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Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
As we seek to strengthen our democracy it is important for us to ensure that the major players do what will motivate the citizens to continue allowing their taxes to be spent on them in the hope that their activities will yield benefits for the country We have had occasion to take the Executive and Judicial arms of government to task over perceiv ... Read more |
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Friday, November 13, 2009 |
Developments that have characterized the NDCs return to power are beginning to reveal lapses in our political system that must be openly discussed and tackled not tucked under the rug to fester Our democratic experiment cannot thrive on such lapses What should be the relationship between a political party and the government that it forms Shoul ... Read more |
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
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October It appears that under this new NDC government no day passes by without anything strange happening to dampen peoples spirits Too much water is passing under the bridge while those in officialdom appear not to know what to do to coordinate activities in a manner that will prevent the erosion of public confidence in governments ... Read more |
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
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September The bribery scandal involving the British construction firm Mabey and Johnson and some Ghanaian government officials past and present has confirmed my longheld opinion that singing Halleluia everywhere does not prove piety Our political leaders have for far too long stung our ears with their cacophonous chorus of fightin ... Read more |
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Saturday, September 12, 2009 |
September Political office holders be they politicians or Foreign Service personnel are known for living well at the expense of the taxpayer After all they dont pay rent or bills for utility services they dont use their own cars on their numerous rounds nor do they lose any sleep over the cost of fuelling and maintaining those car ... Read more |
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Saturday, September 05, 2009 |
september The Biblical accounts on the demolition of Sodom and Gomorrah by God are clear on why God chose to do so Too much debauchery lechery and plain criminality that ran counter to the Covenant and angered God beyond measure To date that name evokes revulsion wherever it is mentioned Ghanas version of Sodom and Gomorrah may not ... Read more |
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Friday, September 04, 2009 |
September st The thrust of any reference to the place of Rawlings and Kufuor in Ghana politics is preceded by the refrain Rawlings this Kufuor that Such a cacophonous refrain because of its negative contentsIt will be unwise for anybody to suggest that we should gloss over the enmity between Rawlings and Kufuor It has already rip ... Read more |
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009 |
August st A keen and impartial observer of the Ghanaian political scene will not fail to notice that there is too much tension in the system which is detrimental to the countrys quest for a lasting democracy From the North through the South East and West the citizens seem to be divided by something More worrisome is the unproductive ... Read more |
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Sunday, August 30, 2009 |
Many public appearances and utterances of FltLt Jerry John Rawlings our former President have stoked fires within the period In all these appearances and utterances he has touched raw nerves and drawn attention to himself as someone who is not only illatease but who is also refusing to listen to reason As Kwesi Pratt Managing Editor of t ... Read more |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 |
The list of nominees for appointment as Ghanas Ambassadors or High Commissioners has stoked the fire of criticism against the manner in which President Mills is handling the affairs of state A quick glance at the list reveals that there is something drastically wrong with the choices that have been made Forget about the constitutional preroga ... Read more |
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
I have been discussing the danger that Ghanaian politicians pose to the countrys democracy because of how they handle their tasks and their shortcomings So far public perception about them especially in terms of their seeking selfinterest to the detriment of the electorate is not good They are giving politics a bad namePublic expectat ... Read more |
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
Whenever I hear an NDC politician badmouth an NPP politician or vice versa I am tempted to laugh out loud and then pause to ask myself Does he really know how Ghanaians perceive them all regardless of which political party they belong to Or that there is nothing about the other that he lacks I wonder if he does he will think twice before ... Read more |
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 |
President Barack Obama of the United States is scheduled to visit Ghana and there is already optimism from the NDC governments quarters that his visit will ensure economic benefits for Ghana As to how it will do so I dont know Maybe Ill get to know only when the chips fall in place But one thing I know now is that President Obama is co ... Read more |
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 |
Even before the dust settles on the furore over the expenditure of over a billion Cedis on themselves by members of the Transitional Team that worked for the Mills government to enter office another hot potato has surfacedThe President John Evans Atta Mills has given approval for a car loan for Parliamentarians The move is to fa ... Read more |
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 |
Intriguing things continue to happen these days Is Ghanaian politics still considered as a dirty game or a game full of nonsense for which anybody who wants to participate in it must have a big stomach for nonsense Your answer should be as good as mine I leave it to youHere is my answer anyway In our part of the world politics has be ... Read more |
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Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
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A June news report on JoyFm Online had it that Kwame Pianim a founding father of the NPP had told Citi News that the party should elect a Ga or a Fanti as its chairman to dispel the perception that the NPP is an Akan Party Presented under the headline NPP needs a Ga chairman to win power this news report brought to my mind an interest ... Read more |
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Friday, June 05, 2009 |
I have continued to insist that the NPP still doesnt understand the kind of politics that its defeat at the elections has ushered into Ghana Believe it or not the NPP is in the news againbut for the wrong cause The party is really persistent in shooting itself in the foot and if reaction to what its defeated Presidential Candidate said a ... Read more |
