Dafeamekpor explains why NDC MP, Theresa Awuni, was absent during the 135-136 VAT vote defeat
Parliament on Wednesday, 21 December 2022, approved the 2.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) increase. In a tweet shared on Saturday, December 24, 2022, Dafeamekpor explained that Theresa Awuni was absent because she was seriously sick. “Let Ghanaians know that my sister, Hon Theresa Awuni was unavoidably absent from Parliament on grounds of serious ill-health, the night the vote on 2.5% VAT increment was taken. View the MP’s tweet below:Let Ghanaians know that my sister, Hon Theresa Awuni was unavoidably absent from Parliament on grounds of serious illhealth, the night the vote on 2.5% VAT increment was taken. Hon Awuni is one heck of a pro-poor politician who wouldn't have missed that voting but for her health — Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Esq.
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December 25, 2022 03:18 UTC
I don’t care what African ‘aunties and mothers’ say about my wild outfits - Korra
According to Korra, she has the support of her family, who appreciate her talent as a dancer. "My immediate family loves me, but the social media aunties are social media aunties. They are not real, but my immediate family supports me, and they know who I am. The 'Cruise' singer who has a huge social media is unperturbed about people who see everything wrong with what she does in her free space. It is talk and talk is expensive, especially in 2023 where advertising is everything," she said.
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December 24, 2022 23:53 UTC
Bawumia is the GOAT of Ghana's politics – Nana Obiri Boahen
Politics of Friday, 23 December 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comA former Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has said that the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is currently the best politician in Ghana. Speaking in an Akoma FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Obiri Boahen said that Dr Bawumia stands out despite the current hardships in the country now. The former NPP deputy general secretary suggested that Dr Bawumia cannot be faulted for the bad performance of Ghana's economy even though he is the head of the country's Economic Management Team. “When the NPP lifts the ban (on campaigning for the party's flagbearership position), I will be bringing a man called Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). “He (Dr Bawumia) is the only person in Ghana being awarded by the Pan African Magazine as one of the most influential people in Africa.
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December 24, 2022 00:51 UTC
Adiza Osman: The National Chief Imam’s wife details how she met him
But with the help of the Oman Channel on Facebook, the identity and all there is to know about the wife of the Chief Imam have been documented on video. Speaking to Theophilus Annan through an interpreter, Adiza Osman explained that she and the Chief Imam never quite met until the time of their marriage ceremony. “My grandmother and the Chief Imam were in the same group. My grandmother was taken into marriage through the hands of the National Chief Imam and so it was an arranged marriage. It was through this that I also came into the picture and got married to the Chief Imam.
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December 23, 2022 00:21 UTC
Fifi Kwetey is my junior; he should know that he is no longer a propaganda secretary – JFK
Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK) said that Fifi Kwetey must engage in issue-based politics and desist from spreading lies about his political opponents as he did when he was the propaganda secretary of the NDC. Speaking on the sidelines of an NPP press conference on Wednesday, December 22, 2022, the NPP general secretary added that he is advising Fifi Kwetey because he is senior to him when it comes to the general secretary role. “As you know, I’m senior to him; I became general secretary before he did. So, as a junior general secretary, I gave him advice which is straightforward. He should know that he is no longer a propaganda secretary.
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December 22, 2022 23:45 UTC
Irene Amankwaa Karikari: Namesake Of Sammy Gyamfi's Wife Clarifies That She Is Not The One He Married
NDC's Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi got married to a lady named Irene Amankwaa in a beautiful weddingAnother NDC lady bears the same name Irene Amankwaa but has the last name Karikari, which is the differenceKarikari was mistaken by many social media users for Sammy Gyamfi's wife but she has cleared the air on thatPAY ATTENTION: Enjoy reading our stories? Irene Amankwaa Karikari, a staunch NDC member whose posters suggest she has aspired to be the party's Deputy Women's Organizer for Sunyani West Constituency was trending on the day of Sammy Gyamfi's traditional marriage ceremony. It turns out, Irene Amankwaa Karikari who has the same name "Irene Amankwaa" as Sammy Gyamfi's wife, according to Ghanaweb.com, is not the person he married. Irene Amankwaa Karikari: Namesake Of Sammy Gyamfi's Wife vs The person he married Photo credit: Irene Amankwaa KarikariSource: FacebookKarikari cleared the air, saying she did not get married to Sammy Gyamfi. "You people should stop tagging me la .I'm not the one Sammy Gyamfi got married to ," she explained in a post on her Facebook handle.
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December 22, 2022 23:36 UTC
NDC Executive Elections: Can We Say That The NDC Is Anti-Akan? - NPP National Organiser Asks
The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, a.k.a. Nana B, has criticized the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for having only 24 per cent of the 25 newly elected executives being Akans. According to him, the results of the national executive elections showed that the NDC as a party does not like Akans. In their recent national executive elections, the NDC elected 25 people… Out of the 25 people, only six are Akans. “In terms of mathematics, the NDC elected only 24 per cent of its executives from the Akan group.
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December 22, 2022 08:25 UTC
Political ‘foes’ turned friends: Fifi Kwetey recounts grilling 2009 vetting that lasted 7 hours
The gruelling 2009 vetting of Fifi Kwetey:Having been appointed by the late former president of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, as a deputy minister-designate for finance, the vetting of Fifi Kwetey was characterized by stormy arguments throughout the period that lasted more than 7 hours. However, in speaking about that experience during his March 2022 interview with Citi TV, Fifi Kwetey said that the issues were far beyond that. He explained that it was because the NPP knew for a fact that what he spoke were truths. Maybe certain things could have been checked better… it was more like, yeah, this is our time; this is payback time,” he explained. Today, Fifi Kwetey smiles over that incident, stating that what seemed like some animosity between the MPs who grilled him during that vetting, although on the other side of the political divide, are now his friends.
