By Charles Takyi-Boadu
Posted:Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Professor John Evans Atta Mills is confident of being the first occupant of the yet to be completed seat of government, the Flagstaff house.
Having embarked on an extensive campaign across the length and breadth of the country and listened to the concerns of the people, he believes that the good people of Ghana would give him the opportunity to salvage them from their woes.
He has therefore expressed the hope that Ghanaians would translate their sufferings into votes for the NDC to take over the reigns of this country.
Prof. Mills made these comments when a Ghanaian Resident in the United Kingdom, Horace Nii Ayi Ankrah called on him at his Kuku Hill office, in Osu.
Mr. Ankrah, who was accompanied by the Chairman of the UK and Ireland branch of the NDC, Joe Gans Lartey was there to donate vehicles and computers worth GH¢20,000 (¢200million) to Prof. Mills, to support his campaign.
Whilst admitting that the road to the Flagstaff will be keen, the NDC Presidential Candidate noted that he would emerge victorious at the end of the last count.
According to him, everything points to the fact that Ghanaians are fed up with President Kufuor and his New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, since according to him they have not been able to fulfil the numerous promises they made to the electorate prior to assumption of office. Prof. Mills thanked his benefactor for the kind gesture which could not have come at a better time, than when the party needed to reach out to people with their message.
He called on other individuals and corporate entities to emilate the example of Mr. Ankrah and help the NDC to win power again.
On his part, Mr Ankrah, who has also opted to sponsor the walk of an NDC supporter from the Western region to Accra, expressed optimism that his contribution would go a long way to bring the much-awaited victory to the party.
He therefore urged other supporters of the party to come out of their shells, not only to campaign but also fund the party’s campaign, stressing that this time round the NDC was leaving no stone unturned in their quest to assume the reigns of government.
Considering the work done so far, the Chairman of the UK branch of the party, Mr Gans Lartey noted that there was no way that power could slip through the fingers of the party, indicating that the signs are clearly written on the wall.
Present were party kingpins like Alex Segbefia and Koku Anyidoho, Communications Director of Prof. Mills’ campaign team.
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ASABEE OUGHT TO BE DISQUALIFIED FOR 'CAMPING & BRIBING
…hearing on Thursday at Accra Fast Track court
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
Posted:Monday, July 14, 2008
The controversy surrounding the Mfantsiman West constituency primary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken a new twist, with Information and National Orientation Minister, Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng yesterday being denied the opportunity of being introduced at the Kasoa rally by Nana Addo because of a court action.
The Minister has been cited for contempt in a crippling writ filed by Mr. Kweku Paintsil who also joined the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area and eight others, including the regional Chairman, Mr. Bootie Danquah Smith. The court will hear the responses of Mr. Asamoah Boateng on Thursday after his lawyers entered an appearance last week.
The other defendants include the NPP constituency Secretary, K. Duako Mensah and the 1st Vice Chairman of the constituency, Felix Antwi among others.
The aggrieved Parliamentary aspirant is praying the court to impose punitive measures on the defendants for defying the orders of the court.
In an affidavit in support of his application for contempt filed on Friday, July 11, 2008, at an Accra Fast Track High court, Lawyer Paintsil claimed among other things that in spite of an earlier suit which sought to bar Asabee and the other defendants from holding presenting himself as the Parliamentary Candidate of the constituency, the aforementioned individuals have jointly and severally disobeyed the court order.
With the knowledge of a pending court action, he alleged that Mr. Asamoah Boateng has inundated the entire Mfantsiman constituency with his campaign posters, a copy of which he said will be shown to the court on the hearing of this application.
He averred that these posters are intended to demonstrate to the electorate that the incumbent MP is the party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the impending national elections, notwithstanding the court’s action, or that the court action will come to nought.
Lawyer Paintsil deposed to the facts contained in the affidavit, which he said are within his personal knowledge and belief.
He has thus given indications that at the hearing of this application, his Counsel, George Aborgah of Quandzie and Associates shall seek leave to refer to all processes filed in connection with the suit.
On sundry dates and times unknown to him, including Friday, July 4, 2008, Lawyer Paintsil noted that all the defendants visited some towns and communities in the Mfantsiman West Constituency and openly and publicly campaigned for the incumbent by introducing him as the duly elected or nominated candidate of the NPP, for the impending parliamentary election and requested that the electorate should vote for him.
