Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen has dropped a fresh list of some Parliamentary seats being contested in court by the NPP.

Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, who is so a member of the NPP legal and constitution team indicates that the NDC should be ready for the battle, because the NPP is poised to grabbing all the seven seats filed in court.

He says that some of the candidates who won on the ticket of the NDC from the constituencies under contention hold dual citizenships.

He indicates that others who ex-convicts, and as such cannot hold parliamentary positions under the laws of Ghana.

“The NDC won the constituencies I have mentioned to you, but there are issues about some of their candidates and we have other challenges with the rest.

There is someone who is an ex-convict but won the election for the NDC. One of them has three different forms of citizenship from Ivory Coast, United Kingdom, and Ghana”. Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen noted.

Some of the Parliamentary seats the NPP is looking forward to grabbing from the NDC include Jomoro, Buem, Salvalugu, Kintampo North, Assin North, and Pusiga constituencies.

He notes that there will soon be an unfolding Drama in court as the NPP lawyers have gathered enough evidence to take the seats from the NDC.

“If you look at Buem for example, Kofi Adams won the election but those who did not vote in the election were about 17,000 voters.

All those people were denied the right to vote, so if the NDC says they are contesting Hohoe, then Buem will be taken from them.

The NPP has been silent but we have the lawyers to defend all these cases in court. We have closed all our cases and the court will be very interesting”. Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen indicated.

He added that any other candidate of the NPP who has issues with the results declared in his constituency should reach out to the constitutional and legal committee to take it up.

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Artiste manager Nana Asiamah Hanson known in showbiz as Bulldog has finally spoken after he was arrested by operatives of the National Intelligence Bureau (formerly National Bureau of Investigations) on Monday, January 11.

Bulldog, who was granted bail on Wednesday, was arrested by officials of the state security agency after he had allegedly threatened President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during a panel discussion on UTV’s United Showbiz over the weekend.

“We’ll get our monies back else Nana Addo will run; he won’t finish his 4 years. I’m telling you. He won’t finish his 4 years,” Bulldog fumed during the live TV programme.

Speaking for the first time on Okay FM after his release, Bulldog said his intention was never to threaten the president but only meant to make a case for aggrieved customers of the collapsed gold dealership firm, Menzgold.

Bulldog thus apologized for his comment but intimated again that he did not mean ill for the president.

Bulldog over the years has come to be known as a staunch critic of the Akufo-Addo administration as he has on several occasions condemned the president’s handling of affairs.

His arrest caused divided opinion as some took to social media to advocate for his immediate release whilst others prayed for him to be punished for his actions.

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The independent candidate and the 2nd Deputy speaker of parliament Hon Andrew Asiamah Amankwa has disclosed that ,he is now coming back to the new patriotic party (NPP).

Upon all what the NDC did by nominating him as 2nd deputy speaker of Parliament for the 8th Parliament,he have declare to join the NPP MP’s in Parliament to work hand in hand to promote good decision taking.

In the letter ,he said,”I here by affirmed that I shall corporate with the NPP caucus in the 8th Parliament.

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The Founder and Leader of the Parliament House Chapel, Prophet Francis Amoako-Atta has labelled Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong as ‘someone who is more than a prophet’.

According to him, the controversial Legislator has been making several comments which later come to pass hence must be taken seriously.

One of these prophecies, the man of God who was speaking on Angel 102.9FM’s Anopa Bofoo said is his call on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to stop the fight over who succeeds the presidency.

Kennedy Agyapong had said that the timing for such activity is not right given that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has just been sworn into office for his second term.

He explained that if the NPP will be able to win the next elections it will largely depend on the performance of Mr Akufo-Addo hence, he should be supported to deliver.

Posters of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Trade Minister Alan Kyeremateng vying for the flagbearership position of the NPP ahead of the next elections have emerged on social media just few weeks after the party won the December 7 2020 elections.

“Even when we haven’t sworn in President Akufo-Addo there was this issue about Alan and Bawumia, who among them will lead NPP into 2024. What is this? This brings a lot of fragmentation, it disintegrates the party completely.