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December 21, 2022 15:27 UTC
How Asiedu Nketiah ‘dribbled’ NDC bigwigs to allow Mahama contest 2012 election
Asiedu Nketiah said no, stating that the national constitution said in the absence of the president, the vice assumes the role. Some bigwigs in the party protested and impressed on Asiedu Nketiah and the executives to open nominations for them to contest John Mahama. “Asiedu Nketiah maintained that John Mahama was going to lead us and they questioned the legality of his position. Ahmed Ibrahim made the statement in an interview with Accra FM during his campaign for Johnson Asiedu Nketiah as National Chairman of the NDC. His campaign and that of other pro-Asiedu Nketiah people looked to have worked as Asiedu Nketiah won the elections held on Saturday, December 18, 2022.
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December 21, 2022 11:46 UTC
Organized Labour Declares Indefinite Strike Over Debt Exchange Programme
Organized labour has declared an indefinite strike starting December 27, 2022. According to the labour unions, they will only rescind their decision when pension funds are exempted from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. The strike is to impress Government to exempt the Pension Funds from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. The Exchange Programme is to allow the country to restore sound public finance and sustainable debt levels and to kickstart economic growth following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organized Labour’s positionOrganized Labour strongly opposes Govt’s intention to include pension funds in its exchange programme as part of measures to revive the economy.
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December 20, 2022 17:49 UTC
'Tragic! Ghana Officially Bankrupt' - John Mahama Reacts To External Debt Default
Former president John Dramani Mahama has reacted to government's announcement that certain categories of its external debts repayments cannot be honoured per agreed terms. Government through the Ministry of Finance in statement dated Monday, December 19 said it will suspend all debt service payments under certain categories of the country’s external debt component. The move according to government is an interim emergency measure pending further agreement with the relevant creditors while some analysts have described it as Ghana effectively defaulting on its external debt. What else the Finance Ministry statement said:The statement issued by the Ministry and sighted by GhanaWeb Business noted the decision is pending an orderly restructuring of the affected debt obligations. “We are also evaluating certain specific debts related to projects with the highest socio-economic impact for Ghana which may have to be excluded.
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December 20, 2022 17:49 UTC
I wouldn’t have contested if Asiedu Nketiah wanted to continue – Fifi Kwetey
Politics of Tuesday, 20 December 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comFifi Fiavi Kwetey, the newly elected General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disclosed that he only decided to contest because the former occupant of the position, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, decided to quit. “For me, I think he had done a fantastic job as a General Secretary and if he was minded to continue, why not? I would have stayed behind to see how best we can help. He went on to compare how his credentials and that of Asiedu Nketiah at the time of coming into the job were similar: both had worked as stockbrokers and later as Members of Parliament, he pointed out. Fifi Kwetey beat Peter Boamah Otokunor and Elvis Afriyie Ankrah to become General Secretary whiles Asiedu Nketiah also prevailed over three other contenders including then Chairman Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo to win the chairmanship.
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December 20, 2022 07:09 UTC
Five reasons behind Asiedu Nketiah’s landslide victory over Ofosu-Ampofo
But if there was anyone in Ghana politics who could pull this off successfully under the prevailing circumstances, it certainly was Asiedu Nketiah. GhanaWeb today looks at the five reasons behind his successExperienceIn Ghana’s body politics, there is not one person with more experience in intra-party elections than Asiedu Nketiah. In his now famous supposedly leaked audio, Asiedu Nketiah spoke about how he had mastered the art of winning intra-party elections. And that idea is not lost on Asiedu Nketiah either. Unlike Ofosu-Ampofo, Asiedu Nketiah is seen to be a person who will do everything within the law to make sure John Mahama returns to the Jubilee House.
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December 19, 2022 15:41 UTC
Actress Nikki Samonas' Message To Authorities Over Cedi Appreciation
Ghanaian actress, Nikki Samonas chided the appropriate authorities for what she described as taking Ghanaians on a rollercoaster ride following the appreciation of the cedi, weeks after it depreciated. But as of December 19, 2022, the local currency wrestled the US dollar and is currently selling at GH¢8. Reacting to this development, Nikki Samonas joined the list of individuals who have been seemingly pained by the rapid rise of the cedi against the dollar. Nikki said it has been a sad moment for her, adding that it has affected her business transactions. It's like they are taking us on a rollercoaster ride.
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December 19, 2022 12:37 UTC
Kenpong, family bear witness to history as Messi-led Argentina win 2022 World Cup
Kenpong and his family were live witnesses of the action-packed and emotionally-charged game which produced the highest number of goals in the history of World Cup finals. As Messi dribbled and scored for Argentina, Kenpong, his wife plus three children were inside the Lusail Stadium enjoying the action. The indescribable feeling of watching a World Cup final was experienced by the accomplished businessman and his family who were lucky to witness Kylian Mbappe make history as the first player to score a hat-trick in the final match of the World Cup in the last 60 years. Lionel Messi thought he had won Argentina the World Cup when he scored in the 109th minute but Mbappe got France with another goal from the spot in the 118th. Kenpong Travel and Tours received high praise for successfully flying Ghanaian supporters in and out of Qatar for the World Cup.
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December 19, 2022 06:57 UTC