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I Will Abolish ‘Kayayei’ Business In Ghana – Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba, Assures And Explains How

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Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba has said that she is aiming at bringing to an end the head portering business, otherwise known as ‘Kayayei’ in the country.<br />
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Over 50,000 head porters mainly from the three northern regions are scattered in various market centres across the country. These persons, mostly women and children under the ages of 18 carry the wares of shoppers from one point to the other and are paid meagre sums for the work done.<br />
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The lack of employment opportunities in the three northern regions which has led to acute poverty and impoverishment of the inhabitants of these regions, has been said to be the main driving force behind the movement of the women and children to the middle and southern belts of the country to carry items.<br />
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In recent times, local Assemblies and certain municipalities were charging them between 50 pesewas and GHC 1.00 as tolls. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta announced during the presentation of the 2017 budget that the government intends to abolish this toll.<br />
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This move, which has received widespread commendation and celebration by head porters in particular, Ms Otiko Afisa Djaba said on Adom TV’s Bedwam forms part of efforts by the Nana Akufo-Addo led to help alleviate poverty in the country.<br />
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The biggest, she said would be the total abolition of the Kayayei phenomenon. She revealed that plans are in place for the government to train women involved in Kayayei business to equip them with other skills.<br />
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“We have contacted this German company which is helping to develop a truck-like vehicle for carting goods at the market centres instead of people carrying it on their heads, so the Kayayei phenomenon would be abolished soon…,” she said.

I Will Abolish ‘Kayayei’ Business In Ghana – Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba, Assures And Explains How

Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba has said that she is aiming at bringing to an end the head portering business, otherwise known as ‘Kaya...

Use smaller gods to swear in state officials – Pete Edochie

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Veteran Nigerian Actor, Pete Edochie has suggested that African leaders swear with smaller gods instead of the Bible.<br />
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The legend who paid a courtesy call on former President JJ Rawlings together with cast from Kofas Media and Miracle Wave International said state officials who swear with the Bible become corrupt when they are in office.<br />
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According to him, God forgives easily so these officials do not take the oath seriously whenever they hold the Bible to swear, adding that the smaller gods are not merciful like the Almighty who created heaven and earth so “that will put fear in these corrupt leaders”.<br />
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<i>“The gods give instant justice to persons who break their oath and that will deter politicians from ‘chopping’ state cash”.</i><br />
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The movie crew were in the former president’s Ridge office to introduce their new movie on corruption.<br />
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Use smaller gods to swear in state officials – Pete Edochie

Veteran Nigerian Actor, Pete Edochie has suggested that African leaders swear with smaller gods instead of the Bible. The legend who pai...

I wish I got pregnant - Otiko Djaba

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Minister for gender and children protection, Otiko Djaba has revealed that she wished she was pregnant with a child but for her "old age". <br />
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Addressing a gathering at the launch of the Obaasima seal in Accra, the gender minister revealed that pregnancy among Ghanaian women continues to be one of a challenge considering the fact the 60 percent of all pregnant women in the country are anemic.<br />
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<i>"I wish I got pregnant, but I am 55 and looking at my age, it may not be possible," the gender minister joked.</i><br />
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The Obaasima seal forms part of the government's resolve to ensure optimum nutrition of mothers and girl-children in Ghana.

I wish I got pregnant - Otiko Djaba

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Transcript: President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo’s Victory Speech

