EDUCATION.... TTAG "AT WAR" WITH PRINCOF OVER INCREMENT OF FEEDING FEES

 TEACHER TRAINEES "AT WAR" WITH PRINCIPALS OVER INCREMENT OF FEEDING FEES

 

Teacher Trainees in the country last month held their annual delegates congress at Ada Coll. of Education to displace their displeasure with the government to scrap off the allowance as well as send a serious information out to its members to desist from the payment of their feeding fee for the coming semester.

According to the congress,it was stated " ALL SRC presidents in the 38 colleges of the country have come out with a unanimous decision that, no student should pay his/her school fees until PRINCOF reduce the feeding fees from GHC 504.00 to the initial GHC 392.00 which we are aware of. This decision was taken at national TTAG congress at ADA college of education in Accra when it was realized that PRINCOF have failed to maintain the feeding fees for two(2) years as they promised the national executive of TTAG. Also, PRINCOF have failed to include us (SRC presidents) in that decision as stated in the ACT. For these reasons, we are not going to pay the fees until the decision is reversed. NOTE: All college students in the country. Forward this to all trainees you know. Thanks."
This information has been forwarded to all students across the country. 


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ABURI ORPHANAGE ROBBERY SAGA....WHO IS TO BE BLAMED?

After armed robbers raided, beat and raped inmates and caretakers of the Lighthouse Christian Children's Home, no authority has extended any help to them.

The administrator of the home, Bridget Miriam Ogoe who described the situation as traumatic said she is very sad and frustrated. She added that only the leaders of the Lighthouse Chapel which set up the orphanage has provided assistance.

Speaking to Joy FM's Bernard Nasara Saibu on the Super Morning Show Wednesday, Madam Ogoe who could barely find the courage to repeat a narrative of what transpired in the home when the robbers raided there Monday dawn, she was expecting that at least, the Member of Parliament of the area as well as authorities of the District Assembly among others would call and sympathise with them and even extend help.

A number of inmates were defiled amidst severe beatings when armed men numbering about four stormed the ophanage Monday dawn. They also made away with items including computers, phones, decoders and some money.

The victims have been treated at the hospital and discharged.

She also expressed disappointment at the police of Aburi, saying they did not do much to help them. The police spent just about 30 minutes upon arriving at the scene and would not even listen to their plea for them to leave behind at least one personnel. The administrator says she was expecting them to do a lot more considering the state in which the victims were.

She vehemently discounted claims by the police that they didn't know an orphanage existed in the area.

"You do not set up an orphanage without the knowledge of police, when the Aburi police gets orphans they bring them there. Are they saying they don't know there's an ophanage in Aburi?

"That's a blatant lie..."

EDUCATION......THREE ARREST OVER DEATH OF STUDENT

THREE ARREST OVER DEATH OF STUDENT

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the death of a Level 400 student of the Evangelical Presbyterian University College in Ho.

They are: Senyo Anku, 28, a driver; Frank Awudey, 22, student and Albert Nunyuie, 30, a painter.

The suspects allegedly attacked the deceased, Percy Nubuake, who at the time, was in the company of his girl-friend, said to be a former girlfriend of Anku, one of the suspects.

Anku is alleged to have led the other suspects to kill Nubuake to pave way for a reunion between him (Anku) and the lady.

The Ho Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent Nicholas Opare Ofosuhene confirmed the death of Percy Nubuake and the arrest of three suspects currently in custody.

He declined further comments.

A close friend of the deceased, who chose to be identified as Mussey, said the deceased was going to officially propose marriage to the lady that night when the unfortunate incident occurred.

According to Mussey, he had been informed by persons close to the lady at the centre of the crime that when the suspects approached Nubuake and his partner, they subjected Nubuake to a search and found only his phone and the promisory ring he intended giving to the lady.

“Nubuake is said to have then asked the attacker whether he knew him and enquired further whether he could not make him out. Just after, Nubuake was shot dead”, Mussey recounted to the Daily Graphic.

SPORTS.....Michael Essien is Back for Ghana

MICHAEL ESSIEN FEATURED IN FINAL BLACK STARS SQUAD AGAINST ZAMBIA

 
















Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien in a 26-man squad to face Zambia in next month's World Cup qualifier.

Also included in the squad are
Kevin-Prince Boateng and Andre Ayew as both players are also named in the Black Stars team to play the Chipolopolo in Kumasi on 6 September.

DR Congo-based defender Richard Kissi Boateng was also named in the team after being cleared by FIFA to play in the match.

Coach Appiah named 26 players as some of the players will also be tested in the Ghana-Japan friendly scheduled for 10 September in Yokohama.

The Black Stars will start camping on Monday in Accra ahead of the game in Kumasi.

Ghana currently top Group D and will need to avoid defeat to reach the final phase of the 2014 World Cup.

Goalkeepers: Fatau Dauda (Orlando Pirates, South Africa), Adam Kwarasey (Stromgodset, Norway), Razak Braimah (Guadalajara, Spain)

Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Dnipro, Ukraine), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege, Belgium), Harrison Afful (Esperance, Tunisia), Kissi Boateng (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), John Boye (Rennes, France), Jonathan Mensah (Evian, France), Rashid Sumaila (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Mohammed Awal (Maritzburg United, South Africa)

Midfielders: Rabiu Mohammed (Kuban Krasnodar, Russia), Yussif Raman Chibsah (Sassuolo, Italy), Michael Essien (Chelsea, England), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus, Italy), Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese, Italy), Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough, England), Solomon Asante (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Mubarak Wakaso (Espanyol, Spain), Christian Atsu (Porto, Portugal), Frank Acheampong (Anderlecht, Belgium)

Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE), Andre Ayew (Marseille, France), Kevin Prince Boateng (AC Milan, Italy), Abdul Majeed Waris (Spartak Moscow, Russia), Mahatma Otoo (Sogndal, Norway)


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music,, HASTY BEATZ OF OMG REKORDZ

HASTY BEATZ OF OMG REKORDZ TO SET A PACE.....

