2016 POLLS:GHANIAN DENIES MEDIA
CROWNING MAHAMA
By Abdulmumini ireyi Adeku
WHO STAYS INSIDE CASTLE OSU PRESIDENTIAL PALACE ,ACCRA,GHANA FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS?
A
Ghanaian ,Mr Sedem Rodney Tsenuokpor while reacting to a recent
publication on the nations forthcoming elections holding in December,2016 has
described as pathetic the notion being held in some quarters that the
incumbent: President John Dramani Mahama was as good as almost been returned to
the seat of power.
In a detailed response which he
sent to The News Office Desk of Paedia Express Multimedia in Lagos, Nigeria via
the social media said that it will be a tragedy of a great
proportion of if Mr Mahama were to retain his plum job after the elections
soon.
Analysts believe that since Mr
Tsenuokpor is a member of the ruling party in Ghana hence his opinion should be
taken in its strongest context
EXCERPTS OF THE XPLOSIVE OUTBURST
FROM A DISSATIFIED GHANIAN OVER 2016 POLLS,UNCENSORED!!!
I could even grant you o one on one interview
if you want as disillusioned member of Ghana's ruling party...look I have been
voting NDC since the inception of the fourth Republic republic so something
extraordinary must have happened for me to have decided to vote NPP this year
and I believe I speak for so many!...to being with the corruption that has
bedevilled this government is mindboggling...SADA,GYEEDA,BUS branding
etc,coupled with allegations of inflation of contract costs which this
Government has done very little to dispel in spite of their awesome network of
media houses...the car gift to the president which placed him in a clear
conflict of interest situation was what broke the camel's back...the Economy
has been badly managed...this government would have done itself a lot of good
if it had listened to the pieces of advice offered by the opposition party's
running mate in respect of the economy but the government attack dogs took to
insulting him.!...unfortunately most of Bawumia's predictions have come to pass
chief among them being we turning to the IMF for a bailout,this has raised
Bawumia's profile and badly dented Government's image...are you surprised
therefore that the NPP has strategically placed Bawumia at the forefront of
their campaign,with the president struggling with him for space in the
Media?...taka for in stance when Bawumia asked government to lessen
borrowing...the president told him publicly to back off and that the loans were
not being contracted for drinking tea...that answer was pedestrian to say the
least coming from the Head of state!...the question of massive infrastructural
development is not in doubt but how has that translated into the economic
wellbeing of the people?...infrustractural development cannot be in isolation.
to other fundamentals in the economy...unemployment is on the
ascendancy!...John Mahama has been VERY influential in the running of this
country in the last eight years and as such has had all the opportunity to
leave his mark and as such am not prepared to endorse another four years for
him!...who doesn't know that he was the de facto president of Ghana during
president Mills' tenure?...to whom much is given much is expected and our
people have a saying that you can know what lies ahead from. the beggining...I
realise the Nigerian community like Mahama a lot and I can't begrudge you for
that because Mahama as a person is likeable but he has allowed people around
him to antagonise the populace,especially his communicators...for the president
to say there is a cabal blocking his message is a sign of frustration by a
president who senses looming defeat...to sum it all up my major concern is the
economy and it is in shambles....Nana Addo is clearly making his last shot at
the presidency and I believe we need to give him a chance to prove himself for
the sake of Mother Ghana!..no one has made a forceful case for an Akufo Addo presidency
than Manama himself through his mismanagement of our Affairs....Why show should
a foreign news outlet be the one to be projecting Mahama's achievements to
Ghanaian in the dying days of his first term?.am talking of Ovation
Magazine...I need a copy of the Magazine's latest publication though..I have
been to a couple of shops but couldnt get it.can you direct me to a place I can
get it from?or better still get me a copy so I pay for it... l still have an
open mind..can you convince me to vote for Mahama?let's have a lively debate
brother!!!how is your publication the 'Difference' doing?its a longtime I had a
copy,where can I get one?as I said am ready for a one on one with you on this
subject because am anxious and passionate about my country's future!am not
trying to project myself but to get it off my chest and contribute to the
debate about Ghana's future.Cheers brother!!!
The Electoral Commission (EC) today [Monday], disqualified thirteen
persons who were hoping to contest the country’s presidential elections in
December this year.The EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, who made the announcement at a news conference, said those disqualified failed to meet the necessary requirements in filing their nomination forms.
There were however different reasons for which each of the aspirants were disqualified.
Nominations closed today [Monday] with only 17 aspirants presenting their filled forms, although 23 people had picked up forms to contest.
All the parties were supposed to submit their filing fees by midday today [Monday], after an Accra High court dismissed an injunction suit filed by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in protest against the fees.
The disqualification of the thirteen, leaves only four candidates qualified for now, barring any last minute changes.
The NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo, the NDC’s John Dramani Mahama, the CPP’s Ivor Greenstreet, and Jacob Osei Yeboah, an independent Presidential candidate remain the only qualified persons for the polls.
Below is the full list of disqualified aspirants
Aspirants
Hassan Ayariga [APC]
Akua Donkor [GFP]
Akwasi Addai Odike [UPP]
Papa Kwesi Nduom [PPP]
Edward Mahama [PNC]
Alfred Asiedu Walker [ Independent Candidate]
Thomas N. Ward Brew [DPP]
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings [NDP]
Richard Nixon Tetteh [UDSP]
Henry Herbert Lartey [GCPP]
Kwabena Adjei [RPD]
Kofi Akpaloo [IPP]
Nana Agyenim Boateng [UFP]
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By: Marian Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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