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At the announcement of his election into the office of the first gentleman of the Republic of Ghana, President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered an acceptance speech from his home.<br /><br />Read from below.<br /><br />Ladies and gentlemen of the media, fellow Ghanaians,<br /><br />A few minutes ago, at 7:51pm precisely, the President of the Republic and the NDC presidential candidate, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, called me on the phone to congratulate me on my victory in the presidential election of 7th December 2016. He wished me the best of luck and God’s blessings, and assured me of his full co-operation in organizing the transition from his administration to mine.<br /><br />I thanked him for this graceful gesture, which is in the finest traditions of Ghanaian statesmanship and, on my part, assured him of my cooperation for a successful transition. I also thanked him for his service to our nation and said that I felt sure that his contribution to the welfare of our Republic was by no means over. I have also received words of congratulation from my other competitors, Mr. Ivor Greenstreet, our former 1st Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, Dr. Edward Mahama, and Mr. Jacob Osei Yeboah. I am grateful to them.<br /><br />The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, who is the returning officer for presidential elections, in fulfilment of her constitutional obligations, has tonight, at 8:54pm, declared me the winner of the 2016 presidential election, with 5,716,026 votes, representing 53.85% of the valid votes cast. I am grateful to her for the announcement and her words of congratulation.<br /><br />I thank Almighty God for His grace and favour in granting victory to the NPP and myself in this election. As His Word says in the Book of Holy Scripture in Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 11, “He has made everything beautiful in its time.”<br /><br />There has never been a more humbling moment in my life, and I thank you, the good people of Ghana, for this massive show of support and the confidence you have reposed in me and my party. I make this solemn pledge to you today – I will not let you down and will do all in my power to live up to your hopes and expectations. You are to be commended for the mature, peaceful and orderly manner in which you, once again, exercised your democratic franchise. The democratic credentials of our nation have been further enhanced by your conduct.<br /><br />The Electoral Commission, under its new leadership, with Charlotte Osei in the Chair, is to be congratulated for organising this credible election. She and the Commission have allayed the fears of many about their capacity to conduct a good election. This election has contributed to strengthening the principles of democratic accountability in our body politic and the Commission will take a considerable part of the credit for that welcome outcome.<br /><br />Our security services are to be commended for ensuring a generally peaceful conduct of the poll, and doing so in a professional manner. That is what the nation expects of them.<br /><br />To members and sympathisers of the great Elephant family, to our illustrious former President of the Republic, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, to our founding members, leading figures, members of Party organs, parliamentary candidates and Members of Parliament, current and past national officers, regional, constituency, electoral area and polling station executives, thousands and thousands of volunteers, polling station agents, Kufuor-era appointees, campaign officials and staff, so ably led by Campaign Manager Peter Mac Manu, and to my running mate, the next Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and his dynamic wife, Samira, I say a big thank you to each and every one of you for your hardwork, commitment and encouragement, and for your belief in me and in my leadership of our party over the last 8 years. Whilst this occasion would understandably lead to widespread jubilation amongst party supporters, I entreat them to respect the peace and the property and lives of everybody, especially those of our political opponents. We are the party of the rule of law, and we should act accordingly with magnanimity in our moment of victory.<br /><br />To the senior citizens of our country who have given me invaluable advice over the years, amongst them, the former President of the Republic, His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings, the former Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Kofi Annan, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. J.B. Danquah, the Chairman of the NPP’s National Council of Elders, the veteran statesman, C.K. Tedam, and Captain Kojo Tsikata, erstwhile PNDC member responsible for National Security, I thank you for your counsel and for sharing your wisdom with me, and hope I can continue to count on you during the challenging period ahead of me.<br /><br />To the numerous priests and imams who have prayed for my soul and who have taken the trouble to intercede with the Almighty on my behalf, amongst them, Cardinal Emeritus Peter Akwasi Sarpong, Rt. Rev. Asante Antwi, Most. Rev. Dr. Justice Akrofi, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Martey, Apostle Opoku Nyinah, Bishop Yinka Sarfo, Pastor Mensa Otabil, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, Venerable Hansen Addy, Venerable Joseph Lamptey, Canon Noah Mensah, Canon Antonio Nelson, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Ayittey-Mensah, Very Reverend Emmanuel Kwabena Aryee, the Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, the Ashanti Region Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haroun, Rev. Anthony Kwadwo Boakye, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, Rev. Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, Rev. Kofi Amponsah and Prophet Gideon Danso, I am deeply grateful for your spiritual solidarity of which I shall avail myself continuously, now and in the future.<br /><br />I take this opportunity to thank you, members of the Ghanaian media, for your continuing engagement in the public interest of our country. Your vigilance and activism are now by-words in the consistent efforts our people are making to carve a secure, democratic future for themselves. Senior journalists like Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, Gina Blay, Egbert Faibille, Ebo Quansah, Ken Kuranchi, Kwami Sefa Kayi, Samuel Atta Mensah and Kwabena Kwakye, amongst others, have set admirable standards of professionalism and ethical conduct which should guide the younger generation.<br /><br />I want to thank the various observer missions who have assisted us to ensure a credible process for our election. I thank the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), under the chairmanship of the venerable former Supreme Court judge, Justice V.C.R.A.C Crabbe, for their important work, and that of the observer mission of our regional body, ECOWAS, led by the distinguished Liberian statesman, Dr. Amos Sawyerr, the observer mission of our continental body, the AU, led by the respected former President of the Republic of Namibia, His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba, and the observer mission of the Commonwealth led by the eminent African, the former President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Thabo Mbeki, as well as the strong observer mission from our friends of the European Union, and the National Democratic Institute of the United States of America, led by the former U.S Assistant Secretary of State, the well-known diplomat, Ambassador Johnnie Carson. They have assured us of the great importance the international community attaches to the growth of Ghanaian democracy.<br /><br />And to my beautiful wife, my beloved Rebecca, who waged such a great campaign in her own right, my daughters, Gyankroma, Valerie, Dokua, my sister Marigold, my brother Edward, and my entire family, I, firstly, must apologise for taking you on this rollercoaster ride. I am, however, very grateful for the love and support you have given me, and for standing shoulder to shoulder with me through the years till now. Long may it so continue.<br /><br />Let me pause to remember colleagues who fell in the course of our campaign – Adams Mahama, Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, J.B Danquah Adu, Peter Wiafe Peprah, Abubakar Saddique, Kwabena Boadu, and others. May their souls continue to rest in perfect peace in the bosom of the Almighty until the last day of the Resurrection when we shall all meet again. Amen.<br /><br />Fellow Ghanaians, you have not elected me to serve one party, but to serve the entire nation. The President of Ghana is President for every single Ghanaian, without discrimination, malice or ill-will to any ethnic group or political or religious affiliation. Whether you supported me or not, whether you campaigned for me or not, whether you voted for me or not, I can promise you one thing. I will do my best to serve your interests, and put our country back on the path of progress and prosperity. God did not put us on this rich land, a land blessed with an abundance of human and natural resources, to be poor.<br /><br />I am confident, and I have faith that, with God’s guidance and your active help and hardwork, we will move our country forward. Together, we will change Ghana, and use all the blessings that the Almighty has bestowed on us to bring prosperity to our people and nation in our time. Together, we will fulfil the destiny of Ghana, the destiny of freedom, justice and prosperity that the ancestors and founders of our nation defined for us.<br /><br />God bless our homeland Ghana, and make our nation great and strong.<br /><br />The battle is still the Lord’s.<br /><br />Onyankopon nhyira mu nyinaa.