  When we talk about song recording studios in Ghana, many would attest to the fact that OMG REKORDZ can not be left out. The Engineer recording all songs in OMG is called HASTY BEATZ.
HASTY has recorded so many artistes including Hecta, Eduwodji, Guru, Doubble, Klen .2flat, OD4 ,Destiny among others.
He is one of the youngest recording engineers that can be sort for. OMG REKORDZ is located at Abeka Lapaz behind Johnny spot. YOU CAN CONTACT THEM ON   0247631469.


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celebrity news BBA THE CHASE

Stunning Dillish wins Big Brother Africa - The Chase

In what came off as a huge surprise to many fans across the continent especially to the Nigerians as Melvin and Beverly were evicted in the finale of the show as well as Cleo representing Zambia , & Elikem representing Ghana. Yes we’re talking, Big Brother Africa The Chase finale.
Dilish Matthews walks away with 300,000 USD as the cash prize and will undoubtedly become a household name for years to come as she is the winner of this year’s Big Brother Africa.
It will come as shock to many viewers in West Africa who felt Melvin, Beverly & Elikem had a great shot of claiming the grand prize. Beverly had made a huge name for herself for the viewers as her steamy relationship with South Africa’s Angelo gathered a lot of attention across the continent as well as hate.
In the final minutes, Beverly was the first to get evicted, followed by Melvin, then Elikem and to the surprise of many, Cleo & Dilish were shocked to be in the final 2. The two Nigerians received the lowest votes after an intense round of voting.
In the final moment, Cleo was announced as evicted and automatically, Dilish became the winner of the 8th edition Big Brother Africa.
Congrats to Dilish Matthews & congrats to Namibia.

MY OPINION ON PEACE MESSAGES BEFORE THE FINAL SUPREME COURT VERDICT...........

 As Ghanaians await the final verdict of the supreme court, many are those who continue to preach peace in the country ,in the view of preventing the uprising of  any possible mayhem. 

It is always good to create the awareness of people on issues concerning  peace in the country.But the fact is that,"THE PEACE INDUSTRY" has become lucrative that people are taking advantage of the whole situation and are rather creating tension and fear in the citizens of Ghana.

I suggest ,that it will be better for such people or institutions to rather educate Ghanaians about the existenbce of laws in the country  and the need for the laws to be obeyed.

Why should we beg people not to cause mayhem when we have existing laws of the country?

Instead of telling people to obey the laws of the country, we are rather begging them not to cause violence......

Those who are preaching peace are rather creating tension.

OH GHANA..... "a word to the wise is enough"

By Ellis Ferdinand
Youth Edutainment TV (YED TV) 
ellisferdinand@ymail.com 
2flatgh.blogspot.com

 

 Aspects Of Addison’s Oral Submission “Interesting But False” – Ben Ephson


 
                           Ben Efson


 
Public rating of the oral submission by lawyers representing both the Petitioners and Respondents in the ongoing Election Petition Suit at the Supreme Court appears varied, mostly based on one’s political affiliation.
Whiles some believe Lawyer Tony Lithur, Quarshie-Idun and Tsatsu Tsikata proved their mettle and floored Lawyer Philip Addison, some averred rather differently.
But Renowned Pollster and Seasoned Journalist, Ben Ephson Jnr., has described certain aspects of the oral submission made by Philip Addison, as “interesting but false”.
Ben Ephson asserts that in the course of his submission, “Lawyer Addison made two very interesting points towards the end. He said that President Mahama had over 447,000 plus votes more than his parliamentary candidates and that was bizarre and odd. The second point was that, the NPP is in the minority yet they have over 112, 000 votes more than the NDC majority”.
And according to him, “that’s another interesting but false analysis”.
He pointed out that “in 2008, the NDC had a smaller majority in Parliament yet, the NPP minority had 283,000 votes than the NDC majority. And it is simply because where NPP have their safe seats,there are more voters there. That is why in 2008, Nana Akufo Addo nearly became President with only two regions”.
Mr. Ephson, who is the Managing Editor of the Dispatch Newspaper made these observations during a telephone interview on ‘Tea Cup’,on Radio Gold.
It was to throw more lighton his9th August edition of the Newspaper with its banner headline, ‘Addison’s Figures Confirm Mahama’s 2012 Prez Victory’? The newspaper likened events at Wednesday’s proceedings at the Supreme Court to a soccer match where a late goal own goal has been scored.
“It looks like some figures released by the lead counsel of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) petitioners,could help some ordinary Ghanaian believe that President John Mahama deserves his 2012 presidential victory. It can be described as a late own goal” The Daily Dispatch publication read.
-Peacefmonline

 Afari-Gyan advice to polling agents: Don’t refuse to sign a pink sheet - Gabby

Gabby Otchere- Darko is suggesting that the signature of the polling agents does not mean there was nothing wrong with the 2012 polls because, they signed according to instructions of the Chair of Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan.

Gabby Otchere Darko is claiming, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan advised polling agents to sign results of a polling station even if they had complaints about the electoral process.

The results of the 2012 presidential polls which the ruling NDC's John Mahama was declared winner by the Electoral Commission, is being challenged at the Supreme Court by three Petitioners from the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The Petitioners are claiming that there were irregularities on the pink sheets which were used to declare the results at the polling station. These irregularities they claim had a profound effect in declaring John Mahama winner.