According to him, the activities of the defendants were the subject of various radio and television news reports, including, but not limited to Unique Radio news bulletin of Sunday 6th July, 2008; Radio Central News Bulletin of Monday 7th July, 2008 and the Daily Guide newspaper edition of Tuesday 9th July, 2008, on page 17.
“All the Respondents herein are adamant and have threatened publicly and openly at sundry places and times, to repeat their conduct by introducing Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng as the party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West Constituency, at a mass political rally scheduled to be held at Kasoa on Sunday, 13th July, 2008,” he emphasised.
For this reason, plaintiff said “I am convinced that the aforesaid conduct of the Respondents constitutes an affront to the administration of justice and the same is in contempt of court, having regard to the fact, inter alia, that the Court has been called upon to nullify the sham elections and order the party to conduct a fresh one, at which the incumbent must be disqualified.”
By their individual and respective conducts, he noted that the respondents are of the view that they are either untouchable or above the laws of Ghana, by reason of their positions that they hold, or as members of the ruling government and have engaged in their various conduct regardless of the consequences, firmly believing that they cannot be punished by any Court.
Lawyer Paintsil therefore believes that the court has powers to bring the respondents and each of them to order and punish them accordingly for their contempt of court, saying “wherefore, and in the circumstances I swear to this affidavit in support of the application to commit the Respondents for contempt.”
On 11th June, 2008, the aggrieved Parliamentary Aspirant commenced an action in the same court against the respondents, seeking against all of them, jointly and severally, a declaration that the purported election held on Monday 25th May, 2008, to elect Mr. Asamoah Boateng as the NPPs Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West constituency was a nullity for the several reasons stated in the statement of claim. Consequently, he sought a court order annulling the results of the said election as void.
He also prayed the court for an order restraining Asabee from in any way, whether by advertisement, campaign posters, participating in programmes, mounting political platforms, or howsoever, holding himself out as the party’s nominee or candidate for parliamentary elections in the Mfantsiman West constituency, until final determination of the suit or until the Court otherwise directs.
He also sought an order restraining the NPP from in any way, whether by introduction or involvement in political programmes or presentations or howsoever, holding the incumbent out as its nominee or Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West constituency for the impending general elections, until final determination of the suit or further order of the court.
Additionally, he prayed the court for an order directed to the NPP to conduct fresh election to elect a Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West constituency and a further order disqualifying Mr. Asamoah Boateng from participating in any such fresh election on account of what he claims to be “his fraudulent electoral practices, including camping delegates and bribing them.”
Ordinarily, Lawyer Paintsil said this case would not have come to court but for the party and Mr. Mac Manu’s adamant refusal to investigate my complaints with regard to the conduct of the said sham election and what appeared to be his (Mac Manu’s) patent bias and collusion with the incumbent in all the matters forming the basis of the court action.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
Posted:Monday, July 14, 2008
The controversy surrounding the Mfantsiman West constituency primary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken a new twist, with Information and National Orientation Minister, Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng yesterday being denied the opportunity of being introduced at the Kasoa rally by Nana Addo because of a court action.
The Minister has been cited for contempt in a crippling writ filed by Mr. Kweku Paintsil who also joined the incumbent Member of Parliament for the area and eight others, including the regional Chairman, Mr. Bootie Danquah Smith. The court will hear the responses of Mr. Asamoah Boateng on Thursday after his lawyers entered an appearance last week.
The other defendants include the NPP constituency Secretary, K. Duako Mensah and the 1st Vice Chairman of the constituency, Felix Antwi among others.
The aggrieved Parliamentary aspirant is praying the court to impose punitive measures on the defendants for defying the orders of the court.
In an affidavit in support of his application for contempt filed on Friday, July 11, 2008, at an Accra Fast Track High court, Lawyer Paintsil claimed among other things that in spite of an earlier suit which sought to bar Asabee and the other defendants from holding presenting himself as the Parliamentary Candidate of the constituency, the aforementioned individuals have jointly and severally disobeyed the court order.
With the knowledge of a pending court action, he alleged that Mr. Asamoah Boateng has inundated the entire Mfantsiman constituency with his campaign posters, a copy of which he said will be shown to the court on the hearing of this application.
He averred that these posters are intended to demonstrate to the electorate that the incumbent MP is the party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the impending national elections, notwithstanding the court’s action, or that the court action will come to nought.
Lawyer Paintsil deposed to the facts contained in the affidavit, which he said are within his personal knowledge and belief.