“I will appeal to the party people to take a lesson from how most of the NPP MPs lost in the 2020 elections. Ghanaians are not fed up with the NPP, rather the doing of NPP members themselves is costing the party.

“What happened to our MPs is a sign that we need to work hard to win 2024. If we all come together , realize our mistakes and put things behind us and rally behind whoever will eventually win the flagbearer position when the time comes we will have victory. With unity definitely we will win 2024.

“Let us give ourselves two years and see. The likelihood of any candidate to win 2024 will depend on Akufo-Addo. The man has just been sworn-in and so let us see how far he can take the country,” he said.

Prophet Amoako-Atta had predicted that the NPP would lose the 2024 elections if they do no put an end to the early lobbying for the flagbearer slot of the party.

“You see Ken Agyapong also said same and I am glad they have put an end to this nonsense of internal competition for the flagbearer…,” he said.

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The chiefs and Queen mother’s in Atwima Kwanwoma constituency are impressed with their member of Parliament f constituency on his dedication and respect he has demonstrated after he was voted to power.
The chief of Kwanwoma Odumase, Nana Kofi Acheamfour commend him for his victory over victory after he was the best MP and Constituency who voted for NPP. Nana Kofi Acheamfour blessed him and urged him to take the Constituency far as he has started.

The Queen Mother of Kwanwoma Afrancho, Nana Attaa Agyeiwaa urged Hon Kofi Amankwaa Manu to develop Atwima Kwanwoma constituency by introducing vocational training institute, construct delapedated roads and ultra morden market in the Constituency.

They made their plead after the NPP Member of Parliament for the Atwima Kwanwoma constituency in the Ashanti Region, Hon Kofi Amankwah Manu embarked on what he termed as ‘Thank you ‘ tour in all the communities in his constituency to show his appreciation and that of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo for their support

He has already visited over 15 communities and expected to visit all the rest of 64 before the end of the year.

Accompanied by the constituency Executives namely, Chairman Mr Emmanuel Agyei Danquah, Prince Kakari brempong Constituency secretary, 1st vice chairman Mr. Oduro Kyerema ,Women organizer madam Akua Adutwumwaah Ameyaw and other party supporters

Hon Kofi Amankwaah Manu commended the people for the confidence imposed in him and promised to fulfill his promises.

Addressing a mini durbar organized in some communities on Sunday, January 10, 2020. Hon. Kofi Amankwa-Manu noted that, the Atwima Kwanwoma constituency needs to be alleviated from extreme poverty, adding that education system in the vicinity should also be improved to enhance development.

“On behalf of the President elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and my own behalf I want to express our gratitude to Nananom and the people for voting massively for us to steer this part of the country into its needed haven.

We pledged to fulfill all the promises we made in the wake of the December 7 general elections.

Atwima Kwanwoma constituency has shown love and confidence in the NPP government led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo.

Am extremely happy that you bought our campaign message and voted for the NPP accordingly. The NPP would continually be grateful to you, for the massive support shown”

According to the MP, there was the need for him to visit the people to express his appreciation because they wasted their time and energy in long queue just to ensure that NPP and for that matter Nana Addo wins convincelly in the constituency.

He encouraged them to sustain the unity among them to achieve all that had been penciled to improve the socio- economic growth of the people of the Atwima Kwanwoma constituency.

Hon Kofi Amankwah- Manu said the development of Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency is one of his topmost priority .

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The Deputy Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has said he is satisfied with the decision of the Supreme Court to quash the injunction placed on Hohoe MP-elect John Peter Amewu by a Ho High Court.

The Highest Court of the land, has today by a unanimous decision dismissed the injunction placed on the swearing in of Energy Minister Amewu by a Ho High Court.

The action of the apex court now paves the way for Mr Amewu to be sworn in on Thursday January 7 as the lawmaker for the people of the area.
The Supreme Court said the Ho High Court did not have the jurisdiction over the matter, hence the decision to quash the injunction.