But the Respondents, John Mahama, the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress, are also insisting that the results on the pink sheets were signed by party agents of the Petitioners - NPP Presidential Candidate, its vice presidential candidate and National Chairman.

But speaking on Joy FM's Newsfile, Gabby Otchere-Darko, a member of the NPP recalled that the Chair of the Electoral Commission at a meeting on 5th December 2012, told a meeting with editors that a political party agent should still sign a result whether or not he agreed with it because, the absence of a signature does not invalidate the results.

The Executive Director of the Danquah Institute said, Dr. Afari-Gyan urged party agents accredited to a polling station to first, sign results as counted and declared and get a copy of the results as recorded on the pink sheets.

He said at the meeting, they were told that the party agents after obtaining a signed copy, could then proceed to the constituency collation centre and show it as evidence of irregularity.

He said Dr. Afari-Gyan explained that, at the collation center, a pink sheet from every polling station within a constituency is used to determine what may have gone wrong with the results. It was at that point that any claim of irregularity could be resolved.

He suggested that the signature of the polling agents should not be misconstrued to mean there was nothing wrong with the results of the polls.

But Nana Ato Dadzie, a former Chief of Staff explained that procedurally, there was a complaint form on which a party agent could register his protest if he was dissatisfied with the results.

He also added that on the pink sheet, there is a section which provides a column for "reasons if you refuse to sign" - meant to give a party agent the opportunity to raise a protest.

But despite all these procedures, no party agent recorded any protest.

It is expected that the court will be giving a ruling on the Petition by the end of the month 

 

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TV3 dismisses anchor Henry Herbert Malm

One of TV3′s star news anchors Henry Herbert Malm has been shown the exit.

Sources at the station tell us Mr. Malm was sacked on Friday over a “petty” issue he had with one of the top bosses at the station Mary-Ann Eyram Acolatse.

He is said to have flouted a directive by Ms. Acolatse, who is Director, News, Current Affairs, to have a regular guest on his late night News @ 10 programme, thrown in as new co-host.

Mr. Malm our sources say didn’t take lightly, the decision to “super-impose” the supposed new co-host on both him and the show. His protest somewhat didn’t sit well with his boss, hence the sack.

According to sources, the decision to outrightly sack Mr. Malm has caused fear amongst some sections of the workforce, a fright also informed by recent resignations of some key on-air personalities.

The station has lost some key persons in the last few months. Bright Nana Amfo, who returned to Adese We after a stint at the Kennedy Agyapong-owned NET 2 TV, has since taken up a new role at Multi TV.

Roland Walker, until recently one of the station’s most cherished assets, has also left, and is said to be doing “fine” at one of the numerous private companies belonging to the group that also owns Zoomlion.

Station sources tell this website that from the look of things, a recency effect of the Malm-Amfo-Walker situation could trigger further voluntary and pushed-to-go exits, and have also suggested most are having difficulties with the management style of the team put in place by new owners Media General Ghana Limited.

Ms. Acolatse, who was brought back to the station by the new owners after stints at Metro TV and Multi TV, station sources say is seeking new directions to the way news and current affairs programmes are handled at the outfit, and that seems to be winning her more “enemies” than friends .
With a nationwide penetration of a little over 70 per cent, TV3 remains one of the most watched local channels in Ghana.

The company began transmission on October 1, 1997.

Incorporated under the Companies Code, 1963, (Act 179), as a limited liability company on August 29, 1996, the company received its certificate to commence business on September 19, 1996.

A Joint Venture Agreement was entered into by the Government of Ghana, Gama Media Systems, Gama Film Company and Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad that same year.

In March 2005, TV3 became a subsidiary of Media Prima Berhad of Malaysia, when TV3 Malaysia transferred its shareholding in Gama Film Company to it.

Media General Ghana Limited acquired and took over its operations in September 2011.



Source: enewsgh.com

Boy, 13, shoots dead his family, spends his day in school, then kills himself

Boy, 13, shoots dead his family, spends his day in school, then kills himself

A 13-year-old boy killed his police officer parents as well as his grandmother and great-aunt before spending a full day at school and then taking his own life.

Police believe Marcelo Pesseghini shot each victim in the head with a .40 caliber pistol early Monday morning at the home in Sao Paulo, Brazil, before catching a lift into school with a friend.

The father, Luiz Pesseghini, 40, a police sergeant with 19 years service was found in bed. The mother, Andreia Pesseghini, 30, who had served in the military police for 16 years was found on her knees in the bedroom. (Marcelo and his parents pictured above)


The grandmother, Benedita de Oliveira Bovo, 65, and great-aunt Bernadete Oliveira da Silva, 55, who lived in a different section of the house were both killed in bed.The teenager was found dead from a gunshot to the left temple and his father's police-issue service revolver was found nearby.

A second gun, a .32 caliber revolver, was found inside the backpack the teenager took to school.

The teenager appears to have been inspired by the infamous Amityville killings of 1974 when a man killed his parents, two bothers and two sisters at their home in Amityville, Long Island, New York.  All were found dead in their beds.

CCTV footage from a security camera shows Marcelo Pesseghini casually walking to school in the early hours of Monday morning

On December, 9, 2012, Pesseghini posted a famous picture linked to the Amityville case on his Facebook page.


CCTV footage taken from a security camera close to the property in the Brasilândia district in the northern part of São Paulo appears to show him casually walking back home after school.

'Everything seems to indicate that Marcelo (Pesseghini) killed his parents and relatives,' Itagiba Franco, of the Sao Paulo Civilian Police's homicide department, told a press conference.
Franco said Pesseghini had told a friend he wanted to kill his parents and become a hitman.

