VIDEO: Come and join us, if govt isn’t paying your salary– Cando riders to govt workers
The Upper East Regional Secretary for the tricycle riders popularly known as Mahama Cando Mr. Salifu Baba Yahaya A.K.A (Puggy) has extended a call to the aggrieved unpaid public sector workers across the country to join them in their daily hustle. Apexnewsgh report The Secretary made the request on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in an interview with Apexnewsgh.com. According to Mr. Salifu Baba Yahaya A.K.A Puggy, they need more people, “If the government cannot pay government workers, they should stop going to offices and come and join us. After all, we are even in for market women and that will even boost the work”. He claimed So far, the Finance Ministry has admitted that it may struggle to pay salaries of public sector workers in the long run if the country’s revenue base, is not increased. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana
Most of the NDC members drive in big-time V8– Filson Amankua
Filson Amankua, a member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East Region, who is equally interested in the regional chairmanship position in the upcoming party internal election has said, the NDC as a social democrat are interested in driving V8 and building mansions. According to him, “…a socialist man shouldn’t be seen driving V8, they have to go for Kantaka pick up to prove to people that you are a socialist. But unfortunately, they will sleep in their big-time mansions and some of them, their wall can build two classroom blocks or more than that with the security gadgets. So sometimes, they shouldn’t tell us they are socialist because they are also enjoying capitalists and they have a wild test for capitalism. So, it is a blend. As time goes on, we will be able to operationalize our beliefs and that time will come”. He said However, Ing Awankua further revealed that NPP as a capitalist party is still focusing on supporting the businessmen and women to enable them expand the economy by way of creating incentives for them to thrive and blossom. On the other hand, Mr. Amankua who is vying for the New Patriotic Party ( NPP) Regional Chairmanship position commended the Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia for buying nomination forms for all aspirants at the just ended polling station elections. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen
Elected Officers of the NDC don’t want to open up to anybody – Mogtari
Mrs. Joyce Bawah Mogtari, Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, has said elected officers of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) don’t want to open up to anybody, stressing that they think “Nobody should tell them how to do their job”. Mrs. Bawah Mogtari made the pronouncement in an interview on CTV’s morning show Dwabre Mu on Friday, 25 February 2022 monitored by Apexnewsgh.com. Advising her party, she said, “I want to call on the NDC, on all of us, that everybody has a contribution; some have [knowledge], some have experience, some have some competencies that even if you become a party executive, you haven’t seen before, so, if you go as an elected official and you think all the work is in your pocket, across the country, then the work will be difficult”. “This one is a direct appeal to the party activists, supporters, volunteers: Look, where there is no cohesion, the work will be difficult”. She stressed. “Apart from that, I went through about five, six of the Westminster political courses – every political party has a group that thinks for the party”, she said. “There’s leadership but look, we must open up; politics has changed”, stressing that “It is not like it used to be”. “Look at the number of strategies that even the opposition NPP had about polling, about this, about that”. “I remember the first time that I participated in political polling; it was under a man called Carl Silverman. I wasn’t even a branch executive but each time they came to the ministries, they always looked for people who are affiliated to tell them which officers are NPP, NDC because, at that time, they were removing a lot of people from their offices because Kufuor had just come into power”, she narrated. “All of these things were research-based, so, our party, too, must have its people”, “We must start looking at cohesion”, she reiterated. According to Mrs. Bawa, “You can always tell there is some gap”, explaining: “Elected officers, they don’t want to open up to anybody” and have the “Nobody should tell them how to do their job” kind of attitude. “I even sent a message forwarded to me to a very key person in the party; the person called me back and asked me: ‘Ah, why are you forwarding this to me by text? Oh, please, it’s not safe”. “What is not safe about a text?”. “We’ve been told how people monitor our phones and everything”, she added. “Tony Aidoo has always been saying something every day: we must learn to speak the truth even to our own internal power. We must arrive at a point where; what is it we are looking for? We want power”. “Today, me, if you ask me, I have no doubt in my mind that President Mahama is actually one of the individuals who have the pulse of Ghana at his fingertips”. She said She added: “A lot of the lies and propaganda; we have come to see that all that our opponents wanted was power to take whatever was available, even for the poor Ghanaians. Go round the country and see”. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen
‘John Mahama has no merit, he won 2012 election on Prez …..Koku Anyidoho
The former national Deputy Secretary of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Samuel Koku Anyidoho has said, former President John Dramani Mahama won the 2012 election based on late President John Evans Mills existing legacy. Apexnewsgh.com According to Mr. Anyidoho, at a time, Mr. Mahama has no merit to have won him an election in 2012 within 3 months. “When the man passed on, I serve you well, he won on the ticket of President Mills in 2012. He can never say anywhere that it took him 3 months to win the election. It was as a result of what President Mills did and he won. I served him well”. He said “John Mahama did not win the 2012 election on his own merit, he has no merit. That election was won because of what President Mills did in the three and half years and Mahama could not have done anything in three months. It was won on the legacy of John Evan Atta mills”. Mr. Anyidoho was responding to his recent petition to the police over an allegation suggesting he has hand in the death of his boss John Evans Atta-Mills 10 years ago. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen
