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Mahama Pledges Job Creation Focus with 24-Hour Economy Policy in December Elections Campaign

Fumbisi, August 12, 2024 – John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has vowed to make job creation a top priority if elected in the upcoming December polls. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement in Fumbisi, Mahama emphasized that tackling the high rate of youth unemployment is essential for Ghana’s development.

While recognizing the importance of infrastructure development, Mahama underscored that his administration’s primary focus will be on creating employment opportunities. He introduced his proposed 24-hour economy policy, designed to encourage businesses to extend their operating hours, thereby generating more jobs.

The 24-hour economy policy aims to incentivize businesses to add additional shifts, which Mahama believes will lead to increased employment. He cited a potential example involving a pharmaceutical factory, where government support in purchasing locally produced drugs could prompt the factory to expand shifts and hire more workers.

“This policy will create significant job opportunities for our youth. We want to encourage businesses to operate beyond the usual eight-hour workday,” Mahama explained. “In other countries, similar 24-hour economy programs have successfully led to job creation through extended business hours.”

Mahama’s plan includes government purchasing locally produced pharmaceuticals to support the industry and stimulate job growth. “By buying drugs from Ghanaian factories, we can help these businesses add shifts and increase employment,” he stated.

Emphasizing the importance of job creation, Mahama declared, “Jobs, jobs, jobs must be the priority for everybody, and that is the priority for the next NDC government. While we will continue to invest in infrastructure, our main focus will be on initiatives that directly create employment for young people.”

The former President’s commitment to addressing youth unemployment through innovative economic policies highlights a key issue in his campaign as he seeks to secure support in the upcoming elections.

August 12, 2024
GO TO COURT IF YOU DISAGREE WITH DO OR DIE COMMENT – NEW EDUBIASE NDC

PRESS RELEASE FROM NEW EDUBIASE

GO TO COURT IF YOU DISAGREE WITH DO OR DIE COMMENT – NEW EDUBIASE NDC

Following the resent do or die Comment by the former president John Mahama when he embarked on thank you tour in the Bono East Region a few days ago.

Many people are demanding an apology from the former president John Mahama over his do-or-die Comment but the former president has refused to apologies.

This morning, 14th September 2021, the Communication team members in the NDC at New Edubiase Constituency in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region has boldly asked Ghanaians who disagree with the former president to go to court.

SEE ALSO: Assembly Members at Techiman North District grateful to Prez Akuffo-Addo for quick release of motorbikes to aid their work

Addressing the media the Constituency Communication officer Mr Richard Abraham Kuffour said, Ghanaians were quiet when someone said, all die be die but when someone said to do or die, is all over to the extent that, Ghanaians are demanding an apology from the former president.

Mr. Richard Abraham Kuffour said, they are fully in Support of what the former president John Mahama said and they will surely work with the said Comment coming 2024 general Elections.

Moreover, Mr. Richard Abraham Kuffour said, Ghanaians were intimidated by military rights from the limited registration exercise to the 2020 general Elections which many people lost their lives so the former president John Mahama isn’t interested in causing harm or violence.

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September 16, 2021
Let your guards be on – Former Prez Mahama charges NDC supporters

2024 elections will be won or lost at the polling station, so let your guards be on – Former Prez Mahama charges NDC supporters

Former President and 2020 flag bearer of the largest opposition party the National Democratic Congress (NDC) His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has charged his supporters to let their guards be on because the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections will be won or lost at the polling stations since the party will not resort to the Supreme Court to seek justice even if they know they have been cheated.

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According to him, the Electoral Commission changed the true will of the People in the last elections by rigging the ballots for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Supreme Court too failed to deliver justice when they run to them, therefore, teaching the NDC a big lesson which they will put to practice come 2024.

His Excellency John Mahama made this disclosure when he stormed the Bono East regional capital Techiman Tuesday with his nationwide “Thank You tour” accompanied by his running mate Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, National Chairman Elder Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, and a host of high powered NDC delegation….

. SEE ALSO: 2024 elections will be a ‘do-or-die’ affair – Mahama

His Excellency John Mahama

Meanwhile, . His Excellency John Mahama in separate meetings with Zongo Chiefs & Imams, the Catholic Bishop & Roman Church leadership, Regional House of Chiefs, and NDC sympathizers was very grateful to all in the Bono East region whom he called his “In-laws” for voting massively for him in the Presidential despite losing and increased the NDC’s Parliamentary seats from six (6) to eight (8)

His Excellency John Mahama

His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, Former President, and 2020 NDC flag bearer.

