Tag Archives: New Patriotic Party
When it suits you, it is a reality; when it is against you, there is a foul play. Such is the mindset of politicians and overwhelming majority of the people of Ghana. So what then are the reality and a … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Government, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, NAGRAT, New Patriotic Party, Salary, SSSS, trade union
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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 Jacob Kporfor It does not take one person to achieve it all, it is always a collective effort. What we need to fight is our culture. We can have the most beautiful and well designed democratic system but if … read more »
Posted in Columnist, Jacob Kporfor, Op-ed
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Tagged Ghana, Ghanaians, God, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party, President of the United States
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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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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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“What goes around, comes around”, so a popular saying goes. I can hardly understand the wisdom in a recent accusation President Mahama levelled against the Ghana media houses. I am not being disrespectful to him, neither do I seek to … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Breakfast television, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, NDC, New Patriotic Party
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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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By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr., Ph.D. President Mahama pretty much comes off to me as a miniature model of former President George W. Bush, the Younger Bush who launched the self-glorifying war against the Iraqi dictatorship of the late President Saddam … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Convention Peoples Party, George W. Bush, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, New Patriotic Party, Nkrumah government, University of Cape Coast
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor My good friends, here is the latest insider information for you to know how Justice Kpegah’s lawsuit has shaken the Akufo-Addo camp and his supporters in the ranks of the Ghanaian legal system despite their … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Facebook, General Legal Council, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kpegah, lawsuit, Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party
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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 When Kwame Pianim said before the 2008 elections that any idiot can bear/carry the flag of a political party, many didn’t understand him. Is he not right, after all? Of course, he was reacting to … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, IndepthAfrica, John Kufuor, Kwame Pianim, Mahama, member of parliament, New Patriotic Party, NPP, State of the Nation Address
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The Founder and leader of Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, is in the news again for the wrong reason. He is reported to have predicted that President Mahama will die this year … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor
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Tagged Aliu Mahama, Ghana, God, IndepthAfrica, Mahama, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Owusu Bempah, Supreme Court of the United States
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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 Folks, there is more trouble in Osonokrom. President Mahama’s intention to call about 4,800 witnesses to testify for him in the NPP’s election-related case now before the Supreme Court has sent serious shock waves through … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Ghana, Ghana School of Law, lawsuit, Mahama, NDC, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States
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President John Dramani Mahama has been duly sworn in as the 4th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana. The Chairman of the Electoral Commission declared President Mahama as the winner of the December 7, Presidential elections. The election was … read more »
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) will neither send a delegation to President John Mahama’s inauguration today nor participate in it in anyway, joining the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to boycott the programme. The hint was dropped by the … read more »
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The NPP certainly has huge problems to solve if it seeks to change its fortunes in future general elections. Despite the vehement protestations against the outcome of Election 2012 and the filing of a lawsuit … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Edward Akufo-Addo, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Kwame Nkrumah, Muslim Association Party, New Patriotic Party, NPP, United Gold Coast Convention
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The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will boycott the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on January 7, the party’s National Executive Committee decided on Wednesday. “The NPP will not be there. It will make nonsense of the petition we … read more »
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor We have had good cause to posit arguments that the NPP’s lawsuit at the Supreme Court won’t be determined solely on the figures and documents that are contained in the petition filed by the party’s … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Electoral Commission, ghana election, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, Mahamudu Bawumia, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Petitioner, 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 After basking in the accolade given him by his followers as a “legal luminary,” the day is gradually dawning for Akufo-Addo to prove that mettle. Will he go to the Supreme Court and stop this … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Michael Bokor
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Arthur Kennedy, CHINUA ACHEBE, Ghana, Ghana news, ghanaian news, God, IndepthAfrica, New Patriotic Party, 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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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 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 »
Posted in Article, Canada, Ghana, Michael Bokor, West Africa
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Tagged Akufo-Addo, Ashanti Region, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party, NPP, Supreme Court
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