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 |
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I have continued to insist that the NPP still doesnt understand the kind of politics that its defeat at the elections has ushered into Ghana Believe it or not the NPP is in the news againbut for the wrong cause The party is really persistent in shooting itself in the foot and if reaction to what its defeated Presidential Candidate said a ... Read more |
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Sunday, May 03, 2009 |
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I want to take up an issue that is both intriguing and speculative but useful for those interested in our countrys development It is about Ghanas tax regime and what I think should be done to improve the countrys revenuegeneration capacities and to provide some concrete reliefs for taxpayers I hope the member Economic Advisory Team that P ... Read more |
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Monday, April 27, 2009 |
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A question continues to nag me Was the Kufuor administration really corrupt If it was what is the NDC governments agenda for tackling the issue to set the records straight Dont tell me its too early to take up such an issue Many tongues have been wagging for far too long and any official action on the issue will still them and relieve the o ... Read more |
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Saturday, April 25, 2009 |
A question continues to nag me Was the Kufuor administration really corrupt If it was what is the NDC governments agenda for tackling the issue to set the records straight Dont tell me its too early to take up such an issue Many tongues have been wagging for far too long and any official action on the issue will still them and relieve the o ... Read more |
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Friday, April 24, 2009 |
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Over the years our various governments have expressed strong misgivings against the impact of the braindrain on the countrys economy They are known to have loudly exhorted Ghanaians to stay back home and contribute their quota to national development Much of that appeal to conscience appears to have fallen on deaf ears I dont have figures to ... Read more |
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Friday, April 10, 2009 |
I dont doubt the common saying that whatever is inflated too much will burst into fragments Kofi Adams former President Rawlings spokesman has been reported as threatening court action against news media that publish defamatory news reports about the former President According to him the spate of calumny had become too much and the intended ... Read more |
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Saturday, February 14, 2009 |
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One of the major reasons why the various political parties cannot avoid internal crisis is their inability to groom their leaders to ensure a problemfree succession Yet they want to win and retain political power from one constitutionally mandated tenure to the next This lack of training for prospective leaders is not good for the countrys dem ... Read more |
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Saturday, February 14, 2009 |
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One of the major reasons why the various political parties cannot avoid internal crisis is their inability to groom their leaders to ensure a problemfree succession Yet they want to win and retain political power from one constitutionally mandated tenure to the next This lack of training for prospective leaders is not good for the countrys dem ... Read more |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
Barely one month into the NDC governments tenure there is cause to sound the alarm bells Events that have happened over the past few days dont give me cause for celebration If anything at all they have rather left a very bitter taste in my mouth I will say upfront and aboveboard that President Mills is too soft for my likin ... Read more |
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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Barely one month into the NDC governments tenure there is cause to sound the alarm bells Events that have happened over the past few days dont give me cause for celebration If anything at all they have rather left a very bitter taste in my mouth I will say upfront and aboveboard that President Mills is too soft for my liking and must w ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 31, 2009 |
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There is a song in the air The National Commission for Civic Education NCCE has questioned the appropriateness of the Speaker of Parliament to act as President in the absence of the substantive President and the Vice President I am gratified that at last someone is singing this song that Ghanaians should not refuse to listen to The message of ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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Voting the NDC back to power was a gamble that Ghanaians took Call it a huge leap of faith in the hope that President Mills will use productively the political power that had eluded him for long That gamble was to give President Mills the chance to present a different face of the NDC from what the longserving former President and founder of the ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 |
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The appointments now being made by President Mills are coming at a time that expectations are still high among Ghanaians for the NDC administration to fulfill its electioneering campaign promises Although the NDC did not say it would fulfill those promises within the shortest possible time there are some positive signals from the Presidency tha ... Read more |
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
The retirement package for exPresident Kufuor that has just been announced is outrageous and must not be implemented Not only is it outrageous but it doesnt reflect the status of a country that he declared HIPC in and which still remains indebted In its entirety this package is nauseating It is the worst whitecollar stealing act to h ... Read more |
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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
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News reports about the ongoing negotiations between some minority political parties the RPD CPP PNC and DPP and the NDC administration for ministerial appointments give cause for concern The jockeying for positions does not turn my crank It doesnt give me any hope to celebrate President Mills intention to run an allinclusive government un ... Read more |
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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
