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Stupidity And Cowardice Comment: Martin Amidu Replies “Wise” And “Brave” Mahama
Martin Amidu, The Special Prosecutor has hit hard at former President John Dramani Mahama for labelling him as a coward by deferring investigations into the controversial Airbus bribery scandal.

In his latest response to the former President, Marting Amidu said the comments from John Mahama shows the latter’s lack of understanding of issues of security and intelligence.

“The long public service of the Special Prosecutor spanning various aspects of security and intelligence from the period of 1982 to 7th January 2001 and July 2009 to January 2012 makes him more experienced in determining when it is not conducive to the national security interest to foolhardily take certain law and order actions. The Special Prosecutor owes that exercise of discretion to his vast experience over the years, his responsibility to maintain national stability and his conscience as a patriotic anti-corruption crusading Ghanaian.”

“There is no question of stupidity or cowardice about it. Any person aspiring to be President of Ghana for a second term who does not know that a cardinal principle in security and intelligence is that “caution is the better part of valour” was not and is not worth the vote.

Meanwhile, Martin Amidu who has defended Mahama’s culpability in the bribery scandal has also challenged the former to voluntarily submit himself to be interrogated over the case.

“Your Excellency, the wise and the brave former President John Dramani Mahama, man-up, wise-up, and be brave enough to come with two lawyers of your own choice to be cautioned and interrogated by this Office to demonstrate your valour and wisdom as not being elected Government Official 1 and also as not being the first guarantor to Samuel Adam Mahama’s passport application,” Amidu said in a statement issued on Monday, November 9, 2020.

John Mahama accused the Special Prosecutor of deliberately mentioning his name and the Airbus scandal in the Agyapa report in a bid to equalize wrongdoing.

The former President said Martin Amidu’s move was only a diversionary tactic.

“If you have investigated Airbus, present a report on Airbus. Since you know the Agyapa report will be damning on the government, you chipped in a paragraph on Airbus. Nobody asked you about Airbus. If you were man enough, present two separate reports on the Agyapa Royalty deal and the Airbus scandal [so I can respond to you].”

“If you think I have been indicted on the Airbus scandal, accuse me directly. But because he is a coward and knew the Agyapa royalties deal will be discussed today, he chipped in a paragraph on Airbus to equalise the discussion,” he added.

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November 10, 2020
NDC Will Reintroduce Police Visibility – Agalga

Mr James Agalga, the Parliamentary Candidate (PC) for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Builsa North Constituency of the Upper East Region says the next NDC government will reintroduce police visibility across the country to minimise crime rate.

He said statistics from the Ghana Police Service indicated that “Crime rates are on the increase, we have a 27 percent increase in major crimes in the country. There is no denying the fact that there is a state of insecurity in the country which needs to be resolved as quickly as possible.”

Mr Agalga said this when he took his turn to answer a question at a debate programme on plans PCs contesting the Builsa North seat had to improve the security situation in the Constituency.

The debate was organised by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Christ the King Catholic Church at Sandema, in the Builsa North District in collaboration with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE).

The programme was on the theme: “The role of Parliament, local authorities and participatory governance for community development,” with support from the European Union and the Konrad Adenuer Stiffing, a German Non-Governmental Organisation.

According to Mr Agalga, “Previously, Police visibility was part of our national policy. So we rolled that policy out and Police could be seen everywhere. Now Police visibility has been rolled back. It is a fact.

“When the NDC wins and I become Member of Parliament, that is my domain, we are going to bring back police visibility across the country and our District will not be left out. You will begin to see the Police everywhere.”

The PC who is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area and the Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, noted that “When criminals see the Police dotted all over the place, they are deterred.”

He said “When we rolled out visibility, we brought down crime by about 16 percent at the time under the watch of Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Alhassan. We shall reintroduce the Police visibility concept.”

Mr Agalga said it was critical to retool the Ghana Police Service to enhance effective visibility, especially in the Builsa North Constituency, “As we speak, the Police Command in Sandema has only one operational vehicle. We used to have three, so we need to give them more vehicles so that their mobility can be enhanced.”

He said motivation for security service personnel was low, adding that Police and Fire Service personnel were threatened with their Cap 30, “So they are not ready to die for you and I, that is the plain truth. When we come to office, we shall amend the Labour Act 2008 to ensure that all the security agencies are firmly rooted in the Cap 30 pension scheme.”

The programme saw Mr Simon Gibson Achavuusum Anuegabey, an Independent Candidate, Mr Joseph Ransford Asuok, the Peoples National Convention (PNC) answer questions on how they intended to improve unemployment, health, security and education sectors when given the nod to represent the people in Parliament.