Marcelo and his dad

'He always told me he wanted to become a hired killer. He had a plan to kill his parents during the night, so that no one would notice and escape in the parents' car and live in an abandoned place,' police quoted the unidentified friend as saying.

Sao Paulo police commander Benedito Roberto Meira said there was no sign that someone had broken into the house and ruled out 'an act of revenge by a criminal group' against the teenager's father and mother.

Worryingly the teenager appears to have been inspired by the infamous Amityville killings with the crimes bearing chilling similarities to the 1974 murders.  

In the early hours of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr killed his parents-Ronald and Louise and four siblings. All were found dead in their beds.

The Amityville killings later sparked rumours of the supernatural after it was claimed that the house where they took place was haunted.

A famous picture known as the Amityville Ghost Boy which emerged in 1976 purports to show the ghost of the youngest victim of the massacre.

In December last year Marcelo Pesseghini posted the Ghost Boy picture, on his Facebook page.

 Supreme Election Petition: 4th September Judgment Day?

The verdict of the Supreme Court on the Presidential Election Petition challenging the declaration of John 
 Mahama as winner of Ghana's 2012 presidential elections may come on September 4, 2013.

President of the panel of judges hearing the case gave the indication after the court heard last minute oral pitches by lawyers for the petitioners and the respondents, Wednesday.

Justice William Atuguba said the court will return on August 14, 2013 to tie up some loose ends and seek clarification where necessary. After that, count of the mandatory 15 days - after close of arguments - within which the verdict must be given will begin, he said.

Counting 15 week days from August 15, the verdict is likely to come on September 4.

The Petitioners - NPP flagbearer in the 2012 elections, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, his running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and party Chairman, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey - want some three million votes nullified.

They say those votes were invalid because of irregularities and statutory violations during the polls.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respondents, John Mahama, the Electoral Commission, and the National Democratic Congress respectively, have however maintained that elections were credible, free and fair.

They contend that what the petitioners point to as evidence of irregularities and statutory violations were at best clerical errors.


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MAHAMA GENUINELY WON 2012 ELECTION- NDC TATES IN ADDRESS TO SC











The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated its position that its candidate in the December 2012 presidential election, Mr John Dramani Mahama, genuinely won the election.

In a 69-page address filed at the Supreme Court registry on July 31, 2013, the party is of the view that the very petition challenging the legitimacy of President Mahama had no leg to stand on from the day it was filed to the day the hearing of the petition ended.

“In this case the petitioners have not even crossed the threshold of discharging the evidential burden. As a result of their inability to produce material that they claimed they were supplying as evidence and because of the confused state of the material they supplied, a value of zero is the necessary outcome for the Petitioners,” the NDC argued in its address.

The address, filed on behalf of the party by one of the lawyers for the NDC, Mr Samuel Codjoe, indicated that the petitioners failed to establish that there were indeed irregularities of over-voting, persons voting without undergoing biometric verification, some presiding officers not signing pink sheets and some pink sheets having duplicate serial numbers.

It drew excerpts from evidence of the witnesses in the case and relied on areas that strengthened the NDC’s claim that the election was indeed free, fair and transparent.

“The documentary evidence provided by them and the oral testimony of their witness, the 2nd Petitioner, contain admissions about the results declared which fundamentally undermine the case of the petitioners and confirm the position of the respondents that the elections were conducted freely and fairly and that the results declared by the Chairman of second Respondent, namely that the first Respondent was the winner of the 2012 Presidential election, reflected the sovereign will of the people of Ghana and were lawful.

“It is our submission that the petitioners have woefully failed to establish the alleged ‘irregularities, violations’ etc, nor have they proved that the alleged ‘irregularities, violations’ etc affected the outcome of the 2012 Presidential election,” the address stated.

The party also made reference to records of proceedings and evidence from witnesses in the case to prove its argument that “the case presented by the petitioners comes nowhere close to discharging the burden of proof that lies on them to establish their allegations and warrant the reliefs they seek from this Honourable Court.”

No evidence of irregularities

It submitted that on a correct interpretation of constitutional provisions and other laws governing the election and having regard to the evidence before the court, the following conclusions regarding the main allegations of the petitioners emerge clearly:

Over-voting

It said there was no evidence that any voter in the election voted more than once or that any person not entitled to vote was allowed to vote, adding that “indeed, the evidence proffered by petitioners themselves showed overwhelmingly that the agents of the 1st Petitioner, as well as other agents, signed the declaration of results in the various polling stations after votes were counted in full public view.”

The first petitioner is Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, while the second and third petitioners are his running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey.

According to the NDC, there were no complaints by the agents of the candidates at polling stations or constituency centres regarding the allegation that over-voting was recorded anywhere.

“The claims of over-voting of the petitioners were, in large part, admitted not to hold and were abandoned by second Petitioner under cross-examination. Claims still pressed by petitioners are also untenable on a proper interpretation of information provided on the pink sheets and available evidence and must all be rejected,” the party held.

Biometric verification

The party argued that the challenges of using biometric verification devices for the first time in elections in Ghana were successfully overcome and no one voted without going through the biometric verification process.

“The testimony provided by the Chairman of the second Respondent, about the C3 column on the Statement of Poll and Declaration of Results for the office of the President forms (“the pink sheets”) was unchallenged and explained the problems the Presiding Officers had in filling that part of the pink sheet,” the address submitted .

No signatures of presiding officers

Dismissing calls by the petitioners for the annulment of votes because of absence of signatures of the presiding officers on pink sheets, the NDC said that issue “does not justify annulment of votes that were cast lawfully in the exercise of the constitutional rights of citizens.”