Transcript: President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo’s Victory Speech

At the announcement of his election into the office of the first gentleman of the Republic of Ghana, President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akuf...

I love wearing my wife, family's clothes – General Mosquito

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On Friday afternoon, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia was trending on various social media platforms, not for the politics of it but for the fashion sense of it.<br />
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In the midst of the political tension in the country, Mr Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, was trending for his decision to wear a cap during a briefing by President John Mahama at his residence. <br />
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This is not the first time the NDC General Secretary’s fashion choice has come under public scrutiny.<br />
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One talked about instance was in January 2015 when he wore a female winter coat during an official assignment in Germany.<br />
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Social media did not forgive him for that and several other wardrobe malfunctioned incidents.<br />
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Friday was no different.<br />
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Interestingly, in spite of the trolling, the NDC General Secretary is unperturbed. Getting his fashion right is the least of his worries.<br />
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Reacting to his ‘trending cap fashion’, he told Joy News’ Israel Laryea in an exclusive interview that the cap belongs to his son.<br />
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He also disclosed that, he is a fan of wearing clothes belonging to his family members including his wife.<br />
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The cap, he said, “was for the afternoon … it belongs to my son. I am a fan of wearing the dressing of my family members. At one time, it could be my wife, this one is for my son.”<br />
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At least now Ghanaians know where the General gets his fashion inspiration from.<br />
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I love wearing my wife, family's clothes – General Mosquito

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Photos: Meet incoming Second Lady Samira Bawumia

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Samira Bawumia is the incoming Second lady of Ghana.<br />
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She is the daughter of Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan, the former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and Ahjia Ayesha Ramadan.<br />
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Samira is a product of Mfantsiman Girls, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA) where she graduated with the top prize, the Professor Agyeman Badu Academic Scholarship Award in 2012.<br />
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She was once the host of ‘Body Love’ a lifestyle, fitness and nutrition programme on TV3.<br />
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Samira is the wife of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the next Vice President of Ghana, and has three children.<br />
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Photos below.<br />
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5 celebrities who probably regret openly campaigning for the NDC at the moment

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It's pretty obvious that these days celebrities dabble in a little politics, although sometimes some go all the way and cast their lots in with one party or another. <br />
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Now with provisional presidential results coming in from media houses and the likes, lots of people have commented that these results - the provisional ones - are leaning more and more towards an opposition NPP Presidency come 2017. <br />
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So here are a few celebrities who either regret openly campaigning for the NPP, or are probably right now on their knees praying for a miracle.<br />
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1. Afia Schwarzenegger<br />
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Popular celebrity Afia Schwarzenegger, a TV and radio presenter, she has been a very active campaigner for the governing NDC, frequently uploading photos and videos supporting the NDC.<br />
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2. MzBel<br />
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MzBel, writer of the popular song 16 years, has also recently joined he fray publicly endorsed sitting president, John Dramani Mahama, repeatedly before, and after her recent trip abroad.<br />
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3. Bukom Banku<br />
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Celebrated Ghanaian boxer, Bukom Banku, had recently come into the limelight because of bleaching his skin, and subsequently released a series of controversial videos, the above video being one of them.<br />
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4. John Dumelo<br />
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Esteemed Ghanaian Actor, John Dumelo joined the NDC camp after rumors spread that he was seen at an NDC rally. Now the actor is now an NDC Youth Organizer.<br />
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5. Elikem Kumordzie<br />
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Having generally stayed out of politics, Elikem Kumordzie made his political preferences known when he uploaded videos on his Instagram, starting a day before President Mahama's birthday, revealing who he would be voting for.<br />
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National Peace Council condemns NPP over victory claims; calls for calm