Mr Jeffery Adda, the Builsa North District Director of the NCCE in his address, said the programme was intended to create a platform for the electorates and the PCs to interact, and afford the Candidates the opportunity to inform the electorate on their policies and programmes.

He said the programme further enabled the Candidates to pledge towards peace in the December 7 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

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November 10, 2020
Coronavirus: 100-bed Infectious Disease Centre to be operationalized soon – Akufo-Addo.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that the 100-bed Infectious Disease Centre will be opened in the coming days to aid in the country’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.

In his 19th address on the pandemic, Nana Akufo-Addo said that the facility which will be operationalized in the coming days will be managed by the Ghana Health Service.

Nana Akufo-Addo said that despite the number of hospitalized covid-19 victims being low, it is imperative that the country provides adequate care for the patients.

“In as much as our hospitalization rates are very low, care for the sick and the provision of treatment remain an important aspect of our strategy. To this end, the one hundred-bed Ghana Infectious Diseases Centre, located at the Ga East Hospital, will be opened in the next few days, under the management of the Ghana Health Service,” he hinted.

President Akufo-Addo also said that the government has made moves to procure more health equipment and PPEs to enhance healthcare delivery in the country.

“The provision of adequate medicines, equipment, and personal protective equipment to enable health workers to attend to home-based patients has also been guaranteed.”

Nana Akufo-Addo warned leaders of the various political parties to make mask wearing a part of their campaigns.
“Fellow Ghanaians, with a month to the conduct of the 7th December presidential and parliamentary elections, there would, obviously, be an intensification of political party activities in all parts of the country, with its accompanying human contact. Nevertheless, I encourage political party leaders and supporters, at the very at least, to wear the mask at all times at these gatherings.

“This task is not only for the leaders of our political parties. All of us, in the Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, public sector, security agencies, private sector, civil society, professional and trade associations, religious bodies, traditional authorities and ordinary citizens, must do what we can, in this period, to help minimize disease transmission”.

In a bid to enhance contact tracing measures, the president says it has instructed the release of vehicles and other logistics.

“I have instructed the release of additional logistics, including vehicles, to the Ghana Health Service in order to help beef up contact tracing, and the supervision and monitoring of asymptomatic cases being managed from home…We are also employing the use of technology to augment our contact tracing efforts, as well as the supervision and monitoring of home care cases,” he added.

Sorted by; Abigail Essel

November 9, 2020
Time has come for women to sit at the decision-making table – Mahama

Former President and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has admitted that this is the time for women to join the decision-making table to decide for themselves.

According to him, over the years, men have always taken decisions on behalf of women; a worrying trend which he believes needs to come to an end.

The NDC flagbearer made this known when he was reacting to Joe Biden’s win and Kamala Harris being the first female Vice President of America.

“As the current system has been set up is rigged towards women because men take all the decisions that affect women. I think that the time has come in the world for there to be a shift for women to sit at the decision-making table if not be at the top of the table. I think it is good news for the US because they’ve not only shattered the glass sealing but they’ve punched a big hole in it and it’s only a matter of time that I think a woman would emerge as the President of the United States,” he said in an interview on TV3.

The NDC leader said he and his party are hoping for the same in Ghana because he has a very capable woman as his running mate and is hopeful that the NDC will be successful so that women will occupy their rightful place in governance.

John Dramani Mahama noted that over the years, the United States of America’s elections have moved side by side with that of Ghana and although he will not be quick to ascribe meanings, he is optimistic that the NDC will triumph.

“I don’t want to ascribe anything to it but it looks like anytime power has shifted in the US it has shifted also in Ghana. There is a certain certainty in this world that every four years there is a US election in November and ours in December.”

Sorted by: Abigail Essel

November 9, 2020
Akufo Addo Will Retire Mahama From Active Politics – Afia Schwarzenegger.

Ghana’s failed comedian, Afia Schwarzenegger has advised that Ghanaians should stop comparing Donald Trump to Nana Akuffo-Addo.

According to her, Nana Akuffo-Addo sent a sitting president home and will soon retire him from active politics.

The sitting president used in his context clearly shows that all fingers point out to the former president, John Dramani Mahama who was voted against while he was a sitting president during the 2016 polls.
In a post on Facebook, she wrote;

“Stop comparing Trump to Nana.

Nana sent a sitting president home..

And he is about to retire him from active politics.

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November 9, 2020
Akufo-Addo directs political leaders to wearing mask as coronavirus active cases exceeds 1000.

Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases have increased to 1156 according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) amidst fears of a second wave.

The number of new cases is also on the rise as 198 new infections have been recorded.

The cumulative figure is now 49,202 with 47,726 number of recoveries/discharge and the death toll remains 320.