“While failure to sign constitutes a breach of the duty imposed on that election official by the Constitution, nowhere does the Constitution require or justify the annulment of votes cast and, hence, the results announced at the relevant polling station because of such a breach,” the address pointed out.

The party was of the view that the said presiding officers could be compelled to perform their duty to sign by order of mandamus, adding that “annulment of votes in these situations would not only be an unconstitutional deprivation of the right to vote of the citizen but would also amount to punishing innocent voters retroactively for the omission of the presiding officer.”

Duplicate serial numbers on pink sheets

According to the NDC, serial numbers were not, and had never been, security features on pink sheets, unlike ballot papers and argued that “the petitioners have provided no legal basis for this category of their claim.

EVERY RIGHT-THINKING DEMOCRAT KNOWS 2012 ELECTION WAS SHAMBOLIC_
NPP MAN

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Council, Eugene Antwi believes that every objective, right-thinking democrat ought to conclude that the 2012 general elections organized by the Electoral Commission(E.C) were shambolic.

This conclusion, he says was non-partisan and patriotic. The NPP man said there was no need to pretend about the lack of credibility of the December polls especially if when analyzed in a non-partisan spirit.

Mr. Antwi was discussing Ghana's Election Petition brought by leading figures in the opposition NPP. The Petition is alleging massive infractions and irregularities during the polls which they believe led to the wrongful declaration of the governing NDC's John Mahama as winner of the 2012 general elections.

Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana program Monday, he said his focus of constructive criticism was not on the actions of interested parties such as the declared winner John Mahama or his party the NDC but rather on the Electoral Commission.

"We all know what the infractions are”; every objective, right-thinking democrat can come to a conclusion that our elections was shambolic”, he said.

The NPP man was convinced that the Electoral Commission had compromised the credibility of the polls and argued that the independence of the EC must not go unscrutinized.

He said this scrutiny was important because “tomorrow it could be you [NDC]”, he told co-panelist and deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Kofi Adams.

Kofi Adams responded that the petitioners failed to denigrate the performance of the E.C. during their counsel’s cross-examination of Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, the witness and Chair of the E.C.

To buttress his point he sought to rely on complimentary comments attributed to Boakye Agyarko, Campaign Manager of the NPP who is reported to have said hours before the process was over that the the 2012 elections were the cleanest yet.

But the NPP man would not allow him to make this reference. Appearing disruptive and uncompromising, he insisted that Kofi Adams ought to focus on the real issues.

“We are not in court because of Boakye Agyarko we are there because of pink sheets,” he said.

Kofi Adams nonetheless explained that the fact that polling agents of the NPP signed all pink sheets showed the results were certified as true – a point he said Tsatsu Tsikata had shown in court during the hearing of the election petition.

He conceded that there were problems with biometric verification and registration machines used during the polls but said that was to be expected because it was a new system.

Nonetheless, to have gone through problems such as the breakdown of these machines and the extension of the voting day by 24 hours proved the system was resilient not shambolic. He said former president Rawlings had recognized the serene nature of the polls.

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Mahama Will Beat Nana In Any Election – JJ

The Deputy Minister for Energy and Petroleum, John Abdulai Jinapor is convinced that twice defeated presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) can never beat President John Dramini Mahama in any election.
Mr. Jinapor who until his appointment was the spokesperson for the President, both at the time he served as vice-President to President John Mills to his transition to the highest office of the land, said that William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, would be whipped anytime he stands any national election with his former boss.
The former spokesperson who was an integral part of the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) campaign, which lasted for only forty (40) days as against the NPP’s over two years, was contributing to a newspaper discussion on Metro TV’s “Good Morning Ghana” programme hosted by sit-in presenter Samuel Agyeman on Monday.
Having in mind the petition at the Supreme Court, with the nine judges led by Justice William Atubiga, are yet to make pronouncement on, Mr Jinapor believed that the attributes of President Mahama could not be matched by Mr Akuffo Addo who was for the first time beating in 2008 by late President Mills.
He was speaking ahead of declaration by the Supreme Court who were petitioned by Mr Akufo-Addo, his vice-presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and party Chairman Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, demanding to annul over four million valid votes.
In a sharp rebuttal, the representative from the NPP, Eugene Asante Antwi, could not let the statement pass without disputing it, said the statement by Mr Jinapor can happen only when the elections are stolen for Mr. Mahama, but not on a clear, fair and transparent manner.
The NPP is in court seeking to over-turn a declaration by the Electoral Commission (EC) led by its Chairman Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan that the 2012 general elections were conducted amidst irregularities, which largely benefitted President Mahama.
After listening to both petitioners and respondents make submission on the case, the Supreme Court has adjourned sitting till July 30, when they shall re-convey to hear the final addresses by the actors in the petition, to enable them determine the true winner of the 2012 general elections.
-The Herald

EMELIA BROBBEY'S FRIEND TREATHERNS TO 
 EXPOSE HER WITH A VIDEO IF ...................................

I don’t have an idea, what people gain from bringing someone down but as Emelia Brobbey is busy defending herself and clearing her name, an unknown friend of hers (probably) has decided to spark it all over again by threatening to release a video of the whole incident. I mean is it fair and what will you gain from it, after you bring her down. She’s not the only one who has stolen something. Even if she did. According to Xfm 95.1 official facebook page post, A friend of Emelia Brobbey has threaten to release a video that proves the Ghanaian actress actually did steal the bracelet in London.Emelia Brobbey after arriving in Ghana last night was met by colleague actors and the press where the she explained that she didn’t steal anything.

Well, we think Emelia didn’t settle the score in London before coming home as we think she has left her friend in London to suffer the consequences.
The supposed friend of Emelia Brobbey therefore urges her not to do “mouth mouth’ or else she will release the video to prove that she ‘stole’ the bracelet in London.
Now we don’t know who to believe !!! Let’s wait for the ‘video’.