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The National Peace Council (NPC) has expressed dissatisfaction at recent post-elections developments that have seen the two major political parties call results for their presidential candidates. <br />
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The Council wants the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in particular to retract its 54.91 per cent victory claim for its flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. <br />
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The main opposition party, in a seeming reaction to an earlier statement released by the camp of John Dramani Mahama, claimed Nana Akufo-Addo is in a commanding lead with 80 per cent of votes collated by them so far. <br />
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But speaking on TV3 on Thursday dawn, National President of NPC Reverend Professor Emmanuel Kwaku Asante said what the two parties have done “is a recipe for concern”. <br />
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The immediate past Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana was categorical in pointing out that it is only the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) that is constitutionally mandated to declare poll results. <br />
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“It is premature for any party to declare results,” he emphasized, adding that a caveat should have been even given that the results were provisional. <br />
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“I would have thought that [NPP] will come back to say that what [they] have said are provisional results.” <br />
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He said the two parties should not mar an election that has been conducted generally peacefully. <br />
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“I am pleading for calm in this nation. What has happened is very unfortunate,” he said. He said no individual or group should act in a manner that will jeopardize the peace of the nation. <br />
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“Let us not jeopardise the peaceful elections that we have had. <br />
Let us not be provoked to do anything that will undermine the peace.” He advised all to be circumspect in any pronouncement in this period and try to help maintain the peace the country has enjoyed over the past years. <br />
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#Election2016: Agya Koo angry over cracked ballot box

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Kumawood actor Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo, has expressed anger at delays in the start of voting at his polling centre.<br />
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The actor, who was in a queue to vote, got infuriated after it was revealed that the presidential ballot box had a crack.<br />
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He was at the Bantama Sub-Metro centre inside the Bantam Palace in Kumasi to cast his ballot.<br />
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Agya Koo, according to JoyNews correspondent Ohemeng Tawiah, was not enthused when it was made known that the cracked ballot box will delay voting at the centre.<br />
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As at 7:45, close to an hour after polls opened, voting at the centre had not started. The centre has 643 registered voters.<br />
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The popular actor in September this year announced at a press conference in Kumasi that he was going to campaign for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<br />
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Agya Koo established a movement aimed at getting the NPP presidential candidate 57% of the votes on December 7.

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Van Vicker: NDC use of my picture unauthorized, breached privacy

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Popular Ghanaian actor, Van Vicker says the use of his image by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) for campaign purposes is a breach of his privacy.<br />
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The actor used social media to protest the use of his image by the governing party saying it is injurious to his professional career.<br />
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A pro-NDC group, Transforming Ghana has shared on social media a picture of the actor and two of his colleagues namely, Majid Michel, and John Dumelo, a known NDC supporter.<br />
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The group sought to paint the picture that the actors have endorsed the second term bid of NDC flagbearer, President John Mahama.<br />
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The actors used their fingers to do the number three sign which is the NDC's position on a 7-candidate presidential ballot for the December 7 presidential elections.<br />
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But Mr Vicker on his Instagram account said, “The use of my image in connection with the support of NDC is unauthorized.”<br />
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He said the picture was taken when the three of them were supporting victims of the June 3, 2015, disaster in which hundreds of Ghanaians lost their lives.<br />
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Mr Vicker was emphatic that his political party affiliation and views are private matters that he does not need to make public.<br />
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“Please do not view this photo as my endorsement of the NDC party,” he said.<br />
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He entreated the group to pull down the picture from its social media platforms and render a written apology to him.<br />
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“I am obviously taking legal advice about this matter as I view this as a serious breach of my human rights,” he added.

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PHILANTHROPIST MATTHEW ESSIEH IS MY MENTOR - JAMAN NORTH MP

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The member of Parliament (MP) for Brong Ahafo's Jaman North constituency in Ghana, has revealed that his penchant to impact lives in his district has always been triggered by the magnanimity of the CEO of EAI Information Systems, Mr. Matthew Essieh.<br />
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Mr Siaka Stevens told news men at Sampa on Friday that the U.S based Ghana born banker and philanthropist is his mentor.<br />
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"Mr Essieh is not an elected official here in Ghana, yet he has the district at heart and do many good things for the people. Through his efforts, we have a ward for our district hospital, which thousands are benefitting from.... I am learning a lot from him," the honourable MP said to reporters shortly after he inaugurated a Patient Relative Hostel for the district hospital.<br />
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He continued to say that, apart from funding needy students to attain higher heights in education and  promotion of the culture of  his natives, he felt the new facility was a necessity rather than a "vote buying" project as bandied by his opponents.<br />
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The facility that was funded by the MP's Health Fund was constructed at a cost of ₵ 150,000 ($37,500). It is expected to house about 200 people whose relatives would be admitted at the hospital.<br />
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Dr. Philip Taah-Amoakoh, the acting medical superintendent at the health facility said, Hitherto, patients and their relatives shared beds at the hospital, which interfered with their duties.<br />
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"There was nothing like privacy for  clients on admission which was so bad." he added.<br />
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The Sampa Government Hospital, since its inception by the government of Ghana, has several of its infrastructure from philanthropists one of whom is the CEO of EAI Information Systems, Matthew Essieh.<br />
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Caption:  Matt Essieh, native of Sampa and CEO of EAI Information System.<br />
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Through his charitable work, he has built social and infrastructure services in that rural part of  Ghana. Among the projects he has commissioned and managed are the construction of a dormitory that accommodates over 100 girls at the Nafana Senior High School and the construction of a 40 bed hospital ward and a maternity ward to service a district population of about 90,000. He has also actively sponsored students in higher education in Ghana and in the U.S.<br />
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In an interview with Sampa -based Gye Nyame FM, in 2015, about the motivation behind his philanthropic activities, Mr. Essieh said " I want to be a part of the solutions to the problems of my people, regardless the burdens of my family."<br />
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These achievements might have informed the decision of Hon.Stevens to finance the construction of the hostel that will serve residents of neighboring Ivory Coast who seek medical care at Sampa.<br />
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 By: Piesie Okrah Henryson