Speaking to journalists after the Supreme Court’s ruling, Mr Godfred Dame said the case that went before the Ho High Court “was totally out of order because you cannot seek election petition reliefs  in a human rights action  and today the Supreme Court has held to the same effect that it was unjustified  for them to have commenced  an election petition  and characterized him as a human rights  action.

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The Electoral Commission (EC) is preparing to file its response as the First Respondent to the election petition filed by Former President John Dramani Mahama at the Supreme Court on December 30, 2020.

A highly placed source at the Commission told the richnews.com that the Commission received the writ of summons last week and was putting together information and legal team for the hearing.

The petition seeks an annulment of the Presidential election results and a re-run of same between the two candidates; Mr Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo.
President Akofo-Addo is the Second Respondent in the petition.

Mr Godwin Edudzi Tamekloe, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal Team, and Mr Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the Party, filed the petition on behalf of the petitioner.

The petition, among other things, also seeks a declaration that the announcement of the results was unconstitutional, null and void and prays the Court to stop President Akufo-Addo from holding himself as President-elect.

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MP-elect for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu, will know his fate on Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 when the Supreme Court delivers its judgment on an interim injunction placed on the Electoral Commission not to gazette his parliamentary results.

The five-member panel headed by Justice Yaw Appaw fixed the date after rejecting an application from Tsatsu Tsikata for a panel member, Justice Clemence Honyenuga, to recuse himself from the case.

He argued Justice Honyenuga has a long-standing relationship with Amewu, but the apex court said the application has no merit.

The Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame on behalf of the state filed a motion at the Supreme Court to fight the injunction placed on Amewu as MP-elect for Hohoe by the Ho High Court.

The injunction was granted after some residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) argued that the Electoral Commission’s failure to allow them to vote in the just-ended parliamentary elections amounted to a breach of their rights.

They said, the creation of the Oti Region, coupled with a recent Supreme Court decision and failure of the EC to create a constituency for them, meant they did not vote for a parliamentary candidate in the just-ended election.

It is the case of the state that John Peter Amewu’s victory in the Hohoe parliamentary election was gazetted a day before the residents of SALL went to the High Court to place an injunction on the process.

Godfred Dame further argued that the High Court in exercising its human rights oversight had no jurisdiction to grant the injunction as the SALL residents did not go through the proper procedure.

He further added that the residents of SALL do not belong to the Volta Region where the Hohoe constituency is found therefore cannot challenge the election of the Member of Parliament.

On the other hand, lawyers of the residents of SALL argued that the action by the Electoral Commission to deny their clients from voting in the parliamentary election in Hohoe is a breach of the fundamental human rights, administrative justice and the right to equality before the law

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In a letter to President Akufo-Addo, Mr Biden said he looks forward to working Mr Akufo-Addo as they both take office at a time the world is grappling with several challenges.

“It is my great honor to have been elected the next president of the United States, and I understand just how much work lies ahead of us,” Mr Biden said in a brief letter.

He added: “Vice President-elect Harris and I will take office at a time of great global challenges – from the coronavirus to climate change – that transcend borders and require international cooperation. We look forward to working with you and your government on addressing the common problems facing our countries and our peoples.

“Thank you again, President Akufo-Addo. I look forward to future dialogue.”

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially reopened schools in the country after he said it is safe to do so.

Addressing the nation on Sunday January 3, Mr Akufo-Addo said : “We are satisfied that in the current circumstances , the reopening of our schools is safe. So from 15t January our children in Kindergarten, primary and Junior High in both private and public schools will be back in schools.

“All SHJS 1 students will start class from 10th March and all the students embarking on the single track academic calendar , their seniors in SHS 2and SHS 3will however returned to school from 18th January .

“I must stress that SHS 3 students like SHS 1 students will no longer run the double track system.

“The expansion of infrastructure at the various senior high school over the last three years has brought us this favorable position. However the double track system will still be applicable to SHS 2 students that are in it. Students in the universities and other tertiary institutions are to be in school from Saturday 9th of January.”

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