RUMOR: SAKODIE CAN REST, SONNNI BALLI AND BOGGY DOGGY TO DISS 
SAMINI............

Samini must be the most-hated Ghanain musician right now. I’m sure Samini would have walked away free if he hadn’t mentioned Sarkodie in his ‘PINK SHEET‘ song but why diss Sarkodie? You already know that I guess.

Many musicians who probably never liked Samini before has joined-in on the beef and has thrown many punches at the award winning artist. Yesterday, Shatta Rako who is one of the pioneers of dancehall music in Ghana, released his diss song titled ‘KEY‘ to Samini and it seems it’s not going to end there.

A reliable source told OMGGhana.Com that, Sonni Balli and Yoggy Doggy who paved way for Samini as we all know but are missing in action are recording songs to diss Samini. Sarkodie can rest now, he don’t need to address Samini on the questions he asked in his Pink Sheet song.

Source : http://omgghana.com

SHATA WALE (BANDANA) WILL *DIE* SOON

Instead of mincing words, we at Flex think dancehall artiste, Bandana aka Shatta Wale will die soon with the popularity he has garnered lately.

A fortnight ago, an article was published seeking to ask or question who truly the dancehall King in Ghana is. In reaction, another article by another writer came out bluntly stating that the question the first writer asked needed no research or debate for an answer because the only musician in Ghana who can be crowned the dancehall King of Ghana is Samini. As to whether the two writers plotted the two stories as a publicity stunt for Samini or not, only they can tell. We are in no authority to judge.
After Bandana’s triumphant performances at Ghana Meets Naija concert and Rackus Entertainment’s maiden edition of BASS Awards, Flex newspaper wanted to know from the funs of dancehall music which musician in Ghana they think qualify to be crowned as the King of dancehall music in Ghana. This we did by visiting some areas in Accra-Nima, Newtown, Ashaiman, Adabraka, Bukom, Circle, and Teshie where funs of dancehall music reside most or sweat it out at clubs and pubs. We told them that one entertainment writer has crowned Samini as the dancehall King in Ghana and asked if they agree or not. They all unanimously disagreed.
In their response, they said Bandana aka Shatta Wale is the King of Dancehall in Ghana. However, we at Flex newspaper think Bandana has transcended Ghana. We therefore say: “Bandana will die soon.” Are you perplexed? Well don’t be, because we don’t mean Bandana will die as in being taken away by death. The D stands for Dancehall, I for International, and the E for Emperor. So putting it right, Bandana will soon become a “Dancehall International Emperor.” Bandana is now ready for the international market as a dancehall artiste! Bandana is synonymous to talent! Bandana is talent personified! Bandana is the definition of talent! Bandana will die soon! Bandana will soon become a Dancehall International Emperor.
Bandana showed maturity when he apologized to anyone he has offended in the past and in recent times on the BASS Awards nominees jam stage last week. The only advice we at Flex will add to our positive wish to him is that he should check the crude side of his character because if he doesn’t, his character can kill his talent. As the old axiom goes: “the charisma can take you to the top but the character will bring you down.” A word to the wise is from the Flex team. Henceforth, when you see or meet Bandana, call him DIE – Dancehall International Emperor! Until then….MOTWUM!!

Osarfo Anthony///flexghana.com

TARZAN SPEAKS: ATUGUBA, JSC HAVE COME OF AGE......

 














Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby
He kept the best to the last, drawing the loudest decibels of applause from an otherwise partisan crowd and uniting all of the inky fraternity to home in on the single unanimous headline to bring the gavel down on a historic and epoch making chapter of Ghana’s history and March to an enlightened and accommodatingly mature political environment.
In the final gems of what has been a superb and impeccably timed act of bringing levity, soberness, and proportionality to an otherwise pompous and overcharged legal tussle, ATUGUBA JSC, summed up the import and value of the seven month hearing of the Petition to annul the 2012 Presidential Elections. The Presiding Judge’s allusion to Osagyefo Polo Ground speech of March 06 1957, “At long last the Battle of Evidence is over…..,” highlighted both the historic importance of the process that had exercised all of our minds for seven months, as well as an affirmation that we will do well to protect, defend and cherish the nation state that our founders bequeathed to us.
The parting shots to Dr Kwadwo Afari Djan were simply a master stroke. Not only did it show empathy with the tortuous and bruising encounter the Returning Officer had been put through for 14 days; it also managed to caution against the easy resort to passing the buck to others and thinking that you have washed your hands from a matter. The clear lesson was, “Watch it mate. It is always better to exhaust the limits of your powers of resolution before walking away thinking somebody else will do your bidding. You will never know when it will come back to haunt you.”
The unanimity of newspaper headlines the next day was the icing on the Atuguba JSC super act. It defused and swept away the unnecessary tensions between the Judiciary and the Press about the powers and limits that each of these great pillars who act in our name and on our behalf.
It managed to sweep away any doubts, if indeed there were some, that the Bench inherently adopted a soft touch and accommodating attitude to the 2nd Respondent acting as a ventriloquist for the 1st Respondent. Indeed, the enthusiasm with which every single reportage welcomed the President’s words, and the amazing soberness and sense of togetherness that informed all the myriad of platforms of social punditry, was confirmation that ATUGUBA JSC had yanked is back from the brink of a potential “Kenya refrain” and managed to prepare EVERY GHANAIAN LIVING EVERYWHERE to accept the outcome of the case and continue to be each other’s keepers.
Never mind the little spats that punctured the marathon proceedings. Ghana’s Supreme Court has demonstrated that it has all the skills of high intellect, sense of accommodation and sensitivity in spite of its awesome powers, the stamina and the vigour not to have missed a single day of hearings, individually and collectively; totally unbowed and articulate in giving insightful and very erudite interjections to bring clarity to the proceedings; demonstrating that their rulings were “on the face of the merits of each challenge” and not as predictable of every newspaper headline bar the one of the final day.
When you put all of this together with the awesome image of all the lawyers for both Petitioners and Respondents coming together to dance the “WE HAVE ONLY ONE GHANA” JIG, then I become more and more convinced that Ghanaians have embraced the notion that this nation of ours, in its 4th manifestation after several false awakenings, will always prefer “TO COUNT HEADS THAN TO CUT HEADS”, even if sometimes the question of how many of the heads turned out to be ghosts have to be determined before ATUGUBA JSC & his noble band of 9 or as they have surely ensured, their perpetual successors till the ultimate JUDGEMENT DAY.
My only previous encounter with ATUGUBA JSC was in the case of the Republic versus Kwame Pianim (circa 1996). This was when my senior Akora brother had gone to test the law as to whether he would be allowed to become a Presidential Candidate in the 1996 General Elections. The action had been brought against the considered advice of us who were working with him. As it turned out, it was really an internal NPP dispute been played out in the Supreme Court of Ghana.
After a dramatic 2-2 position had been reached. ATUGUBA JSC was placed in the unenviable position of casting the deciding vote for Kwame Pianim’s Presidential ambitions. The good Judge choked on his words as soon as he had begun; quickly abandoned any pretext of being able to continue with delivering his address, and visibly choking with tears, banished Kwame Pianim’s ambition into the dustbin of history. As one of those who had downed all other tools to work for Kwame’s bid, I was shattered and confused about the injustice meted out to the one who had been incarcerated for 10 years trying to defend Government by the people for the people. My instant retort was to label the ATUGUBA JSC as “Billy the Kid” for not standing up to what he knew to be the rightful position and rather crying like a baby.
It is against this background that today I am proud to publicly acknowledge that ATUGUBA JSC’s Presidency of the 2012 Election Petition, measured, sensitive, humorous, and above all uniting us in a common commitment to peace and brotherliness, may turn out to be the most important bequest to Oman Ghana since March 06 1957.
Massa, you have well and truly shown that the LAW DOES INDEED LIE IN THE BOSOMS of you and your eight colleagues. YES SIR YOU HAVE INDEED COME OF AGE IN THE TRUST THAT WE CAN REPOSE IN YOU AS IMBUED WITH THE GIFTS AND SKILLS TO DELIVER JUSTICE FOR ALL.

FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS SPEAKS ABOUT ELECTION PETITON AS HE COMMENDS ATUGUBA AN GHANAIANS AS A WHOLE ......

 READ HIS FULL SPEECH.....
ADDRESS BY H.E. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS AT A HIGH LEVEL SUMMIT BY NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL AND MANHYIA PALACE
THEME: JUSTICE, PEACE AND REFORM WILL STRENGTHEN GHANA

BANQUET HALL, STATE HOUSE, ACCRA – JULY 19, 2013

His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Most Reverend Professor Emmanuel Asante, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, Naa Professor John Nabila, the Inspector-General of Police, Nananom, Niimei, Honourable Members of the National Peace Council, representatives of Civil Society and Political Parties, Distinguished Guests, members of the Media, Ladies and Gentlemen:

Issues of national importance and perhaps international relevance have again brought us together to participate in a forum on justice, peace and reform with the goal of further strengthening our democracy and political development.

Ghanaians have been witnesses to the fascinating spectacle of our electoral process being placed under judicial scrutiny over the past few months. As we inch closer to the conclusion of the process there are natural concerns that the high-adrenalin that characterizes our political competitiveness and discourse may spill over when a verdict is finally given.

Allow me to commend our Supreme Court justices for their composure and moderating influence throughout the hearing process. Their performance so far, under the scrutiny of television cameras, is worthy of mention.

At a similar forum in November 2012 ahead of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections, I counselled that our political leadership have a huge responsibility to give proper direction and guidance to their supporters across the country, to desist from acts of reckless impunity.

Today, I can only reiterate that our political parties, especially the two who areopposing each other in the law courts, have a patriotic responsibility to protect the sanctity of our democratic process by properly educating their supporters on the role of the judiciary and the fact that decisions may notautomatically go in favour of their party.

Our weakness when it comes to politicking is the impression political leadership often creates that their individual party has to win at all costs and failure to win means something untoward may have taken place. We cannot allow such attitudes to affect supporters’ perceptions in the run up to the Supreme Court ruling.

Ladies and gentlemen, for us to achieve an incident-free post court-ruling scenario we need the full support of the media and indeed every citizen of this country. We have to concede that some of our media have not helped to objectively disseminate news about the on-going judicial process but have contributed to unduly raising the political temperature. The media have to revise their approach to reporting electoral disputes and be guided by the principle that their agenda-setting role should always protect the national interest and not be tarnished by the petty, biased and parochial political agenda some of them pursue.

Many Ghanaians now have access to various social media forums so this admonishment does not only go to the mainstream media but also to all those who have taken it upon themselves to abuse their freedoms in chat rooms by pursuing a vitriolic political agenda that has the capacity to negatively influence unsuspecting users of such forums. Hiding behind the Internet to pursue a dirty political agenda is cowardly. And this is no less cowardly than those journalists who boldly fabricate stories as a way of protecting their paymasters.

Our political leaders, traditional leaders, opinion leaders and indeed every Ghanaian, has a part to play in ensuring peace and unity for our country. Let us not relegate the responsibility to a select few. We can all play our part within our communities and circles of family, friends and associates.