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In what can be described as a desperate attempt to protect ballot boxes, supporters of the New Patriotic Party in Bolgatanga kept vigil Thursday night to weld a window of a Police storeroom where cast ballots were being kept for safety. <br />
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The party supporters assembled at the Upper East Regional Police Headquarters in Bolgatanga to keep watch and protect the ballot boxes used for Thursday’s special voting exercise in the Bolga Central Constituency, citing a window defect as their basis.<br />
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They claimed the integrity of the ballots could be compromised if the window, which was behind the room, was not fixed, and vowed to keep watch and protect the place.<br />
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At about 10:30pm Thursday night, the supporters led by their regional executives, went for a welding machine to weld a metal plate to cover the big spaces, which were in between the burglar proof window.<br />
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They left the premises after 1:00am Friday, TV3’s Tanko Mohammed Rabiu reports<br />
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Ghana’s Electoral Commission has issued an eight-point measures it will put in place on December 7 to “guarantee the credibility of the ballots” when millions of Ghanaians vote to elect a president and 275 members of parliament. <br />
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Chairperson of the Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei announced the measures at a dialogue with the seven presidential candidates Thursday in Accra.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Below are the eight measures put in place by the EC </u></span><br />
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1. Ballot issuers are required to hold up each ballot paper issued for scrutiny of all at the Polling Station and to ensure its validation before handing over to the voter. <br />
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2. Polling Stations will be set up in a standardized manner that minimizes security threats, improves transparency, ensures that agents are placed in positions that allow them to play their roles effectively and protects the secrecy of the ballot. <br />
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3. All Presiding Officers will be issued with gloves which must be worn before sorting of ballots and counting. <br />
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4. Presiding Officers and Returning Officers will issue copies of collation sheets to Candidates/Agents. <br />
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5. Results Collation Sheets have unique serial numbers and are personalized to each Polling Station. Replacement Results Collation Sheets printed for use in the event of damage or loss of the personalized Results Collation sheets are a different colour and also have unique serial numbers. <br />
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6. Electronic transmission of the results to be implemented by the Commission is an added layer of integrity to the process. The Electronic Results Transmission System is also encrypted, making it impossible for anyone to interfere with or manipulate the results. <br />
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7. The colour of the indelible ink will be different from the ink on the thumbprint pad. This is to help reduce the number of rejected ballots resulting from accidental markings on the ballot papers from indelible ink on fingers. <br />
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8. In addition to broadcasting the results collation process live on television, and publishing the results on the Commission’s website, the EC has developed a mobile application which will give the public real-time access to the officially certified results. The mobile app (ThumbsApp) will soon be available on the android and IOS platforms for download.<br />
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Source: http://3news.com

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The special voting, slated for tomorrow,December 1, in the Jaman north district  in the Brong Ahafo Region hangs in the balance as names of some ineligible people have been allegedly detected on the special voters' list.<br />
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It is believed that some students of the Sampa Nurses Training College and some traders have their names on the list, which should have been filled with names of Journalists, electoral officers, and security personnel.<br />
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The constituency executives of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have raised red flag on the elections.<br />
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The district electoral officer, Diana Asamoah,when contacted, declined to inform journalists on the issue, but added that she is not aware of the development.<br />
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Currently, the officer and some executives of the NPP, NDC, CPP, and the PPP have been called to the district police headquarters at Sampa to resolve the issue.<br />
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More soon.<br />
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Source: Gye Nyame FM, Sampa.