He has thus given indications that at the hearing of this application, his Counsel, George Aborgah of Quandzie and Associates shall seek leave to refer to all processes filed in connection with the suit.
On sundry dates and times unknown to him, including Friday, July 4, 2008, Lawyer Paintsil noted that all the defendants visited some towns and communities in the Mfantsiman West Constituency and openly and publicly campaigned for the incumbent by introducing him as the duly elected or nominated candidate of the NPP, for the impending parliamentary election and requested that the electorate should vote for him.
According to him, the activities of the defendants were the subject of various radio and television news reports, including, but not limited to Unique Radio news bulletin of Sunday 6th July, 2008; Radio Central News Bulletin of Monday 7th July, 2008 and the Daily Guide newspaper edition of Tuesday 9th July, 2008, on page 17.
“All the Respondents herein are adamant and have threatened publicly and openly at sundry places and times, to repeat their conduct by introducing Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng as the party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West Constituency, at a mass political rally scheduled to be held at Kasoa on Sunday, 13th July, 2008,” he emphasised.
For this reason, plaintiff said “I am convinced that the aforesaid conduct of the Respondents constitutes an affront to the administration of justice and the same is in contempt of court, having regard to the fact, inter alia, that the Court has been called upon to nullify the sham elections and order the party to conduct a fresh one, at which the incumbent must be disqualified.”
By their individual and respective conducts, he noted that the respondents are of the view that they are either untouchable or above the laws of Ghana, by reason of their positions that they hold, or as members of the ruling government and have engaged in their various conduct regardless of the consequences, firmly believing that they cannot be punished by any Court.
Lawyer Paintsil therefore believes that the court has powers to bring the respondents and each of them to order and punish them accordingly for their contempt of court, saying “wherefore, and in the circumstances I swear to this affidavit in support of the application to commit the Respondents for contempt.”
On 11th June, 2008, the aggrieved Parliamentary Aspirant commenced an action in the same court against the respondents, seeking against all of them, jointly and severally, a declaration that the purported election held on Monday 25th May, 2008, to elect Mr. Asamoah Boateng as the NPPs Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West constituency was a nullity for the several reasons stated in the statement of claim. Consequently, he sought a court order annulling the results of the said election as void.
He also prayed the court for an order restraining Asabee from in any way, whether by advertisement, campaign posters, participating in programmes, mounting political platforms, or howsoever, holding himself out as the party’s nominee or candidate for parliamentary elections in the Mfantsiman West constituency, until final determination of the suit or until the Court otherwise directs.
He also sought an order restraining the NPP from in any way, whether by introduction or involvement in political programmes or presentations or howsoever, holding the incumbent out as its nominee or Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West constituency for the impending general elections, until final determination of the suit or further order of the court.
Additionally, he prayed the court for an order directed to the NPP to conduct fresh election to elect a Parliamentary Candidate for the Mfantsiman West constituency and a further order disqualifying Mr. Asamoah Boateng from participating in any such fresh election on account of what he claims to be “his fraudulent electoral practices, including camping delegates and bribing them.”
Ordinarily, Lawyer Paintsil said this case would not have come to court but for the party and Mr. Mac Manu’s adamant refusal to investigate my complaints with regard to the conduct of the said sham election and what appeared to be his (Mac Manu’s) patent bias and collusion with the incumbent in all the matters forming the basis of the court action.
FONAA ROOTS FOR JAWULA
…Asks Nana Addo to stick to ‘yenim wo fri tete’
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
Posted:Monday, July 14, 2008
With just a couple of weeks for the Presidential Candidate of ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to name his choice of Running Mate, his own people, the Executives of the Friends of Nana Akufo-Addo (FONAA) fun club have asked him to stick to his grounds and nominate Lepowura Alhaji MND Jawula as Running Mate.
Their reason is simple, “he has been with the party from the trenches since 1992 and his records and credentials in governance and administration surpasses that of his other colleagues.”
The Executives of the Salaga constituency branch of FONAA including the likes of its Coordinator, Siibu Abudu ‘Jebote’, Secretary, Braimah Soale Rashid, a founding member of the party in Salaga, Mahama Issah and former Constituency Secretary Draman Abdul Wahab made this known at a press briefing in Accra over the weekend.
They recalled how the Lepowura single handedly rented and furnished the Salaga constituency office of the party in addition to 10 bicycles and cash to enable them campaign in the area way back in the year 1992 at a time when his contenders for the position were no where to be found in the activities of the party.
