Monthly Archives: December 2020

We will accept Fomena MP back – NPP

The New Patriotic Party has disclosed that they will accept the Member of Parliament for Fomena Constituency, Lawyer Andrew Amoako Asiamah back to the party. The Fomena MP became an outcast of the NPP after he decided to run independently in the parliamentary race in the December 7 elections. His seat was declared vacant after the party wrote to the Speaker of ...

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EC revises disparities in presidential election results

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has explained some disparities in the December 7 presidential election results which were declared by the Chairperson of the Commission on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. The EC in a statement stated that, Jean Mensa “inadvertently used 13,433,573 as the total valid votes cast.” “The total valid votes cast is 13,119,460. This does not change the percentages stated ...

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Gunshots fired, tyres burnt at Mahama’s office

At the peak of last night’s disturbances, gunshots were fired at the office of former President John Dramani Mahama by irate supporters of the National Democratic Congress. GhanaWeb reporters at the premise report that repeated gunshots were fired at the car park as irate supporters protested the outcome of the 2020 Presidential elections declared by Jean Mensa, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission. ...

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Mahama has broken peace pact – Government

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information has in no uncertain terms condemned John Dramani Mahama’s claim that he is the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. Oppong Nkrumah revealed his fury with the claims by the NDC’s flagbearer at a press conference held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Oppong Nkrumah accused John Mahama of inciting the public against the Electoral ...

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NPP to review its system for electing Parliamentary Candidates after shocks – Mac Manu

The Campaign Manager for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Peter Mac Manu has hinted of a review of the party’s parliamentary primaries system. According to him, the party has learnt a lot of lessons from the just-ended elections and will work at ensuring that some mistakes that they committed do not happen subsequently. Mac Manu who was speaking to Ghana Television said ...

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NPP will go to court over electoral malfeasance – John Boadu

Mr John Boadu, General-Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the Party will go to court over electoral malfeasance after the Electoral Commission (EC) has officially declared the 2020 general election. According to him, an electoral officer voted during the Special Voting on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, and voted again at the main election on Monday, December 7. He noted that the conduct of ...

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Meet the female MPs who will be in Ghana’s Eighth Parliament

The eighth parliament of the Fourth Republic (7 January 2021 to 6 January 2025) will have 37 female Members of Parliament (MP). They will constitute 12.75 per cent of MPs. There were 36 women MPs in the 7th Parliament (2017-2021) initially, but Lydia Alhassan won the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, and that number increased to 37. Both outcomes from the 2016 and 2020 elections ...

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Appoint H. Kwasi Prempeh as Speaker of Parliament – Prof Asare to Akufo-Addo

A United States-based Ghanaian Professor, Kwaku Asare, has asked the appointing authority to consider the Executive Director of the CDD Ghana, Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh as the next Speaker of Parliament. Professor Asare said the chamber needs a Speaker who is more of a nationalist than a partyist. “The Parliamentary results may very well strengthen Parliament and finally liberate it from the jaws of ...

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2020 elections: These 111 incumbent MPs will not return to Parliament

The 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic will see many new faces as about 111 members of the 7th Parliament will not return to the house. Out of the 275 seats, 33 incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs lost their seats in the December 7 elections while 18 incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs also lost. Prior to the Parliamentary elections, 41 incumbent NPP MPs ...

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Immuun of niet, iedereen krijgt een prik tegen het coronavirus

‘Zeer waarschijnlijk’ zijn 1,7 miljoen Nederlanders vanwege een doorgemaakte besmetting immuun voor het coronavirus. Toch worden zij niet overgeslagen in de vaccinatiestrategie. Terecht, menen experts. Jop van Kempen9 december 2020, 11:49 Van de 269.000 verpleeghuismedewerkers die als eersten aan de beurt zijn voor vaccinatie, is een groot deel waarschijnlijk door een eerdere besmetting al immuun.BEELD ANP Wereldwijd zijn bijna 70 ...

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