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PRESIDENT MAHAMA INAUGURATES NKRUMAH CIRCLE INTERCHANGE TODAY

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President John Dramani Mahama is expected to inaugurate the Kwame Nkrumah Circle flyovers later today, a statement from the transport ministry has stated.<br />
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To officially open the interchange, the Brazilian construction firm, Quieiroz Galvao, will hand over the project to the government this before dusk.<br />
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The project that was funded with a loan from the Brazilian government, is expected to ease traffic and reduce travel time for commuters.<br />
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The construction of the interchange was necessitated by necessary  heavy traffic at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, which handled over 82,000 vehicles from the arterial roads and their intersections daily.<br />
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The project which  involves detailed engineering and construction of the old circle into a three-tier interchange, includes a drainage, terminals, pedestrian walkways and  landscape for easy accessibility of the facility.<br />
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It also includes about a 1.2-kilometre flyover from the Busy Internet end of the Ring Road to the Awudome Cemetery, near the Obetsebi-Lamptey Roundabout, with street lights.<br />
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A statement from the ministry of transport reveals that the commissioning is aimed at reducing congestion so as to allow the free flow of traffic.<br />
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It also said drivers of big trucks are being advised to observe the height restrictions when using the Interchange, and also tasked traders to transact businesses at authorized locations.<br />
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Some economists have said the interchange when opened to traffic,would stimulate local economic growth.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDD3DW1lfCJ5jdcJ7aEPr25T-ayRsTLUgTnbMUj5jTcKH9t3yRIcVEewvvNSL1EU1u0ssQUs5v1a11Wgh08gFizzyCWjowClvraGhOnM5BlJgAtHGIvHo3zcYBUGtxU4gXTGUUIqZVcle/s1600/nana+akofo+addo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDD3DW1lfCJ5jdcJ7aEPr25T-ayRsTLUgTnbMUj5jTcKH9t3yRIcVEewvvNSL1EU1u0ssQUs5v1a11Wgh08gFizzyCWjowClvraGhOnM5BlJgAtHGIvHo3zcYBUGtxU4gXTGUUIqZVcle/s320/nana+akofo+addo.jpg" width="320" /></a>On a mellow morning of Sunday,November 13, when the day looked young but promising, supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) undertaking a walk, <a href="http://www.sikamannews.com/2016/11/ndc-supporters-attack-akufo-addos-house.html">allegedly veered off to Nana ADDO Dankwa Akufo-Addo's Nima residence and reportedly hurled stones into the opposition leader's residence.</a><br />
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Media reports had revealed that the loud, over joyous party fanatics tried to enter the house but met resistance from security men who were at post. It is also reported that there was not an initial provocation whatsoever from the former Attorney General's residence.<br />
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It is not surprising to see or hear of such gross indiscipline from some supporters of political parties in the country as we approach elections.<br />
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Whether these party fanatics are from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), the main opposition party New Patriotic Party (NPP),Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom's Progressive People's Party (PPP) or the Convention People's Party (CPP), these animalistic acts of attacking people from other political parties is archaic, childish and bilious which should be stopped by peace-loving authorities.<br />
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At the time of putting together this article, a section of Ghanaians on social media particularly on Facebook had maligned Joy FM, Citi FM and my own Peace FM for doing "bias reportage" on today's clash in favour of the NPP. Their point?  The security detail of the opposition leader was the first to fire warning shots to scare the crowd when they got to MR. Akuffo Addo's residence.<br />
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Predictably, the police would not effect any arrest. That is left for another day.<br />
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Moreover, Irrespective of where a politically motivated  violence emanates from,there should be a body to condemn it since we have said in the past and now that Ghana is a peace - loving country.<br />
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I have problems with the National Peace Council, a body which should see to the rebuking of these acts, but now appears to be irrelevant at a time the country needs it most.<br />
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To me, it has lost its worth and is almost none existent.<br />
Its continuous silence in the face of all these political violence, that is approaching at a dangerous speed and is likely to mar the beauty of the upcoming elections, leaves much to be desired by well thinking Ghanaians.<br />
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Just like little drops of water contribute to an Ocean, the Council ought to know that peace is not destroyed in a day and that there are many examples to show that their loud silence is the fuel with which the engines of political pandemonium are running.<br />
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Though, the perpetrators of this disgusting yet hailed acts must be called to order,it fails because their leaders benefit from it. They turn deaf ears on them, but that does not justify that the hypocrisy of these politicians should be overlooked.<br />
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Someone should please remind Rev Professor Emmanuel Asante, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana and the Chairman of the National Peace Council that these, just like the biblical little foxes in the songs of Solomon, destroy the vineyard.<br />
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The accumulation of provocation that begets onslaught from political rivals, the continuous yelling of  insults, threats of violence and ethnic sentiments all across the country are the very things which bulldoze  the peace of this country.<br />
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Ghana is all we have. We cannot afford to ruin it with these manageable acts of coercion from political thugs whose agenda is borne out of greed and selfish.<br />
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There is an Akan adage that goes like "Ɔpanyin tena fie ma mmɔfra we nanka a, wɔrekan nanka wefoɔ a, wɔka ho bi."<br />
To wit: If an elder at home looks on for kids to eat pythons, he counted among those who eats python. (Akans  do not eat pythons)<br />
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This adage should tell the council something because a section of Ghanaians are counting it among the python eaters.<br />
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Just recently, a junior brother of Hon. Collins Dauda, the minister for Local Government and Rural Development, revealed that he has been killing to retain the Asutifi South constituency seat for his brother.<br />
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This is what he told Kwabena Prah Jnr on Kumasi based Agyenkwa Fm: "Who is Kennedy Agyapong to threaten me with death? we have been killing before he was born. I have killed human beings and I will finish anybody with bad intentions against us before his time."<br />
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These comments from Naaba Abdullai, who is alleged to be brewing violence in the area, was a reply to the Assin North legislator, Kennedy Agyapong, who had gone there to promise him a counter attack if he (Naaba) intimidated their party supporters during the December polls like he always does.<br />
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However, the next day, Hon. Agyapong is reported to have said on Goaso-based Success FM that Hon Collins Dauda had called him earlier on to apologise for the unintelligent, witless comments of his younger brother.<br />
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In the midst of all these and other political violence which brevity would not allow to be discussed here, the twelve or so  highly respected members of the Peace Council have kept mute with glee.<br />
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Among the many policy objectives of the council,the one that defines its work conspicuously is "Address the structural causes of pre-conflict as well as post-conflict situations in order to enhance human security."<br />
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What happened to the above policy? Is the council prevented from dealing with political related violence? Is the whip to be cracked being held by some strong fists in government?<br />
Does the council know its silence has a meaning?<br />
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Is the Peace Council, as usual, waiting to cry over spilt milk?<br />
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My simple advice from  Dietrich Bonhoeffer to  the NPC is : “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.<br />
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<b>The writer, Emmanuel Henryson Okrah, is a broadcast journalist and a reporter with Peace FM and Sikamannews.com<br />His email is henrysonokrah@gmail.com</b>