According to them, these and other contributions of Jawula led to his being selected as the NPPs Parliamentary Candidate for the area, stressing that but for the party’s decision to boycott the 1992 Parliamentary elections, he would have been the Member of Parliament for Salaga since his posters and campaign were all over the place.
“So if anybody says he is not an NPP member then that person may not have been with the party from the onset but a latter day saint, he is indeed a true Dankwa-Busia traditionalist.”
“Apart from being a Dankwa-Busia traditionalist, we believe Nana Addo must stick to his believe in the ‘yenim wo fri tete’ slogan to select Lepowura as his choice of Running Mate”, they emphasised.
They further stressed the believe that Jawula has the tendency of bringing more floating votes to the NPP since his popularity and lineage cuts across the political divide in especially the three Northern regions where the ruling party have had a difficult time in convincing getting the votes of the electorates.
The FONAA members have thus cautioned the party against endorsing the candidature of any individual either than the Lepowura since according to them, it has the tendency of affecting the voting pattern and the fortunes of the NPP in the upcoming elections, saying “with Lepowura, we are more than convinced that Nana has less work to do because he is a man of the people.”
In spite of his silent but numerous contributions to the party, the Lepowura is banking his hopes on his 32years proven track record in both public and civil service as an accomplished Administrator to get the position of Running Mate.
His supporters in FONAA believe evidence of his commitment and contributions to national development were reasons behind President Kufuor’s decision to give Jawula a national award alongside several other distinguished Ghanaians.
They have therefore asked Nana Addo to make no mistake in choosing any other person apart from Lepowura MND Jawula as his Running Mate to make the 2008 elections a mere formality.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu
Posted:Monday, July 14, 2008
With just a couple of weeks for the Presidential Candidate of ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to name his choice of Running Mate, his own people, the Executives of the Friends of Nana Akufo-Addo (FONAA) fun club have asked him to stick to his grounds and nominate Lepowura Alhaji MND Jawula as Running Mate.
Their reason is simple, “he has been with the party from the trenches since 1992 and his records and credentials in governance and administration surpasses that of his other colleagues.”
The Executives of the Salaga constituency branch of FONAA including the likes of its Coordinator, Siibu Abudu ‘Jebote’, Secretary, Braimah Soale Rashid, a founding member of the party in Salaga, Mahama Issah and former Constituency Secretary Draman Abdul Wahab made this known at a press briefing in Accra over the weekend.
They recalled how the Lepowura single handedly rented and furnished the Salaga constituency office of the party in addition to 10 bicycles and cash to enable them campaign in the area way back in the year 1992 at a time when his contenders for the position were no where to be found in the activities of the party.
According to them, these and other contributions of Jawula led to his being selected as the NPPs Parliamentary Candidate for the area, stressing that but for the party’s decision to boycott the 1992 Parliamentary elections, he would have been the Member of Parliament for Salaga since his posters and campaign were all over the place.
“So if anybody says he is not an NPP member then that person may not have been with the party from the onset but a latter day saint, he is indeed a true Dankwa-Busia traditionalist.”
“Apart from being a Dankwa-Busia traditionalist, we believe Nana Addo must stick to his believe in the ‘yenim wo fri tete’ slogan to select Lepowura as his choice of Running Mate”, they emphasised.
They further stressed the believe that Jawula has the tendency of bringing more floating votes to the NPP since his popularity and lineage cuts across the political divide in especially the three Northern regions where the ruling party have had a difficult time in convincing getting the votes of the electorates.
The FONAA members have thus cautioned the party against endorsing the candidature of any individual either than the Lepowura since according to them, it has the tendency of affecting the voting pattern and the fortunes of the NPP in the upcoming elections, saying “with Lepowura, we are more than convinced that Nana has less work to do because he is a man of the people.”
In spite of his silent but numerous contributions to the party, the Lepowura is banking his hopes on his 32years proven track record in both public and civil service as an accomplished Administrator to get the position of Running Mate.
His supporters in FONAA believe evidence of his commitment and contributions to national development were reasons behind President Kufuor’s decision to give Jawula a national award alongside several other distinguished Ghanaians.
They have therefore asked Nana Addo to make no mistake in choosing any other person apart from Lepowura MND Jawula as his Running Mate to make the 2008 elections a mere formality.
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