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September 8, 2021
The “Freed” Hawa Koomson Will be Prosecuted When We Gain Power – NDC Vowes

The “Freed” Hawa Koomson Will be Prosecuted When We Gain Power – NDC Vowes

The main opposition NDC has vowed to prosecute Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hawa Koomson should the NDC return to power by 2025.

A statement issued by the National Youth Organiser of the party, George Opare Addo threatened to reopen her case, investigate her and let her face the full rigours of the law.

This comes after the Minister’s revelation in a recent interview that the criminal case against her for firing, gunshots in a public place without lawful authority has allegedly been dropped by the Police CID for want of evidence.

But the NDC youth wing contends the Minister cannot escape the law under the next NDC government.

SEE ALSO: It will be in the Interest of the NPP and NDC If the EC is Subjected to Parliamentary Approval- Otokunor

“Since the acting IGP has decided to walk the Police administration down the destructive and despicable petty politicking path as his predecessor, the NDC Youth Wing calls on all Ghanaians to brace themselves for reality that the State cannot guarantee their safety. We, therefore, charge Ghanaians to fiercely protect and defend themselves when dealing with any element associated with the Addo/Bawumia government.

“We also want to assure all Ghanaians that crime has no expiration date and come 2025 when the new NDC takes over the governance of our beloved country all those committing crimes against innocent Ghanaians will be properly investigated and everyone found culpable will be prosecuted.”

The Minister for Fisheries Mavis Hawa Koomson during her vetting reiterated that the gun she used in the infamous gun shooting incident at Kasoa during the voter’s registration exercise was registered.

She claimed although her action on that day was regrettable, she fired the warning shot in defence after feeling threatened while touring registration centres at Kasoa.

“I’d want to put on record that the incident didn’t happen at the polling centre. It happened about 150 meters from the polling centre but I still regret it. I wish it never happened in our political history,”

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August 27, 2021
It will be in the Interest of the NPP and NDC If the EC is Subjected to Parliamentary Approval.

It will be in the Interest of the NPP and NDC If the EC is Subjected to Parliamentary Approval- Otokunor

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor says it’ll be in the interest of both the NPP and NDC if the Chairperson of Electoral Commission (EC) is subjected to Parliamentary approval.

Speaking on Joy FM he said both parties have bemoaned the appointment EC Chairpersons by a ruling party.

“We [NDC] are saying, let’s tighten the knot so that we will not have the case wherein future, we will have another President who will be abusive, authoritarian like President Akufo-Addo. So that, that person will not come and take advantage of the process,” Peter Otokunor said.

SEE ALSO: BoG vs Sibton: The full credit belongs to ‘gem’ Bawumia – IMANI’s Kofi Bentil

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“If you look at the recommendations that we are making, they are just oversimplifying the fact that NDC has appointed 2 ECs so they have appointed one so it’s 2:1 which certainly goes beyond who appointed ECs and the number of ECs that we have appointed,” he added.

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August 27, 2021
Dr. Bawumia Teases the NDC of being a Party of the “Impossible “
Dr. Bawumia has teased the NDC of being a party of the impossible. The vice president says the NDC always gives excuses for ambitious programs. Bawumia’s response follows criticism by the party over some government projects.

The Vice President has described the opposition NDC as a party of the impossible.
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In an opinion piece, the vice president argued that all projects and interventions that the NDC proclaimed as impossible to achieve have been completed by the Akufo-Addo administration.

“Thankfully, we have been blessed with a party and a president with a can-do spirit that can make many things that appear impossible to be possible,” he stated.
August 23, 2021
EC directs NDC to put its proposed electoral reforms before IPAC

The Jean Mensah-led Electoral Commission has directed the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to table its proposed electoral reforms before the Interparty Advisory Committee (IPAC) for dialogue.

The Commission said it is open to suggestions and feedback to enhance the country’s electoral process but insists IPAC is the appropriate forum for such suggestions.

The directive was after the EC took delivery of the NDC’s proposals.

“We don’t deal with individual parties, and IPAC is designed to promote multi-party views, so IPAC is the right forum for such discussion.

“So we responded to their proposals and asked the party to bring it to IPAC,” it said.

The Commission further explained the decision to ask the NDC to table its suggestion before IPAC was arrived at during a top Management meeting over the suggestions.