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NPP will win 2016 elections - Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku

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Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku has disclosed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will win the 2016 general elections.<br />
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Anuku, who has been living in Ghana for some time, says he will put his money on Nana Addo Dankwah Akufu-Addo to win the mandate of Ghanaians on December 7.<br />
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Asked who win the 2016 elections, in an interview with Hitz @1, he said, “My prediction…its most likely Nana Akufo Addo takes the day.”<br />
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His prediction is in clear contradiction to an earlier interview with Joy News where he dispelled rumours that he supports or is campaigning for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).<br />
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His dismissal of the rumours is coming after photos of him clad in NPP paraphernalia surfaced online some days ago.<br />
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According to the actor, who mostly plays the role of a villain in Nollywood movies, the NPP paraphernalia is part his peace initiative as the country goes to the polls.<br />
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He told Joy News, “I’m a peacemaker. The most important thing is to be amongst the people who preach peace. It’s about Ghana, one Ghana, one Africa, one people and wherever you find me – be it NPP, be it NDC, CPP, PPP – I’m preaching peace all the way,” he explained.<br />
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The ‘Desperate Ambition’ actor stressed that he is “not a politician,” and that he is “a filmmaker and we use this platform to preach peace to the people, to the youth knowing that they watch my movies.”<br />
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He said the campaign is not for the NPP and that he is “going to that even with other parties.”<br />
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Source: Myjoyonline.com

NPP will win 2016 elections - Nollywood actor Hanks Anuku

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Obinim denies predicting victory for Akufo-Addo…says that is not his calling

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The Leader of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Bishop Daniel Obinim has dismissed reports in some media suggesting that he[Obinim] predicted victory for the opposition New Patriotic Party(NPP) Flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<br />
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“Predicting outcome of elections is not my calling. I have not made any such predictions publicly whether on the pulpit or any platform, that God has revealed it to me the outcome of the December polls. Whoever made such claims is false,” Obinim told Kasapa 102.5 FM Friday.<br />
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Bishop Daniel Obinim, has predicted that the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would win the 2016 general elections if the polls are organised in a free and fair manner.<br />
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His position on the major polls set for December 7, is linked to a video circulating on social media being footage of one of his Church services.<br />
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Bishop Obinim quizzed in the said video that in the spiritual realm; “the New Patriotic Party is 100% while the National Democratic Congress is 60%. So, if we are going to vote freely and fairly and the EC will be truthful who do you think will win?” the man of God asked rhetorically.<br />
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Commenting on the development on Anopa Kasapa in an interview with host Fiifi Banson, the controversial man of God popularly known as Angel Obinim said he only made a hypothetical statement relating to the growing numerical strength of the major opposition NPP in the country, and not necessarily predicting a win for the NPP in the upcoming elections.<br />
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“I was telling the congregation of a revelation that I had a year ago pointing to the fact that the NPP is gaining root in Ghana now because in the spiritual realm they are more in numbers than NDC. So I showed them a classical example right in the Church by calling out all NDC members to stand on their feet. When I counted them, they were 44 out of the over 5000 members of my church. And I asked NPP members to also stand, and it confirmed it all.<br />
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“That was what God revealed to me a year ago and periodically I’ve been reviewing it and still the NPP out numbers the NDC and so what I said was that all things being equal, if the situation remains unchanged and it is reflecting more in the physical as we approach this elections, then, NPP is more likely to win the elections. However, in my speech I strategically used the word “but” to indicate that things can also change. I was quick to add that, the human mind can change at any given time. I said this on Wednesday but if things will change for the tables to turn for NDC then God will have to reveal that one too to me. It is also important to acknowledge that the EC could also rig elections to favour the NDC, or better still something could even happen to the candidates to change the outcome of the elections. So in essence that is what happened. I want to state emphatically that I have not said point blank that the NPP is winning the elections.”