The Cedi Dr. Bawumia claimed he arrested and handed key to the IGP, is facing massive depreciation in the prison cells– Edem Agbana
The National Deputy Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress Edem Agbana has revealed that the Cedi claimed to be arrested by Dr. Bawumia and handed the key to the IGP, is facing massive depreciation inside prison. Apexnewsgh.com report The Deputy National Communication Officer of the Opposition National Democratic Congress Godwin Ako Gunn has blamed the poor turn up at the ‘Yentua Demonstration’ on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo According to Deputy Youth Organizer who was addressing the media at the Yentua demonstration venue in obra spot “We will be matching to parliament to send a message to the inept, insensitive, failed Akufo-Addo and his government that we are not ready to pay the e-levy”. “We have gotten to the point where the e-levy had become what has incited the action but in terms of hardship, Ghanaians are already suffering”. “Ask I speak, I have seen taxi drivers who packed their taxis because they want to protest against the increment in fuel prices. As we are talking, they are talking about breaking the 8, there are only two things that will break the 8 in this country 1. Fuel prices, is already at 7.4 almost 7.5 before the end of this year we know, with this failed leadership they are providing, we will break the 8 with fuel prices. 2, the depreciation of the cedi. As we speak, the cedi is depreciating so poorly to the extent that we are paying over 6.4 to a dollar”. He said “Meanwhile, the Vice President, the head of the economic management team told us that, he has arrested the cedi, locked it and given the key to the IGP. Even in prison, the cedi is depreciating much and is going towards the 8. So, imagine if is released in freedom, we will be paying maybe a Ghc 1000.00 for $1. These are the two things that will break the 8. Mr. Agbana pointed “My point is that, the economic mismanagement, the corruption, the failed leadership, the insensitive leadership of Akufo-Addo and his government is so glaring”. He concluded The opposition NDC and its representatives in Parliament have vowed to kick against the 1.75 percent levy which they said will affect electronic transactions and the poor masses. Meanwhile, the government has explained that the upsurge in the use of e-payment platforms, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been an impetus for the introduction of the levy. As a result, Ghana recorded a total of GHS500 billion from e-transactions in 2020 compared with GHS78 billion in 2016. However, the government says the e-Levy proceeds will be used to support development in the country such as entrepreneurship, youth employment, cyber security, and digital and road infrastructure and among other things. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Trust NDC Minority Caucus, we will continue to vote against the E-levy–Navrongo MP to Ghanaians
NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for Navrongo Central Constituency Mr. Sampson Tangombu Chiragia has called on the Ghanaians to trust the NDC Minority Caucus in Parliament as far as voting against the E-levy is concerned. Apexnewsgh report The Member of Parliament made the call on Thursday, February 3, 2022, when speaking to Apexnewsgh.com Mr. Chiragia said: “We are saying that we are against E-levy. He is the President of Ghana, the people went to the polls and voted for him as the person they think he can manage for now. But what we are saying, is we the NDC minority are against the E-levy because the effect is directly on the poor and we as a social democratic party. They don’t think we should endorse what will have a direct effect on the poor and for that matter, we are against”. “And now, as long as they bring the bill to parliament and as long as we are there and they put it before us, we will only vote against the E-levy period”. He stressed “Now we don’t want to comment because we have told the people and now the people now know what the E-levy will do to them more than us. But, they are saying they will do it. So, the NDC minority caucus will continue to vote against the E-Levy. He maintained Meanwhile, he believes they in the NDC are not to be blamed but the government and President Akufo-Addo should because they were not able to mobilize 138 majorities as they claim. “Nana Addo should go and mobilized his 138 parliamentarians and come and pass E-levy, apart from that, is 137-137 nothing more nothing less. If Akufo-Addo is able to mobilize his 138, we will go by the constitution and passed the E-levy. We will continue to stand by the masses”. Mr. Chiragia was responding to President Pronouncement on E-levy when addressing traditional leaders from Dzodze in the Volta region on Tuesday, 1st February 2022. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Revenues during 2020/2021 went down considerably because of the slowing down of the economic activities that came from the COVID-19. At the same time, government, in order to keep the country going, did incur some expenditures on the free water, the free electricity. These were the unavoidable expenses that government had to make,”. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
JUST IN: Date for NPP internal elections announced, check and see other important info
The Governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced dates for its internal elections to elect party officers. The party intends to elect party officers who will take over the administration of the party and steer affairs to ensure that the party is retained in the 2024 election. According to the timelines provided, the elections will begin with the polling station elections which has been scheduled for 19th February -5th March. Electoral Area Elections has been scheduled for 18th – 20th March whiles Constituency Elections will be held from 22nd -24th April. Regional Elections is scheduled to take place from 20th -22nd May whiles National Elections will take place from 14th -16th July. Read Statement Below The National Council of the NPP has set down timelines for the conduct of its internal elections to elect officers right from the polling stations to the National. TIME TABLE FOR 2022 NPP INTERNAL ELECTIONS Polling Stations Elections 19th February -5th March Electoral Area Elections 18th – 20th March Constituency Elections 22nd -24th April Regional Elections 20th -22nd May National Elections 14th -16th July So we have the following officers taken charge of the album and the elections at the polling station: Chairman Secretary Research and Election MP”s Rep Regional Rep NPP INTERNAL ELECTIONS UPDATE Polling Station* 19th Feb – 5th Mar Nomination form gh10.00 Electoral Area Coordinator* 18th – 20th Mar Nomination form gh50.00 Constituecy* 22nd – 24th April Filling fee: Chairman gh500.00 Others gh200.00 Region* 20th- 22nd May Filling fee: chairman gh5,000.00 Others gh2,000.00 National* 14th – 16th July Filling fee: chairman gh20,000.00 Vice gh15,000.00 Secretary gh 10,000.00 Others gh8,000.00 Wings gh 6,000.00 Source: MyNewsGh.com Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Poultry farmers from the Greater Accra writing to praise govt is a remarkable achievement for govt–Nana Obiri Boahen
The National Deputy Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has said, the praises coming from the Greater Accra poultry farmers is a big achievement for the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Apexnewsgh.com report According to the Deputy National Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who was responding to Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnewsgh.com on his personal view on governance expectation for the year 2022, he said: “We expect things to improve. If you hear that Ghana is the most peaceful country in the whole of West Africa. Ghana ranked 2nd in the Sub-region that is a good news”. He said However, Mr. Obiri Boahen also believes having poultry farmers from the Greater Accra writing to praise the government is a remarkable achievement for the government. “When you have the poultry farmers in Greater Accra writing to praise the government that is also a big achievement but everybody wants to move ahead. Some days ago, the Minister for Roads came out to let us know about the interchange and roads his ministry is constructing. We have been told that the Tamale interchange will be inaugurated in March 2022 and I understand the Accra inland port will come into fruition. So, these are all matters to push this country forward. He told apexnewsgh.com Meanwhile, he expressed confidence that the country will see improvement in the year 2022. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
BREAKING: Another Npp Guru reported Dead
Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey is reported dead. The former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, died at the Tema General Hospital today, Friday, January 7, 2022, after a short illness. According to party sources who confirmed to Citi News, Mr. Ashitey, aged 68, returned from the United States a week ago after seeking medical treatment for an unknown illness. There were reports Mr. Ashitey was considering contesting for the National Chairmanship position of the NPP when the party elects National Officers later this year. More About him Mr. Ashitey was born on the 20th of November, 1954 at Tema in the Greater Region. He had his primary and middle school education at the Manhean Middle Mixed School in Tema. After successfully completing his studies for the middle school leaving certificate, he went to Kpando Technical Institute in the Volta Region and then to the Accra Polytechnic for a course in mechanical engineering. In his quest for further knowledge, He entered the the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he obtained a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He holds an Executive Masters in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA. Hon. Ishmael Ashitey, as a Mechanical Engineer, has worked in many organizations in and outside the country. Notable amongst them are Tema Steel Works, Accra Brewery Limited in Ghana, Tecnofin Nederlands and General Establishment for Plastics & Industries all in Libya. Political career Since joining the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 1992, Hon. Ashitey has through hard work, commitment and dedication risen through the rank and file of the party. He has served as a Member of Parliament for Tema East on three consecutive occasions from 1996 to 2008. In Parliament, he served on the Mines and Energy, Foreign Affairs, Government’s Assurances and the House committees, among others. Hon. Ashitey served as a Minister of State at the Ministries of Food and Agriculture and Trade, Industry & President’s Special Initiatives under the leadership and government of H.E John Agyekum Kuffour. During the 2016 elections, Hon. Ashitey as the Regional chairman of NPP led his party to retain and regain most of the Parliamentary seats in Greater Accra which eventually helped the party to attain victory. Until his demise, he was a Member of (NEC) NPP and a member of the NPP National Council. Hon. Ishmael Ashitey is a Presbyterian and enjoys reading, swimming, walking and listening to good music. He was married with four children.
NPP: Unlucky Alan boy suspended for defying Chairman’s directive
The suspension letter says: My attention has been drawn to your participation in a program on Radio Tamale( a Tamale based radio station) designed for the sole purpose of advancing the campaign of a purported flag bearer aspirant. This program and your participation in same is in clear violation of a directive issued by the Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP for party people to cease, among others all media engagement purporting to campaign for flag bearer hopefuls. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093