Tag Archives: National Democratic Congress
By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. Retired Captain Budu Koomson’s anxiety over the fact that a remarkable number of Ghanaian citizens have been talking about the imminent possibility of a military putsch, or the overthrow of the Mahama government of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Budu Koomson, Coup d'état, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, National Democratic Congress, United Nations Secretary General
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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. At a recent meeting, at his Flagstaff House office, with editors and chief executives of the print and electronic media, President John Dramani Mahama is reported to have counseled these media operatives against the production … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Flagstaff House, Ghana, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Election 2012 has indeed exposed the underbelly of the NPP. A careful analysis of the situation reveals why the party’s leaders are so traumatized by their defeat and are expending energy hyping the sentiments of … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Emergency service, Ghana, God, IndepthAfrica, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party, Strike action, Supreme Court of the United States
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Election Petition: John Mahama Is Resorting To “Political Solutions” By: Amponsah Stonash The “battle” lingers on! The quantum of evidence gathered by the petitioners to challenge the results of the 2012 elections declared by Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Djan, the EC boss, … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, John Mahama, Mahamudu Bawumia, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, Supreme Court, TsatsuTsikata
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By Kofi Thompson There are some political analysts who insist that it was the extraordinary carelessness of certain key individuals in Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo’s inner-circle, which resulted in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) becoming complacent to a degree that … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP
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The policization of all affairs of the state is a major problem slowing down the progress of the country through delay in decision making processes. All management of state affairs suffer the negative politics rendered by the two dominating political … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Legon, National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party, NPP, political science, Politics, University of Ghana
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Osei-Poku, Emmanuel The world has organisations like the World bank, UN, WTO, IMF and many more YES Africans respect that, but not to the extent of imposing development programs like Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs), Economic Recovery Programs (ERPs), Millennium Development … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Convention Peoples Party, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Millennium Development Goals, National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party, Structural adjustment, United States, World Bank
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I have seen the evidence that my party the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is sending to the Supreme Court. A lawyer under training can even win the case for us there is no doubt about this. Post+erity will not forgive … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Committee, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, polling place, Supreme Court, United States
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Ghana is on a risky and an uncertain trip down the cliff. The heightened risk we face is due to the erratic spells and flippant nature of the man in charge, disputed president Mahama. Its unimaginable his self-confessed childhood problems … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Andrew Solomon, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New York Times, Regional minister
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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. The decision by the three members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to prevail on a legitimately constituted court of the land to force New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in Ghana’s parliament to officially recognize … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Supreme Court
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By OPOKU BONNA This last general election is the third time NPP has officially complained bitterly about their verdict been stolen by the NDC in Ghana. But in all, they have been very reasonable in handling the issue. This time … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Electoral Commission, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor One fashionable strategy being adopted these days by the mainstream political parties to disguise their activities is the formation and use of politically motivated groups that they disguise as civil society groupings. Mushrooming all over … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Accra, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, National Democratic Congress, National Democratic Party, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor With the NPP’s abstention from the two upcoming bye-elections in the Akatsi South and Buem constituencies, the NDC must be laughing all the way to claim an easy electoral victory. Not much money expected to … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Kofi Adams, Mahama, Nana Konadu, National Democratic Congress, National Democratic Party, NDC, Obed Asamoah, Volta Region
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor We have on several occasions had cause to question the integrity of the NPP’s Kennedy Agyapong (Assin Central MP) because of the dare-devil posture he has assumed to make foul—very foul—public pronouncements. But he is … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Afari-Gyan, Akufo-Addo, EC number, Electoral Commission, Ghana, Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, National Democratic Congress, NPP
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor President Mahama has made more appointments. Significantly absent from the list are those variously qualified as “babies with sharp teeth” and “evil dwarfs” (apologies to JJ Rawlings). These elements are best known for fighting the … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica ghana news, Jerry Rawlings, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, President of the United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor What we see unfolding from the NPP front is not freakish nor will it abate soon. It won’t because it is the culmination of the party’s grand agenda in response to the unexpected outcome of … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, Mahama, Mahamudu Bawumia, National Democratic Congress, NPP, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Now that the NPP leaders have submitted their petition to the Supreme Court to demand the declaration of their defeated flagbearer, Akufo-Addo, as winner of Election 2012, they seem to have made good their threat … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party, NPP, President, Supreme Court
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By Sidibe, Abdul Nana Akofu-Addo’s political career is dead and over. Instead of allowing his political family to say good bye and bury the body, he is forcing them to keep and worship the body, and get contaminated in process. … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Election, Electoral Commission, Ghana, Ghana news, IndepthAfrica, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Even though the NPP is yet to file its case at the Supreme Court to fight the EC (the NDC and the media too) over the outcome of the Presidential elections, I am quite certain … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, NPP, Supreme Court
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Even though the NPP is yet to file its case at the Supreme Court to fight the EC (the NDC and the media too) over the outcome of the Presidential elections, I am quite certain … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Electoral Commission, Ghana news, ghanaian news, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, NPP, Supreme Court
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Corruption is King in Ghana; only the ingenuous, the hypocrite and the shameless politician peddling propaganda will attempt to say otherwise. Many a Ghanaian lives the enchanted life where wealth is acquired out of the blue without winning the lottery … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Ghana news, ghanaian news, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor A truism is that Ghanaian politics is heavily influenced by ethnic sentiments (call it tribalism).Over the years, the ebb and flow of national and local politics indicates the extent to which ethnicity has dominated our … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akan, Asante, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Upper West Region
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor We have so far been interrogating the NPP’s rejection of the results of the Presidential elections and wondered why the focus is on only that aspect of the general elections. As the party’s leaders continue … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Ghana, Ghana news, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, National Democratic Congress, NDC, NPP, Supreme Court
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opinion The 2012 general elections are over, but the outcomes are being disputed. Many Ghanaians who voted in a particular manner believe that they have been short-changed. Some discrepancies have been identified by the main opposition political party, the New … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, John Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The NPP may continue fretting and protesting (whether legally or through riotous behaviour by its activists), but its leaders seem not to know that their fate had long been decided before the 2012 elections were … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, Nana Konadu, National Democratic Congress, NDC, NPP
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Now, to the main issues that I consider as the real causes of the NPP’s defeat. The “Yen Akanfuo” label made the NPP an anathema to those who felt slighted or endangered. It is one … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Facebook, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Kufuor, National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party, NPP, President
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Dennis Laumann, africasacountry Ghana held its sixth consecutive elections since its democratic transition in 1992 this past weekend and once again has earned its reputation as a stable and thriving democracy, in spite of predictable cries of fraud by the … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Kwame Nkrumah, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP
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By Franklin Cudjoe, Bright Simons, Selorm Branttie and Kofi Bentil. Ghanaians are voting for the next president of the longest-lived republic in their country’s history. Despite nostalgia in some quarters for the country’s first republic, under the charismatic Pan-Africanist leader, … read more »
Posted in Article, Election, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Election, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Kwame Nkrumah, Nana Akufo-Addo, National Democratic Congress, NPP
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[View the story "Ghana 2012 Presidential Election Live Blog" on Storify] Ghana 2012 Presidential Election Live Blog
By Margaret Jackson Many Ghanaians had been waiting patiently to see the day that President John Mahama will take bully Akufo-Addo by the horn and tell him who he really is. This is because Akufo-Addo had been faking his character … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Ghana, Ghana 2012 election, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, John Kufuor, Mahama, Margaret Jackson, National Democratic Congress, Volta Region
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