Tag Archives: Volta Region

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: If Kofi Adams is a “Prodigal Son,” accept him

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 »

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Ghana: President Mahama Finally Takes On Akufo-Addo

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 »

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When Akufo-Addo decides to fight the bull…

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The NPP’s Akufo-Addo is, indeed, a man of many parts—a lawyer, human rights activist, and politician, among others. Now, he has turned himself into a matador to kill the mammoth of a bull that Kennedy … read more »

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Fighting Corruption in Ghana? Forget it!!

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor The Woyome fraud has opened a wide window through which we can peek into the web that makes it difficult for anybody to attempt fighting or eradicating corruption in Ghana. What is it about Woyome’s … read more »

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Does President Mills have advisors at all?

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor More often than not, some government functionaries and NDC fanatics have glibly said that President Mills will win the 2012 elections. Some have been impudent enough to say that he will do so “hands-down.” Whenever … read more »

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Ghana: Should the NPP fear the Volta Region anymore?

Events characterizing elections in Ghana reveal that the Volta Region has been a no-go area for the political parties rooted on the Danquah-Busia political tradition since 1948 when elections became the means for choosing our national leaders. From the 1st … read more »

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Ghana Government reform or privatization Part II

As I promised in my July 8 article on “A Case for Ghana Government Reform or Privatization” here is Part II. I am hoping that readers will provide the same constructive criticism or provide meaningful inputs on this follow-up. For … read more »

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Poor People Living In A Rich Land-Ghana

Once upon a time, the nation Ghana, formerly Gold Coast, was the envy of other African countries, a darling colony and a pride nation of the British, before and immediately after independence. A nation of loving, hospitable, compassionate, sociable and … read more »

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