s “Thank Your Tours” to the regions as “abuse of incumbency” seem to have too much time and too little to do. I see nothing wrong with the regional tours nor do … read more »

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Is Mills the re-incarnated Sanni Abacha (2)?

Is President John Evans Atta Mills the re-incarnated Sanni Abacha of Nigeria (2)? The Ga Mantse Saga: The NDC has made it abundantly clear that it will have nothing to do with the current Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Tawiah 111 … read more »

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Mills Is Leading This Nation To War

bo Quansah Anytime I hear or read about Presidential submissions of providing leadership, my blood pressure rises. It is because this head of state has perfected the art of preaching peace, when people around him are preparing for war. I … read more »

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Does Ghana Need To Buy Five Aircrafts Now?

The view is widely held among economists and laymen alike that governments in third-world countries are justified in resorting to borrowing to address the heavy infrastructural deficiencies in such countries. For this reason, even third-world governments formed by right-wing parties … read more »

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Ghana: Ashanti records 179 malaria deaths

A total of 179 people died of the malaria disease in the Ashanti Region, last year, Dr Aaron Offei, the Regional Director of Health Services, has said. This showed a significant rise in the number of deaths, compared with the … read more »

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Made In Ghana”Democracy”

Do not remind me of what actually happened in Ghana on April 30, 2011 because I am already aware of what took place the whole day. So much interested in Ghana’s democratic governance, I could not stay away from reports … read more »

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A Letter To The President Of Ghana

A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA: – ASHANTI REGION NEEDS AN OUT-SPOKEN AND AN INFORMATIVE PERSON AS A DEPUTY REGIONAL MINISTER* I am still doing my thinking aloud and recording these thoughts as I indicated in my earlier piece. … read more »

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Ghana Elections: 72-year-old to contest 2012 presidential poll

A 72 year-old retired educationist, Dr Baffour Awuah, has announced his decision to contest the 2012 presidential poll on the ticket of the New Nation Party (NNP). He told the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi that he has already picked … read more »

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Ghana: 2010 District Level Elections kick-off in five regions

Ghanaian electorates in five regions, are expected to go to the polls on Wednesday, to elect Assembly and Unit Committee members in the 2010 District and Unit Committee Elections. Electoral statistics for the five regions available to the Ghana News … read more »

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