Positive infections from International travellers at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has increased to 171.

Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo in his 19th COVID-19 address to the nation bemoaned the fact that Ghanaians are letting down their guard causing the number of infections to rise.

He has, therefore “instructed the release of additional logistics, including vehicles, to the Ghana Health Service in order to help beef up contact tracing, and the supervision and monitoring of asymptomatic cases being managed from home…We are also employing the use of technology to augment our contact tracing efforts, as well as the supervision and monitoring of home care cases.”

Election 2020

Meanwhile, the President has asked that political parties and other groups ensure that their members adhere to the covid-19 safety protocols especially the wearing of masks

“Fellow Ghanaians, with a month to the conduct of the 7th December presidential and parliamentary elections, there would, obviously, be an intensification of political party activities in all parts of the country, with its accompanying human contact. Nevertheless, I encourage political party leaders and supporters, at the very at least, to wear the mask at all times at these gatherings.

This task is not only for the leaders of our political parties. All of us, in the Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, public sector, security agencies, private sector, civil society, professional and trade associations, religious bodies, traditional authorities and ordinary citizens, must do what we can, in this period, to help minimize disease transmission”.

November 9, 2020
Kennedy Agyapong excited Donald Trump lost the US election

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong says President Donald Trump lost the election because he ‘joked’ with COVID-19.

President Trump lost the recently held election in the United States of America (USA) to Joe Biden.

Even though he (Trump) has refused to accept the results, citing fraud, Joe Biden is set to be sworn in as the 46th President of the USA.

Speaking to this on Kumasi-based Hello FM, Kennedy Agyapong said he was praying for Trump to lose because he “has reduced America to the lowest level in the world”

“…winning election is by performance. President Trump blew his chance…he should have shown concern for COVID and he would have won the election easily. Can you compare Donald Trump’s way of handling the COVID to that of President Akufo-Addo in this country? he added.

November 9, 2020
Joe Biden celebrations cut short after sad news confirmed

Joe Biden celebrations cut short after sad news confirmed. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden could receive a heavy blow following the news.

In a report on Twitter this Friday, November 06, 2020, American journalist Larry Madowo wrote alleging that Georgia has announced that there will be a recount in the presidential election.

Mr Madowo said the remarks were a confirmation from the Secretary of State and who also said they did not find any general irregularities, but were investigating all allegations.

“Georgia announces that there will be a recount in the presidential election. The secretary of state also said that they did not find any widespread irregularities, but were investigating all allegations.” He tweeted.

President Donald Trump continued to protest the election result, claiming that there had been a rigging.

These celebrations might as well be halted after sad news from Georgia. As reported by Larry Madowo, Georgia has announced that there will be a presidential election recount.

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November 9, 2020
Prez. Akuffo Addo Addresses the Nation on COVID-19 Measures to be Taken

The president of the Republic of Ghana his Excellency Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo addresses the Nation on measures and plans taken in place of the Coronavirus pandemic. This will be the 19th address.

On his Speech, he said, the Active cases of the disease soared to 947 days ago.

The latest data from the Ghana Health Service indicated 145 new cases have been reported, increasing the national confirmed cases to 48,788 as of 6 November 2020.

A total of 47,521 have either recovered or discharged with the death toll still at 320 for the past one week.

The number of cases confirmed at the Kotoka International Airport from international travelers since 1 September 2020 stands at 160 out of which 53 have been discharged or recovered.

Ten persons however are in severe condition, four critical while two others remain on ventilators.

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November 8, 2020
See What Prez. Akuffo Addo Told Joe Biden Which causes stir online
Over the past weeks, all eyes and attention are focused on the ongoing presidential elections in the United States of America. All political enthusiasts kept their fingers crossed as the world awaited for the final results. The two principal leaders were contesting to rule the former British colony for the next 4 years. They were the incumbent Donald J. Trump of the ruling Republican Party and Joseph R. Biden of the opposition Democratic Party, both in their seventies.

As we communicate now, it is obvious that Joe Biden has signed a 4 year contract with the United States of America to serve as the President. The president elect is receiving congratulatory messages from national leaders, political activists and people from all over the world.

The President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo has waded into reactions and sent a message to Joe Biden and his team for a resounding victory. He also congratulated Senator Kamara Harris on becoming the first woman vice president of the states.

He composed, “It is my sincere hope President-elect Biden’s tenure of office will be marked by the delivery of unity, security, progress and prosperity to all Americans. I am hopeful that over that, over the course of his presidency, relations between Ghana and United States Of America will continue to grow from strength to strength, relations which have, over the years, been based on a shared agenda of freedom, development, progress and prosperity.”
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November 8, 2020
See What A Ghanaian Told Mahama After He Congratulated Joe Biden On Winning The Elections In The US
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), John Dramani Mahama took to his Twitter yesterday to congratulate the President-Elect of the United States of America, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. as he becomes the 46th President of America.