But the EC also observed that some of the suggestions captured in the NDC’s proposal go beyond its mandate.

It argued that, “there are some of the issues which are constitutional matters and that would require constitutional amendments and execution from the executive arm of government.”

Some of the issues the Commission listed as not being part of their mandate include, among others.

1. Specially-designated courts should be appointed exclusively for electoral disputes and offences before, during and after registration of voters and elections.

2. Split the EC into two separate bodies, namely an Office for the Regulation of Political Parties (ORPP) and an Electoral Commission (EC) by amending the Political Parties Act, 2000, Act 574.

3. Provide for prior parliamentary approval for the appointment of EC members.

But the commission, says the suggestions which have a direct nexus on their operations would be looked at.

“The Electoral Commission always wants to be the best, and so we are for anything that would enhance the electoral process.

“When the NDC finally submits its electoral reforms to IPAC, we will look at the issues holistically and decide on them.”

The Commission added, “Regional collation centres in our own estimations were good, and that would have been continued-nevertheless if there’s an opportunity to improve, it would be available to do so.”

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August 13, 2021
2.We have decided to Boycott IPAC

We have decided to Boycott IPAC- Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie

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Ghanaian Politician and Former Minister of Youth and sports, Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie reveals the so-called Achievement and Proposed Reforms by the EC in her speech at IPAC.

He Said, the National Democratic Congress has decided to boycott IPAC temporarily due to the bastardization of that revered body by the Jean Mensah/Bossman Asare-led Electoral Commission.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the framers of the 1992 Constitution in their wisdom created the Electoral Commission as an independent institution to perform its constitutional functions without the control of any person or group of persons. The independence given to the EC under the 1992 Constitution is based on the presumption that the Electoral Commission will at all times perform its duties conscientiously in the ultimate interest of Ghana. However, this does not mean that the Commission is not accountable to the people and can therefore decide to act whimsically or capriciously in ways that undermine our democratic experiment.

ALSO SEE: Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie Reveals the Critical Analysis of the So-called Proposed Reforms by the EC

Unfortunately, the Jean Mensa led Electoral Commission has misinterpreted this independence to mean arrogance and non-accountability. And it is sad that the Supreme Court of the country endorsed this irresponsible conduct of the EC and allowed them to get away with the embarrassment they caused this country in the 2020 general elections.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, one unique convention of Ghana’s electoral system which has become international best practice is the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). The rationale for IPAC, as it has been over the years, is to create a platform for consensus building on major issues affecting elections with key stakeholders involved in elections.

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Over the years, IPAC has served Ghana well as a platform where ideas are shared on various issues, before the EC takes substantive decisions on critical electoral matters. Indeed, to promote transparency in our electoral process, IPAC has been involved in the drafting of Constitutional Instruments on elections as well as procurement processes of the EC under previous Chairpersons. IPAC is supposed to serve as a platform where political parties participate in all electoral activities throughout the electoral cycle, such as, voter registration, exhibition of the voters register, printing of ballot papers, observing the voting process at all polling stations through polling agents as well as collation of results at both the constituency and national levels.

Unfortunately, since the June 2018 ouster of the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and her 2 deputies and their subsequent replacement with Jean Mensa and Bossman Asare, all these best practices have been thrown to the dogs.

The current leadership of the Electoral Commission has turned IPAC from a consultative and consensus-building platform to an information-sharing platform where the EC only comes to impose its decisions on IPAC without room for meaningful deliberations and exchange of ideas. It became so bad to the point that the EC even announced publicly that IPAC had agreed to the decision to compile a new register for the 2020 elections when the issue of a new register had not even been discussed at the said meeting.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Jean Mensa led EC appears to be in a world of its own. The Commission appears to be tickling itself and laughing. The Electoral Commission has for the first time in our history conducted elections that leaves doubts on the mind of Ghanaians and other observers on the credibility of the elections. The Commission declared wrong results and even after issuing an unsigned press release to subsequently correct same, the figures still do not add up. Instead of taking advantage of the election petition to clear itself of the mess caused, the EC failed to mount the witness box to testify and explain to Ghanaians how it arrived at its results.

These issues coupled with the non-equitable voting arrangement at IPAC meetings is the reason why we have taken a principled position to boycott IPAC until the right changes are effected to ensure fair and meaningful deliberations at IPAC.