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Abdullai Naaba, a  junior brother of Collins Dauda, has threatened to deal with the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Kennedy Agyapong should he set foot in Asutifi South.<br />
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According to him, Kennedy Agyapong threatened to let the NPP’s invisible forces attack him on 7th December.<br />
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Mr Agyapong is reported to have  visited the Asutifi South constituency in the Brong Ahafo region a few weeks ago and threatened to face the followers of the minister of Local Government and Rural Development should they continue to intimidate their parliamentary candidate, Cecilia Gyan Amoah.<br />
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But in  reaction to issues of violence erupting in the area  ahead of the December polls on Thursday, Naaba who has been fingered as perpetrating violence in every election period in the constituency mentioned that they will beat Kennedy mercilessly if he step foot in Asutifi South constituency.<br />
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Describing the Assin North legislator as a mad man who only spew nonsense on radio and television, he disclosed that he has in the past killed to sustain his brother's seat.<br />
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"Who is Kennedy Agyapong to threaten me with death, we have been killing before he was born. I have killed human beings and I will finish anybody with bad intentions against us before his time “he told Kwabena Prah on Kumasi based Agyenkwa FM.<br />
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AUDIO: I WILL KILL TO RETAIN ASUTIFI SOUTH SEAT - COLLINS DAUDA'S BROTHER

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Against all odds, polls and projections Donald Trump claimed victory in the presidential election Tuesday, delivering a speech at the Hilton Hotel in New York City on Tuesday to a cheering crowd of supporters.<br /><br />It was an unexpected outcome for the Republican candidate, who not only beat out a stacked GOP primary field with numerous, but also an even more formidable opponent in Hillary Clinton, who was consistently ahead of him in the polls up and in a much stronger position on the electoral map.<br /><br />Not to mention, Trump has been mired in scandal and gaffe throughout the election: More than a dozen women have accused him of sexual assault after a hot mic tape revealing Trump bragging about “grabbing” women by the genitals, he has made vague insinuations connecting Obama and Clinton to terrorism groups, led a campaign built on wild inaccuracies and vague to nonexistent policy proposals and built his campaign on divisive anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric, garnering even the support of white nationalists.<br /><br />Despite all this however, Trump managed to strike a chord with the American people, as an unorthodox candidate without a political background, selling a call for a Southern border wall, a temporary ban on Muslim immigrants and his strong opposition to trade deals, among his other bombastic talking points.<br /><br />All the worry over Trump’s possible refusal to concede the election are now moot. He is the one that got to accept Clinton’s concession.<br /><br />Thank you. Thank you very much, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business, complicated. Thank you very much.<br /><br />I’ve just received a call from secretary Clinton. She congratulated us. It’s about us. On our victory, and I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard-fought campaign.<br /><br />I mean she fought very hard. Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.<br /><br />I mean that very sincerely. Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division, have to get together, to all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.<br /><br />It is time. I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all of Americans, and this is so important to me. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country. As I’ve said from the beginning, ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and great movement, made up of millions of hard-working men and women who love their country and want a better, brighter future for themselves and for their family.<br /><br />It is a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will.<br /><br />Working together we will begin the urgent task of rebuilding our nation and renewing the American dream. I’ve spent my entire life in business, looking at the untapped potential in projects and in people all over the world.<br /><br />That is now what I want to do for our country. Tremendous potential. I’ve gotten to know our country so well. Tremendous potential. It is going to be a beautiful thing. Every single American will have the opportunity to realize his or her fullest potential. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.<br /><br />We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals. We’re going to rebuild our infrastructure, which will become, by the way, second to none, and we will put millions of our people to work as we rebuild it. We will also finally take care of our great veterans who have been so loyal, and I’ve gotten to know so many over this 18-month journey.<br /><br />The time I’ve spent with them during this campaign has been among my greatest honors.<br /><br />Our veterans are incredible people. We will embark upon a project of national growth and renewal. I will harness the creative talents of our people and we will call upon the best and brightest to leverage their tremendous talent for the benefit of all. It is going to happen. We have a great economic plan. We will double our growth and have the strongest economy anywhere in the world. At the same time we will get along with all other nations, willing to get along with us. We will be. We will have great relationships. We expect to have great, great relationships. No dream is too big, no challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach.<br /><br />America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. We must reclaim our country’s destiny and dream big and bold and daring. We have to do that. We’re going to dream of things for our country, and beautiful things and successful things once again.<br /><br />I want to tell the world community that while we will always put America’s interests first, we will deal fairly with everyone, with everyone.<br /><br />All people and all other nations. We will seek common ground, not hostility, partnership, not conflict. And now I would like to take this moment to thank some of the people who really helped me with this, what they are calling tonight a very, very historic victory.<br /><br />First I want to thank my parents, who I know are looking down on me right now. Great people. I’ve learned so much from them. They were wonderful in every regard. I are truly great parents. I also want to thank my sisters, Marianne and Elizabeth who are here with us tonight. Where are they? They’re here someplace. They’re very shy actually.<br /><br />And my brother Robert, my great friend. Where is Robert? Where is Robert?<br /><br />My brother Robert, and they should be on this stage but that’s okay. They’re great.<br /><br />And also my late brother Fred, great guy. Fantastic guy. Fantastic family. I was very lucky.<br /><br />Great brothers, sisters, great, unbelievable parents. To Melania and Don and Ivanka and Eric and Tiffany and Barron, I love you and I thank you, and especially for putting up with all of those hours. This was tough.<br /><br />(Editor’s note: The transcript may have missing words or phrases)<br />
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Full Transcript: Victory speech by Donald Trump after winning American Presidency

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