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Emmanuel Attafuah-Danso, Chairman, International Affairs Directorate Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo is an excellent diplomat of global repute. Therefore, he said, he should be voted for in the upcoming December elections. In a statement, he said “For his exceptional democratic credentials, the Democrat Union of Africa conferred the title of honorary Patron of the union on President Akufo-Addo. The Democrat Union of Africa (DUA) is a union of center-right political parties in Africa which seeks to provide a common platform to chart Africa’s implementation of center-right ideologies. “The honour in recognition…

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said Mr Rawlings will be forever remembered for his contribution to Ghana’s democracy. Mr Rawlings died on Thursday, November 12 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after suffering a short illness. In a tweet to eulogize the late former president, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said “Your contribution to Ghana’s story can never be forgotten. Condolences to the family and the nation. We salute you” Your contribution to Ghana’s story can never be forgotten. Condolences to the family and the nation. We salute you @officeofJJR. pic.twitter.com/yQhpIdu7OX — Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) November 13, 2020…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said the party recognizes the power of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the funeral of the late former president Jerry John Rawlings. He told journalists on Friday November 13 that given that Mr Rawlings was a statement, the president has the powers under the laws to give him a state honour. But he said, the NDC will also honour Mr Rawlings in their own way. “We are not going to usurp the power of the president in honouring a former president, we are not going to usurp…

The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), Isaac Bampoe-Addo, has said the late former president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, worked in the interest of civil servants in Ghana. He described Mr Rawlings as a friend of CLOGSAG. Mr Bampoe-Addo was speaking in an interview on TV3 Friday, November 13 on the demise of the founder the National Democratic Congress (NDC). “Former President Rawlings was a friend of CLOGSAG. He ensured that civil servants who were sacked unlawfully were all reinstated,” Mr Bampoe-Addo said. Mr Rawlings also ensured that labour unions are strengthened to…

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has asked his party’s members to work hard to win the December 7 elections to honour the founder, Jerry John Rawlings, who died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Mr Nketia said the late former president abhorred corruption but, in his view, the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration has been engulfed in corrupt practices. To that end, he said the NDC must win the elections and get “rid of these corrupt people from office”. He told journalists at the NDC’s headquarters in…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has criticized the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for crying more than the bereaved following the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings. Mr Asiedu Nketia told journalists after signing the book of condolence opened by the party in his honour on Friday, November 13 that the same people who vilified Mr Rawlings and withdrew his privileges and entitlements as a former president are now celebrating him. He, however, recognized that the government has the powers to give Mr Rawlings a state burial because if his stature as a…

The Executive Director of the National Population Council, Leticia Adelaide Appiah, has been asked to proceed on leave by the board. A letter dated 4th November 2020 said: “In line with the terms of your appointment, this Board has initiated action to assess your performance during your term of service to enable it make appropriate recommendations to the Appointing Authority.” “Whilst the assessment process is ongoing, you are expected to proceed on your terminal leave with immediate effect.” “You are expected to prepare and submit comprehensive handing-over notes to the undersigned by 16th November 2020. “The Board wishes to express…

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said history will definitely give the late former president Jerry John Rawlings a balanced place in Ghana. Mr Rawlings died on Thursday, November 12 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after suffering a short illness. In a statement reacting to the news of his death on Friday, November 13, his successor, Mr Kufuor said: “My wife Theresa and I are deeply saddened by the passing of former president Jerry John Rawlings whose untimely death reported yesterday came as a thunderbolt to us and our children. “President Rawlings was the longest-serving head of…

All domestic league competitions should be played behind closed doors under strict Covid-19 protocols, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has ordered. The latest development means all Ghana Premier League games scheduled to start this weekend will be played behind closed doors. All teams are mandated to also run test for their teeming players and officials before games. The directive from the Sports Ministry is in line with CAF’s decision to play all AFCON 2021 qualifiers behind closed doors. Failure to adhere to any of the above directive will mean the team will not be allowed to access any of…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and some key members of his administration have paid a visit to Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, at Ridge, Accra on Friday, November 13, a day after the demise of the Founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Mr Rawlings died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Other government officials including the Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia in the company of his wife, the Chief of Staff, Frema Opare, and the National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Freddie Blay, had earlier visited Mrs Rawlings. Meanwhile,…