US election: Biden launches transition website
Votes are still being counted across the United States but Democrat Joe Biden has launched a transition website “so that the Biden-Harris Administration can hit the ground running on Day One”. On the website, buildbackbetter.com, is the short statement, “The American people will determine who will serve as the next President of the United States. “Votes are still being counted in several states around the country. “The crises facing the country are severe — from a pandemic to an economic recession, climate change to racial injustice — and the transition team will continue preparing at full speed so that the Biden-Harris Administration can hit the ground running on Day One.” Both Biden and his Republican opponent and incumbent President, Donald Trump, still had paths to winning the White House by hitting the magic majority threshold of 270 of the electoral votes awarded to whichever candidate wins the popular vote in a given state. But momentum moved to Biden, who made a televised speech from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware to say that “when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners By flipping the northern battlegrounds of Michigan and Wisconsin, and also winning formerly pro-Trump Arizona, Biden reached 264 electoral votes against 214 so far for Trump. To reach 270, Biden hopes to add the six electoral votes from Nevada, where he had a small and shrinking lead, or, even better, the larger prizes of hard-fought Georgia or Pennsylvania. However, Trump has so far accused his opponent of electoral fraud and threatened court action. Punch Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.
Why NPP picks Northerners as running mates
Nana Obiri Boahen, the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has re-echoed the party’s stance that it is not against Northerners, contrary to some assertions. According to him, the party recognizes the contributions persons from that part of the country have made to the growth of the party. This acknowledgment, Nana Obiri Boahen says, is the reason the party has consistently picked people from the northern part of the country as running mates. He said on Okay FM that the NPP abhors tribalism and is opened to people from all parts of the country. “When people say the NPP does not like Northerners, I start the education from August 1947 to 1949 and then to when they formed the United Party. I also talk about when Busia left for Holland in 1969 and Dombo took over. If anyone says the NPP does like Northerners, then he or she is lying”. “The people who defended this tradition are Northerners. That is the more reason why at any point in time, starting from 1979, they pick a running mate from the north. Professor Adu Boahen picked a running mate from the north. Kufuor and Arkaah had an arrangement but later he picked a Northerner. Akufo-Addo also picked a Northerner”. Nana Obiri Boahen also spoke about his role in the NPP’s campaign for the 2020 elections. He disclosed that while others have been assigned to speak at rallies and door-to-door campaigns, his major task is to trumpet the achievements of the Akufo-Addo government on media platforms. “Most of my works are centered around FM and TV stations. Once in a while, I join the health walks but I don’t do door-to-door. What I say carries weight so I only speak on radio and TV. When I get the opportunity and speak on TV, it means everyone in Ghana is listening to me”, he said. “There are certain issues that our young communicators are unable to explain well. Ghanaians also deserve to hear from us on certain topics so I have dedicated myself to speaking on radio stations”, he concluded. Ghanaweb Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.
Martin Amidu lacks balls to prosecute Mahama – Maurice Ampaw
Maurice Ampaw, a private legal practitioner has opined that Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu is ‘scared’ of prosecuting former president John Dramani Mahama due to the possible backlash he could face. Maurice Ampaw says that Amidu’s reasons for not prosecuting Mahama despite naming him as the Government Official 1 is untenable and erroneous. “He should tell the part of the act that says that if you are an opposition leader, you can’t be investigated or prosecuted. There is nothing in the constitution and the Special Prosecutors act to support what he is doing. Martin Amidu does not have the balls to take Mahama on,” he asserted. He also served notice of his intentions to petition the Attorney-General over Martin Amidu’s claim that he has decided to shelve his investigations of John Dramani Mahama due to his position as the presidential aspirant of the National Democratic Congress. Maurice Ampaw says the 1992 constitution as well the act that establishes the Office of the Special Prosecutor does not make provisions for what Amidu is saying. He described as unconstitutional and unfounded and said that the Board of the OSP and Attorney-General should bring Amidu to order. “It is unconstitutional. The constitution provides that the only persons who can’t be tried are the president of the country. Amidu should come and tell us the part of the constitution that says that if you are a former president you get immunity. The issue about him being the leader of the NDC and elections is not in the constitution. He is not above the constitution. “Mahama does not have insurance from prosecution so what is Amidu saying. The only person with insurance is the president. When you are a sitting president, the constitution says you can’t be taken to court, and within the three years of your exit as president you also have immunity,” Ampaw reiterated. “I’m going to petition the Attorney-General. The Special Prosecutor comes under the Attorney-General so we will petition his boss. We will also petition the Board of Directors of the OSP. We need further explanations and prosecutions. We need investigations into the airbus scandal,” he protested. Ghanaweb Please kindly contact Apexnewsgh.com on email:apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.