We have decided to Boycott IPAC- Hon. Elvis Ankrah Afriyie

May 20, 2021
A Complete Waste Of Resource

GALAMSEY: A Complete Waste Of Resource and Time- Samson Samari

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An aide to Hon. Dr. Clement Apaak and a Communicator Team Member of the NDC Samson Samari Eliasu disclosed that, the forum on galamsey organized by the ministry of lands and natural resources on galamsey related activities was just a complete waste of state resources and patrons time.

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Samson went on emphasising that, what difference will the dialogue make after the same president kept his presidency on the line to fight galamsey and eventually failed and tried to defend his failure.

“I attended a similar roundtable discussion on Monday, 11th February 2019 . The discussion was organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs, on the theme: “The Galamsey menace in Ghana, the way forward”. It was attended by high profile government officials of president Nana Addo’s government. They spoke their usual grammar and that ended it” Samson Narrated.

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A Complete Waste Of Resource

According to Samson, the Nana Addo’s government is not ready to admit their lackadaisical attitude and their complete failure towards the fight of the galamsey menace. There have been instances where secret recordings of government officials were leaked on their quest to make money for their party.

“The president speech was just a direct indication of his unpreparedness to punish his appointees who are directly or indirectly involved in the galamsey activities” he said.

However, To Samson, the Government should have used the forum to apologise to Ghanaians for its failure. Some government officials should have been answering questions from the general public about the whereabouts of the seized excavators, the dissolution of the inter ministerial taxforce, the military protection of some alleged galamsayers , the depotation of the Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Yuang.

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A Complete Waste Of Resource

He futher said that, until we are ready to name, shame and jail, president Nana Addo will continue to shield his appointees. What evidence does he need again after seized excavators vanished into thin air?

Take action against appointees involved and not forums.

“I remain a citizen and not a spectator” he concluded.

Story by: Samson Samari Eliasu

April 25, 2021
Blame Nana Akuffo Addo

Blame Nana Akuffo Addo for ‘INSECURITY’ – NDC Communicator

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A communication team member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the offinso south constituency in the Ashanti region. Mr Amoah Owusu a.k.a (Abode3 ) is calling for the resignation of President Akufo Addo even before his required four- years term ends in January 2024.

Blame Nana Akuffo Addo

According to him, President Akufo Addo has failed drastically in handling security issues in the country despite being Commander in chief of the Ghana Arm Forces.

Speaking to Dikoder multimedia, Mr Amoah Owusu said President Akufo Addo must do the needful by quitting his post as President of Ghana.

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April 13, 2021
NDC Party Leadership Should Curtail Things Now
NDC Party Leadership Should Curtail Things Now…. – Bismarck Kophi Tells

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The Branch communicator and Junior Comrade of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says that upon his research there has been surge in advocacy campaign activities for potential party executives at all levels, especially at National and Regional levels; which if care not taken will stagnate the reorganisational schedule the party will be undertaking.

According to him, many supporters daily are projecting their choices and in some cases hitting heads against one another, and also, denigrating their potential contenders on most political platforms, and most dangerously in the silence . This is already raising tensions since the current executives seeing one another as opponents than co-executives who are to plan and reorganize the party for formidable front for 2024 general election.

NDC Party Leadership Should Curtail Things Now
It is high time party leadership set some restrictive roles before we reach the uncontrollable state where suspicion, sabotages and undermining of one another will cause deep cracks in the party.

It is a known knowledge that when John Mahama is coming, no victory loving party members will contest him, but we should leave that to JM and party leadership to consider , that notwithstanding, some utterances should be curbed to avoid further cracks .
Bismark Kophi pointed out that, 2024 victory is highly possible and simple, but if we don’t control the over zealousness among we the supporters of various potential contestants at all party executives levels, will be the source of our impending doom.

“Those lacing their boots should do so in decorous manner if a must to do, and must control their support base from going personal on others .
That nevertheless, we shall continue to boldly talk about certain behaviors of leaders which is undermining, populist and head knocking” he said.

NDC Party Leadership Should Curtail Things Now

In conclusion, let us all keep praying for the party leadership in this stormy moments of the great NDC, he pleaded to his fellow comrades.
We shall overcome, God is our helper.

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April 5, 2021
Kennedy Agyapong Descends on Sammy Gyamfi

Honorable Kennedy Agyapong has descended on the communications director for the national democratic congress, Sammy Gyamfi for allegedly making certain claims about the Presidency and about government.

Sammy Gyamfi is tagged as one of the sharp mouths of the NDC.