In this second part of my article I will continue the discussion of the problems emanating from the open challenge from former President Rawlings to President Mills manner of handling government affairs especially in matters concerning the retention of the DCEs and MCEs appointed under the Kufuor NPP administrationIn any sense ge ... Read more |
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Sunday, January 18, 2009 |
The return to power of the NDC continues to raise several issues that excite my interest and curiosity The latest issue concerns the fate of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana and the Running Mate of the NPPs AkufoAddo in the December general elections A needless controversy surrounding Bawumias return to post aft ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 |
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In this second part of my article I will continue the discussion of the problems emanating from the open challenge from former President Rawlings to President Mills manner of handling government affairs especially in matters concerning the retention of the DCEs and MCEs appointed under the Kufuor NPP administrationIn any sense getting rid ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 |
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The first major salvo at President Mills manner of tackling government business has already been fired by none other but the former President and founder of the NDC FltLt Rawlings Speaking to a group of NDC activists at his Ridge Residence the former President declared that the party would not accept any poverty of inaction from President ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
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Once he used the mandate given him in the elections to determine the course of Ghanaians lives over the eight years that he ruled the country former President John Agyekum Kufuor will be remembered for various reasons at various levels Be those levels political ethnicbased local or international people will relate to him in peculiar wa ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
Over the past few days utterances from the camp of the NPP indicate that the partys functionaries still dont get it that their party lost the elections because of several factors that must but be looked into for amends to be made Instead they are either gearing up to engage in namecalling or outright vilification of those not in their camp ... Read more |
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
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Over the past few days utterances from the camp of the NPP indicate that the partys functionaries still dont get it that their party lost the elections because of several factors that must but be looked into for amends to be made Instead they are either gearing up to engage in namecalling or outright vilification of those not in their camp ... Read more |
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
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The past few days have brought us good news about the status of Ghanaian women in national affairs For the first time in the countrys history two women are in authority in the Judiciary and the Legislature This achievement is remarkable and indicative of what our women can do in national development if barriers that hinder their progress are re ... Read more |
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Monday, January 12, 2009 |
I am against any talk of political witchhunting or political vendetta when it comes to dealing with politicians who are known to be men or women of straw but become rich overnight because of how they take advantage of the public office they hold The rule of law must take its course in the NDC government as it did under KufuorKufuors N ... Read more |
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Friday, January 09, 2009 |
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A warning If the new NDC government does not take immediate steps to expose and punish public office holders who indulged in corrupt practices under the NPP administration it will find it difficult to win more public sympathy and support If it fears criticism about how it tackles this issue of corruption it may gradually lose the goodwill that ... Read more |
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Friday, January 09, 2009 |
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I am against any talk of political witchhunting or political vendetta when it comes to dealing with politicians who are known to be men or women of straw but become rich overnight because of how they take advantage of the public office they hold The rule of law must take its course in the NDC government as it did under KufuorKufuors N ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 08, 2009 |
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I have watched excerpts on the inauguration of Prof JEA Mills as Ghanas third President in the Fourth Republic In one word I can say that the ceremony was impressive Congratulations to all those who made it happen The way is now clear for Prof Mills to administer the affairs of stateAs I watched those video clips I noticed that th ... Read more |
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 |
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Prof John Evans Atta Mills assumes office on January as Ghanas third President in the Fourth Republic basking in the fresh glory of the Ghanaian electorate Public expectations are high that his government will do its best to improve the living standards of the people As an intellectual law professor tax administrator and politician Prof ... Read more |
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Monday, January 05, 2009 |
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With the elections over there is only one Ghana There is no NDC Ghana there is no NPP Ghana there is no CPP Ghana There is one Ghana With the elections over there is only one Ghana to fight for The time has come to work together to build a better Ghana I assure Ghanaians that I will be President for all The above passionfilled wor ... Read more |
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 |
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The return of the NDC to power is a relief to the numerous voters who have reposed their confidence and trust in its ability to solve pertinent national development problems However welcome this return may be it has come along with a baggage that must be unpacked even before Prof Mills settles at the Presidency and gets his government to functio ... Read more |
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Thursday, January 01, 2009 |
The wind of change that blew away the NDC from office in has returned to Ghanas political landscape with a special vengeance with the NPP as its target this time Despite the lastditch attempts to cling to the last straw there is no gainsaying the obvious that the NPP will eventually be blown away from the corridors of power by the time th ... Read more |
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