US Vice Prez Kamala Harris to visit Ghana

 

US Vice Prez Kamala Harris to visit Ghana

US Vice President, Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Dougas Emhoff will from Saturday, March 25 embark on a three-nation tour of Africa.

The tour will begin with a visit to Ghana before successive trips to Tanzania and Zambia.

“The Vice President’s visit will build on the recent U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit that President [Joe] Biden hosted in Washington in December 2022,” a statement issued by the White House on Monday, March 13 said.

Council on Foreign Relations, Michelle Gavin says the visit is very much of a piece with the US Africa strategy that was actually rolled out in South Africa not too long ago as the Biden administration tries to reframe its relationships on the continent in a much more global context and look for partners to try and build a reformed, rules-based international order.

According to her, the high-level visits are absolutely intended to signal a commitment to finding overlaps in our Venn diagram interests.

In Ghana, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and some government officials including her opposite number Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

She will discuss regional and global priorities with the officials. Among these priorities are democracy, sustainable economic growth, food security and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war.

“The Vice President will strengthen people-to-people ties and engage with civil society, including young leaders, business representatives, entrepreneurs, and members of the African Diaspora.”

She will conclude her visit on Sunday, April 2.

…. MICHELLE….

 

We have been mistreated on our own land for too long – Ga Mantse fumes

The Ga Mantse, Nii Teiko Tsuru II is agitated over what he described as disregard and mistreatment of Gas on their own land.

According to the Ga King, his people are sad about the situation.

Ga Mantse making these remarks during a visit by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen to his place made, “Ga Dangbe is sad, sad because of a lot of things that are being done against us. That is why I am speaking in English today and I want you to hear we are sad!

He stressed that, they are sad about the way they are being treated in the capital adding that, “People just get up, go to a place like Agbogbloshie and start building why? Without even consulting a traditional authority”.

He stated that Gas have the ability to decide the outcome of the 2024 general election, thus should be recognized as key stakeholders in the affairs of the country.

“We will decide this election in 2024 because Accra is the pivot of the election. Accra is Ghana and Ghana is Accra, don’t take us for granted” he pointed out.

….NII TEIKO…..

On his part, the former Trade and Industry Minister has been making some promises on the back of the Ga King’s remarks.

According to Mr. Kyerematen, he will transform Accra if he becomes president of Ghana.

He added that he will ensure that Ga’s feature very prominently in government.

.…ALAN KYEREMATEN….

 

PNC, NDP other parties back EC’s proposed CI for 2024 polls

A number of minority political parties including the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the People’s National Convention (PNC) are in support of the proposed Constitutional Instrument (CI) being championed by the Electoral Commission for the continuous registration of voters.

Under the new CI, the Ghana Card will be the sole identification document for voter registration – a move the National Democratic Congress (NDC) together with its Members of Parliament have opposed stating that it will disenfranchise Ghanaians.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, General Secretary of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Citizen Ato Dadzie argued that the new CI will eliminate challenges including chaos at registration centers among others.

He is therefore calling on Members of Parliament to back the proposed C.I. while urging government to give the National Identification Authority more resources to enable it register more Ghanaians onto the Ghana card database.

“Ghana has come a long way with our democracy, and so we should not allow baseless suspicions to erase all the successes we have attained over the years. We should channel our energies to implore the government to release resources to NIA to honor their mandate so that we can adhere to the laws that mandate us to use the National ID as evidence of identity to register as a new voter.

….ATO DADZIE FIRST….

The group again accused the NDC of double standard.

According to Citizen Ato Dadzie, the same EC whom the NDC are opposing their C.I are the same people (EC) who conducted the recently ended their elections of their National Officers.

….ATO DADZIE SECOND….

NDC will carefully monitor 2024 polls – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will keep a close eye on the elections in 2024.

Mr. Mahama claims that the party will put in place adequate safeguards to ensure that all results are collected on time.

Speaking to delegates in Sunyani East and West, John Dramani, a flagbearer hopeful of the NDC for the 2024 elections, said the party will train all polling stations ahead of the elections.

According to him persons selected as polling agents must be vigilant and ensure that all ballot papers are counted and call the party office later and disclose the figures the party secured adding that, he figures will be uploaded into the system so by midnight, the party will have all results. All polling agents will be trained.

John Dramani Mahama also reiterated his call on executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) across all levels of the party to work hard between now and December 2024 to ensure that the NDC’s victory in the polls is emphatic.

Addressing branch and constituency executives on the first day of his campaign in the Bono East Region, Mr. Mahama said “Ghanaians are looking up to us, the NDC, to win power and save them from their present predicament of hardship, high living cost, lack of critical infrastructure in their communities among others”.

Mr. Mahama who is campaigning to lead the NDC to the next election told his audience in many of the constituencies visited that he will “work hard for Ghana and the people of Ghana” when elected President in 2024.

He charged the executives to own not only his flagbearer campaign but also the 2024 campaign, restating his advice to regional and constituency executives to ensure fairness and transparency in the distribution of party resources and campaign materials to the branches.

.…MAHAMA….

Wa murder: Family gives police 24hr ultimatum to apologize

The family of a middle-aged man who was shot to death by an anti-robbery team in Wa has given the police a 24-hour ultimatum to reach out to them and render an unqualified apology for unjustifiably tagging the deceased as an armed robber.

The family maintains that contrary to the narration by the police, the victim, Abubakari Shahid was a law-abiding citizen who never engaged in any robbery as alleged by the police.

At a press conference in Wa, the family said the killing was a clear act of unprofessionalism, adding that they will resort to the law court to seek justice for the victim should the police fail to meet the deadline of their ultimatum.

A family member and President of Dondoli, Mohamed Tamin stated that, they are calling on the police to come out and clear the air on the issue to allow the soul of their brother to rest in peace without being tagged as an armed robber.

According to him, the police should accept their mistake, show remorse and apologize to the family for unjustifiably taking the life of their member adding that, the police should reach out to the family and take steps to find an amicable solution to the matter.

….MOHAMMED TAMIN…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pregnant JHS student beheaded at Assin Asane

Residents of Nsane near Ayaase in the Assin South District of the Central Region have been thrown into a state of shock and fear following the murder of a 15-year-old school girl by unknown assailants.

The deceased, Priscilla Ataa Botwey aka Atta Kakra was found lying in a supine position stripped naked with her head chopped off, and lying at a distance of about three meters away from the body in a bush on the outskirt of the town.

The body which was in a decomposed state with her attire covering the neck where it was chopped off.

The deceased, a Junior High School 1 pupil of Assin Jakai Basic School was said to be 5 months pregnant and lived with her grandparents in the same town.

According to reports, deceased on 8^th March, 2023 at about 10 am was seen arguing with her boyfriend, Nana Yaw, a Taxi Driver stationed at Abura Dunkwa over the pregnancy.

Some of the residents speaking to the media said, they were not able to find the whereabout of the child until a farmer, Kojo Boadi, reported to the grandfather that when he was going to his farm he came across flies hovering around a particular location in a bush.

He became curious to find out what was happening only to find a human body lying down dead.

They followed up to the scene to the decomposed body of the pregnant lady.

A team of police officers at Nyankomase Ahenkuro led by Detective Lance Corporal Nii Armah Ashitey, visited the crime scene and conveyed the body to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital morgue and investigation has since commenced.

.…RESIDENTS….