At the end of the day our response to the ruling will indicate how mature we are as a people and how our political process has evolved. We cannot afford to fail this test.

We will of course also expect our judiciary to deliver a ruling that will inspire the confidence of both the winners and losers and further go to strengthen and protect our political process, national cohesion and self-belief. Justice is perhaps one of the most essential and intrinsic contributions to the internal equilibrium of the soul.

There are serious battles ahead of us – corruption, economic battles, the burning down of our markets and crime. Let us get this one out of the way and take on the others. We need to move on.

Thank you.

yedtvgh@blogspot.com

MEET GHANA'S RICHEST MAN....



It’s so sad that Ghanaians don’t allow Forbes to know their finances but according to sources Dr. Kwame Addo Kuffour who is the brother of former President J.A. Kuffour and a former member of parliament at Manhyia constituency is the richest man in Ghana legitimately.
Even though it’s not confirmed and we know that others might be worth more than that but his money is from a legitimate source. He owns several hospitals in Ghana and in London, UK. He’s a doctor by profession. He thought medicine in many universities in London and in Ghana at no charge, it’s obvious he don’t need anymore money in his life.
It is alleged that he is worth a whooping $1.2Billion dollars and if it’s proved, he could end up in the forbes billionaire list. He’s actually worth more than Jay Z and Beyonce’s worth put together. Check out his photo below. I would really be glad if this can be proved.

Turkey 2013 :Aboagye wins adidas Bronze Ball
From: FIFA Published On: July 14, 2013, 00:42 GMT





Turkey 2013 :Aboagye wins adidas Bronze Ball


At the end of a dramatic FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 final, France lifted the most prestigious trophy in world youth football after overcoming Uruguay in a penalty shootout in Istanbul. Midfield strategist Paul Pogba’s headline-grabbing displays throughout the competition helped lead Les Bleuets to the top of the pile and he was deservedly awarded the adidas Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player. Ghana’s Ebenezer Assifuah took home the adidas Golden Boot after finishing as top scorer. FIFA.com rounds up all the award winners.

adidas Golden Ball: Paul Pogba (France)
The very presence of the France captain out on the pitch was enough to command opponents’ respect. Pogba’s attributes, from his intimidating physique, fearless tackling, tireless running and the ability to read and determine the pace of the game, made the 20-year-old the team’s undisputed leader. Furthermore, the Juventus midfielder was crucial to the morale of coach Pierre Mankowski’s side, geeing his team-mates up on countless occasions when their heads dropped.

adidas Silver Ball: Nicolas Lopez (Uruguay)
Anyone who has seen Nicolas Lopez play will no doubt have realised the forward is no ordinary talent. The 19-year-old has an invaluable knack of conjuring chances from nothing and while blessed with a devastating turn of pace, he is equally adept at biding his time, waiting for the right moment to pounce. Possessing outstanding technique, the unpredictable Roma front man forces defenders to remain permanently on guard. His contributions were often decisive in helping La Celeste into the final.

adidas Golden Boot: Ebenezer Assifuah (Ghana / 6 goals, 0 assists)
Ghana’s energetic No17 came into his own when the West Africans had their backs to the wall. It was Assifuah’s brace in the 4-1 triumph over USA that helped the Black Satellites shrug off their shackles following two straight defeats, while he also grabbed the equaliser in a tense 4-3 quarter-final victory over Chile, before heading in the last-gasp winner in extra time. The 20-year-old Liberty Professionals FC forward finished top of the scoring charts and was instrumental in the 2009 champions’ upturn in fortunes which culminated with them returning home with a bronze medal.

adidas Silver Boot: Bruma (Portugal / 5 goals, 2 assists)
He may only be 18, but the attacker wasted no time in showing why his future is predicted to be particularly bright. Given Portugal’s surprising departure in the Round of 16 - after just four games - Bruma’s statistics make impressive reading. The Sporting Lisbon forward, whose role model is Cristiano Ronaldo, was a constant thorn in the side of opposing back lines, with his pace, mobility and close control the source of many a defender’s anguish. As breakthrough performances on the international stage go, Bruma’s will take quite some beating.

adidas Bronze Boot: Jese (Spain / 5 goals, 1 assist)

Having arrived in Turkey with a formidable reputation, the Real Madrid frontman wasted little time in showing what all the fuss was about. Just five minutes into La Rojita’s opening game against USA it became clear that talk of the 20-year-old being the future spearhead of Spain’s attack is far from premature as he netted his first goal of the tournament. Just 39 minutes later he notched his second, while his other strikes were all decisive too: Jese scored the only goal of the game against Ghana, the all-important second in the 2-1 win over France, as well as netting in the final minute of the 2-1 Round of 16 triumph over Mexico. The only time Jese failed to find the net was against Uruguay in the quarter-finals, where Spain were eliminated following a 1-0 defeat after extra-time.

adidas Golden Glove: Guillermo De Amores (Uruguay)
De Amores was without doubt one of the stand-out characters of the tournament, constantly urging his team-mates forward with thunderous instructions from the back. The importance of his ambition, will to win and outstanding reflex saves in Uruguay’s second-place finish cannot be underestimated. Still just 18, the three goals the Liverpool Montevideo FC shot-stopper conceded in Turkey were the fewest of any custodian at the competition.

adidas FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain
Despite their billing as one of the title favourites prior to the tournament, Spain were sent packing in the quarter-finals. Nevertheless, alongside their eye-catching short passing game, the Iberians’ sense of fair play did not go unnoticed. In five games coach Julen Lopetegui’s troops received just five bookings and were deservedly honoured for that achievement.

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