Ghana Post Elections

The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is no longer a force to contend with, going into the 2020 polls. Freddie Blay believes the NDC and John Dramani Mahama will not pose any serious threat to the NPP’s chances of winning the upcoming general elections. He suggested that Ghanaians will reject the NDC due to what he described as the party’s mismanagement of the economy. “I don’t believe that as we talk now, the NDC is a big force… their performance was bad as compared to what we are doing. They nearly drove the economy into total darkness,” Mr. Blay said on Citi TV’s Face to Face. “I’m not taking anything for granted but I don’t think the NDC can pose a serious challenge in the election.” The NPP’s National Chairman further described Mahama’s return as the flagbearer of the NDC as pitiful. He said Mahama’s previous records clearly depict a man who woefully failed while he was President. “

The National House of Chiefs (NHC) say it was worried about the rising political tension in the country at the time of escalating covid-19 infection, and other socio-economic challenges in the country. According to the chiefs, it seemed "political leaders in the country appear to be more concern about winning power than the development needs and happiness of our people". These were contained in a statement jointly signed by Togbe Afede XIV, President and Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, Vice President of the House and issued in Kumasi, on Sunday evening. According to the statement, what Ghana needed now was absolute peace and unity to fight the further spread of covid-19 and other development challenges facing the nation. The House stressed the need for the Electoral Commission to ensure that every qualified person was registered in the upcoming voters registration exercise to ensure that all eligible Ghanaians exercised their franchise in a free, fair and transparent manne

In statement issued by the Fulani Community in Ghana, the group states that it would be disenfranchised if the Electoral Commission insists on the two main means of proof of citizenship – Ghana card and Passport- in the upcoming voter’s registration exercise. According to the Fulanis, the National Identification Authority refused to register them for the Ghana cards and they are also denied the opportunity of securing passports as Ghanaians. In a statement signed by its National Secretary Yakubu Musah Barry, the Fulani Community appealed to Parliament to reconsider the Constitutional Instrument before the House since it has the potential to deprive the chance to vote as Ghanaians. “The Tabital Pulaaku International Ghana Chapter and Danbaki Royal family representing the entire Fulani Community in Ghana, held several news conferences to voice their concerns in respect of the way and manner the Fulani citizens of Ghana are being discriminated against and eventually denied the acqui