Tag Archives: Paa Kwesi Nduom

Northern Ghana made proud by Mahama, Sakara, and Ayariga!

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor It is refreshing that three out of the Presidential Candidates to contest the December 7 elections are of Northern Ghana extraction. This is the first time in Ghana’s history that we have such an array … read more »

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If President Mills must go…

Let’s be serious in any discussion of our leadership problems. Here is something to start with (from the great J.E. Casely Hayford’s propositions on Leadership in West Africa): The story goes that a flock of birds once set out to … read more »

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Are Nkrumah’s children in politics failing him? (Part II)

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Then, Sekou shifted political grounds again, rushing to align with the NPP and vowing to do all he can to ensure an electoral victory for Akufo-Addo. The NPP is his new-found home now. In this … read more »

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Are Nkrumah’s children in politics failing him? (Part I)

The political career of Samia Yaaba Nkrumah and Dr. Sekou Nkrumah is in crisis. And that is even an understatement. Indeed, their political career is a flop. Their fate provides useful lessons in political miscalculation. While Samia’s experiences portray her … read more »

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Those running a fool’s errand in Ghana politics… Part 2

Ghana has had several of such politicians, starting from when partisan politics was first allowed in the late 1940s to date. Most of those who stood against Nkrumah’s CPP were no match and were easily disposed of as Nkrumah constituted … read more »

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Those running a fool’s errand in Ghana politics… Part 1

The CPP’s Paa Kwesi Nduom now says that he doesn’t want the press or anybody to refer to him as a “presidential aspirant.” I don’t know what he has seen to warrant this prohibition, but I can say for sure … read more »

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WikiLeaks: Muslims can’t be Ghanaian President – Fiifi Kwetey

The then National Propaganda Secretary of the National Democratic Congress and now Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Fifi Kwetey, has stated in no uncertain terms that a Muslim can never become the President of the Republic of Ghana, … read more »

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