Author: Krobea

The Minority in Parliament has congratulated Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for his reelection as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate for the 2028 general elections. The former Vice President beat competition from four others including a member of the Minority Caucus to emerge victorious. He polled a total of 110,643, representing 56.48 percent to win the highly contested presidential primaries. In a statement issued on Sunday, February 1, the Minority Leader stressed that Dr Bawumia’s election represents a clear mandate from NPP delegates for him to lead the party. Alexander Afenyo-Markin rallied all to throw support behind the former…

General Overseer of Spiritlife Revival Ministries Prophet Bernard ElBernard Nelson-Eshun is stepping back from public teaching, preaching and pulpit ministry “for a season” after getting wrongly a prophecy on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries. After issuing an unqualified apology on the wrongful declaration of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong as winner of the primaries, Prophet ElBernard says he is taking a “short” and “intentional” pause from public pronouncements on national and political matters. “𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞…

General Overseer of Spiritlife Revival Ministries Prophet Bernard ElBernard Nelson-Eshun has apologised for wrongfully prophesying that Kennedy Ohene Agyapong will emerge victorious in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries. He had as recent as Friday urged Ken Agyapong to “run, celebrate and jubilate for I hear the sound of victory”. But results from Saturday’s polls projected former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the clear winner. A few moments after the results were projected by many media houses, Prophet ElBernard issued an unqualified apology to all. “I wish to address the inaccurate prophetic declarations I made concerning the New…

Defeated New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has rallied his supporters following Saturday’s Presidential Primaries. Though official results are yet to be declared by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), results project 2024 Presidential Candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the winner. Addressing his supporters at his campaign office, Ken Agyapong urged all to be relaxed and not be worried about the results. He said the party has about three years to the general elections and a lot may happen between now and then. “I know we have three years to go,” he said, indicating that “let’s see what…

Reelected flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has spoken for the first time after results in Saturday’s presidential primaries went in his favour. Addressing his supporters at his campaign office in Accra, Dr Bawumia admitted the race has been a “fierce battle”. “It’s been a fierce battle that we have waged across the country,” he said. “We couldn’t have gotten here without the team,” he stressed, expressing gratitude to his National Campaign Coordinator, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and the Campaign Manager, Feed Opare Ansah, for the outcome. He also thanked the party’s members of Parliament (MPs), especially those…

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is set to be declared winner of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries as results give him a landslide victory. Dr Bawumia was challenged by four other aspirants with Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who placed second in the party’s last primaries, also in contention. However, results from across the 276 constituencies put the 2024 candidate in a pole position to be retained. More to follow. . .

The Ghana Police Service (GHS) has announced that adequate preparations have been made for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries across the country. The party will be selecting one out of five candidates to lead its 2028 electioneering campaign. Ahead of the exercise on Saturday, the Service says “adequate personnel” have been deployed. “The Police Service has deployed adequate personnel to all designated voting centres, collation points, and surrounding areas across the country,” the Service said in a press release on Friday night. “These measures are intended to ensure the safety of delegates, party officials, election officials, observers, and…

A Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has confessed that he is doing the bidding of his party at the Jubilee House. Also the current Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande said he is there to make sure party officials are attended to when they visit the Presidency. Speaking on the new guidelines by the party on internal elections on Accra-based Onua TV on Friday, January 30, he said all those to be affected were part of the decision-making. “It was taken to NEC twice, so it is not the Chairman and…

A study has discovered that media coverage of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries largely framed Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the most competent among the party’s five flagbearer hopefuls.‎‎The research was conducted by the Centre for Public Discourse and Analysis (CPDA) and led by Associate Professor of Journalism and Political Communication, Professor Etse Sikanku.‎‎According to the study, personal qualities featured prominently in media narratives during the primaries, with competence emerging as the most emphasised trait across all aspirants.‎‎However, Dr. Bawumia dominated this framing, accounting for nearly half of all competence-related mentions identified in the analysis.‎‎The study noted that media portrayals…

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Tameklo, has met with management and staff of the Authority in a move aimed at strengthening internal cohesion and setting a positive tone for the year 2026. The meeting marked a significant and progressive step towards ushering in renewed hope, commitment and teamwork across the organisation. Mr Tameklo emphasised the importance of unity and shared purpose in achieving the Authority’s mandate and responding effectively to the evolving needs of the energy sector. He encouraged staff to remain dedicated to professionalism, accountability and service excellence, noting that the collective efforts of…