Well, after his tweet, a Ghanaian found it so inappropriate for Mahama to be claiming that since America has changed their President, Ghanaians might also take the same decision and vote for him in the upcoming election in December.
The netizen said Mahama should stop dreaming of becoming the President of Ghana again because his party’s ways are kind of similar to that of Joe Biden’s. Firstly, the USA has changed its President and secondly, Joe Biden’s vice is a lady in the person of Kamala Harris.

Well, the netizen thinks that Mahama is trying to inform Ghanaians that he might also become the next President of Ghana as Joe Biden has become the President of the USA.

See his reaction below:
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November 8, 2020
See What Rawlings Said About Joe Biden’s Victory Which got the Media Users Talking
The wind of election is blowing across the world. As a writer it is my duty to bring to you the authentic and reliable news from the right sources with evidence. As a writer I have to be circumspect in all my reportages to make my news credible. As you all know the United States of America just had their crucial election and the incumbent President John Donald Trump has been defeated massively. A defeat that he was not dreaming of but as it comes he has to accept it in good faith. After all he also defeated someone to become a President so there is nothing wrong if someone also defeat him to also become a president.

As people are giving congratulatory messages to the United States of America President elect Joe Biden, the former Ghanaian military leader and subsequent politician who ruled Ghana for several years also took to social media to say kudos to the new president elected. His message on social media got several social media users talking. This is what the former Ghanaian military leader has said.

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Joseph Robinette Biden Junior popularly known as Joe Biden is an American politician and the current president-elect of the United States of America. After defeating incumbent John Donald Trump in the 2020 United States Presidential elections, he will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States of America in January 2021.

As Ghana is also preparing to go to the polls on December 7th 2020,let’s all bear in mind to maintain peace ,love and unity before, during and after the election. Remember COVID-19 is real. Let’s all follow the protocols to avoid been infected with the deadly virus. Wear your nose masks when going to vote. Share this article on all other social media platforms. Give your comments below. Thank you for your precious time .

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November 8, 2020
Sarkodie should Apologise to Mahama Or else I will End his Career- Mugabe Maase

We all spoke against the dumsor (erratic power supply) and the high inflation rate and so if these have been solved at the moment with Ghanaians also enjoying free SHS, then all I can say is that Nana contnue” Sarkodie in the song Happy Day.

“Sarkodie denied that the track was a campaign song for the ruling New Patriotic Party NPP.” Kuame Eugene disclosed.

Undisputed award winning Radio Personality,Mugabe Maase of Power FM has taken Sarkodie to the cleaners over his ‘Happy Day’ song.

Speaking on Inside Politics on Power FM, the NDC media man warned the rapper not to joke with the NDC because they can destroy his career.

“If you want your career to end,I will end it for you.” Mugabe said

“Come out and apologise to the flagbearer for NDC, John dramani mahama otherwise I will deal with you spiritually” He Added

He then alleged that Sarkodie took money from the government after going broke in USA because of COVID-19 border closure.

November 8, 2020
US Election 2020: Trump campaign says race “far from over” and promises litigation starting Monday

Moments after networks, including CNN, called the presidential race for Joe Biden, President Trump said in a statement from his campaign that Biden is “rushing to falsely pose as the winner,” and call the race “far from over.”

The statement says the campaign’s legal battle will begin Monday:

“Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated.”

“I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands,” Trump says in the statement.

Trump is currently at his Virginia golf course.

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November 8, 2020
Prophet Nigel Gaisie Jubilates As His Prophesy On Trump Comes To Pass – Video

All indications from the ongoing elections at the United States shows that Donald Trump is losing the presidential seat to Joe Biden but as some are crying, others are jubilating in Ghana.
Many were the prophesies that came in connection to the US elections, Some from Nigeria and some from Ghana. One of the Prophets whose prediction is manifesting is Nigel Gaisie.

Owusu Bempah also made his predictions but he later came out to say the direct opposite, defending himself that situations have changed in the spiritual realms in favor of Joe Biden.

Prophet Nigel Gaisie made a prediction sometime ago and disclosed that He saw Donald Trump in tears and the Angel of the Lord revealed to him that he will lose the elections.

Watch him Prophesy below.

Nigel Gaisie in 2019 prophesy about Donald Trump losing the elections pic.twitter.com/5m7P4cZSBs
— GhPage TV (@GhpageTv) November 6, 2020

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November 8, 2020