This was a nickname to mean that he is one of the young members of the party but has powerful words which causes fear among the NPP members.

Sammy Gyamfi has been a key player in the current unveiling of corrupt activities which are allegedly going on in government. This alleged activities are corrupt activities by some NPP officials who think after finding themselves in government can do whatever their hearts pleases.

Upon several warnings from some NPP officials concerning the rightful use of certain words, it seems Sammy Gyamfi is not ready to accept change on that path.

The popular defender and respected member of the new patriotic party, Honorable Kennedy Agyapong has sent out very strong words to Sammy Gyamfi as he boldly requests for evidence from him to back all of his recent claims and rants on the media.

And if he fails, he will make sure that Sammy Gyamfi is lawfully interrogated and questioned on which evidences he has and where his sources suggests that these allegations from him are valid or true.

He angrily ended with a plain warning that politicians should learn how to play the political game fairly to avoid further problems.

March 20, 2021
100% NPP MPS voted against my nomination in 1997 and 2014- Dr Ekow Spio Garbrah

Member of the major opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and former Minister for Education and Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah has charged the minority caucus in Parliament to learn from his experiences before the House’s Appointments Committee.

This is a reaction to the rejection of some ministerial nominees of President Akufo Addo by Minority MPS of the Appointments Committee.

The Minority caucus had earlier rejected Minister Designate for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister Designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture and Minister Designate for Food and Agriculture, Owusu Akoto Afriyie.

However, Spio Garbrah reacting in a social media post revealed that in 1993, an Appointments committee made up of one eagle party member and the rest his party members managed to reject his nomination.

According to him, he was voted against even though the committee had zero NPP MPS.

Mr Garbrah again pointed out that a hundred percent New Patriotic Party ( NPP) MPS voted against his nomination in 1997 and 2014, respectively.

The politician believes that he had not committed any crimes neither was he incompetent to have been rejected and voted against.

He therefore cautioned the minority to understand better the group ( NPP) they are competing with.

” I hope the Minority caucus can learn from my experiences before the Parliamentary Vetting Committee. In 1997, there were Zero NPP MPS, but a Parliament of 1 Egle member and all the rest NDC members managed to reject my nomination.

In 1997, 100% of NPP MPS voted against my nomination. In 2014, 100% of NPP MPS voted against my nomination. Do you think is because I had committed any crimes or I was incompetent? The NDC should understand better the group they are competing with.” Part of Spio Garbrah’s post read.

March 3, 2021
JUST IN: NDC Suspends Mr. Samuel Koku Anyidoho
The Functional Executive Committee of the NDC has suspended former deputy general secretary of the party, Koku Anyidoho with immediate effect.

Mr Anyidoho and the party have had some bit of friction in their relationship in the last few years.

NDC in a statement confirming his suspension said two members of the party lodged a complaint against his conduct which is viewed to have breached the party’s disciplinary code for members.

Some have suggested that the former deputy scribe of the NDC is jealous because he contested for the position of substantive general secretary and lost to Asiedu Nketiah.

In a letter signed by the Party’s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the FEC of the Party has also referred the founder of the Atta Mills Institute to the Disciplinary Committee of the Party for appropriate sanctions.
February 9, 2021
NDC’s election petition before the Supreme Court is a straight forward one. This is why.
John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer has finally submitted his petition to the supreme court on the just ended 2020 general elections and his prayer to the court has been judged to be a straight forward one by way of the relief sort in the petition.

The former president is praying the apex court order for a fresh election between himself the President elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This is contrary to the earlier assertion that, the election had been rigged in favour of the incumbent President.

While many thought the NDC through John Mahama was going to seek to overturn the result for John Mahama to be declared as the winner of the 2020 Presidential election, they have rather asked for the election to be rerun.

It is usually said that, the noises and commentaries you hear on radio and TV stations are not always evidence and not all allegation get leg to stand on in the court of law. Going to court is a serious business and evidence is the name of the game.

If the reliefs are anything to go by, then it does seem that the real claim of John Mahama is not that he was cheated or robbed of victory but that Nan Addo didn’t obtain the requisite number of votes (50%+1) to be declared President-elect.

That is NOT to say that these claims are, on their own, not significant. If Mahama can prove them, the better for our Constitutional democracy. It seems a straight forward matter.

Nana Addo either obtained 50% + 1 votes or he did not. The Supreme Court must decide, having regard to all the evidence to be adduced, and then make the necessary orders, if any.
December 30, 2020