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Victorious John Mahama promises new beginning for Ghana
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Victorious John Mahama promises new beginning for Ghana

Supporters of John Mahama have taken to the streets across the country to celebrate his victory Ghana's opposition candidate and former President John Mahama has promised "a new beginning, a new direction" for the country after being officially declared the winner of Saturday's presidential election. Mahama won with 56.6% against 41.6% for Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia. It is the biggest margin of victory in the country for 24 years. Voter turnout was 60.9%, said the head of Ghana's electoral commission, Jean Mensa. Mahama said he felt "humbled" that he and his National Democratic Congress (NDC) had "chalked one of the best results in the electoral history of Ghana". He also noted that Ghana had "made history" by choosing its first female Vice-President, Jane Naana Opoku A...
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Opposition wins Ghana presidential election, vice-president says
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Opposition wins Ghana presidential election, vice-president says

Ghana's Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday's election and congratulated the opposition candidate, former President John Mahama, on his victory. "The people have voted for change," said Bawumia. The elections come amid the country's worst economic crisis in a generation, which saw the cost of basic goods shoot up, while young people struggled to get jobs and the country was unable to repay its debts. Despite Bawumia's concession, no official results have been declared. The Electoral Commission (EC) said results had been delayed because supporters of the two main parties were impeding the process and it had asked the police to clear the collation centres. Mahama's supporters have taken to the streets around the country to celebrate, cheering, ...
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Ghana Bar Association Urges Tolerance Ahead of 2024 Elections
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Ghana Bar Association Urges Tolerance Ahead of 2024 Elections

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has issued a call for utmost tolerance and restraint from Ghanaians during and after the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections. In a statement signed by its President, Mrs. Efua Ghartey, the Association emphasized the importance of peaceful, free, and fair elections. GBA President Mrs. Efua Ghartey, who made history as the first female president of the Ghana Bar Association, urged citizens to conduct themselves with integrity, respect, and civility, even in the face of differing opinions. The Association also reminded its members to be worthy ambassadors in promoting the tenets of a good election. Ghana is set to hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, December 7, 2024. The two leading candidates are current Vice Presi...
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Prof Opoku Agyemang pays for surgery of 3 Year old boy with hole in heart
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Prof Opoku Agyemang pays for surgery of 3 Year old boy with hole in heart

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on Thursday donated $7,500 to cover the cost of the surgery of a three-year-old boy, Patnam Kantam, who is suffering from a hole in the heart. Prof. Opoku Agyemang also donated GHC5,000 cash to the parents of Kantam to support his upkeep after the surgery. The three-year old boy has been on admission at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after being diagnosed with a hole in heart. With the family struggling to raise the money for his surgery, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang came to the rescue of the little boy’s family by footing the bill required for the surgical procedure. Presenting the dummy cheque and the cash to the family at the National Card...
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Where Is Bawumia’s Cape Coast Airport? Prof Opoku Agyemang quizzes
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Where Is Bawumia’s Cape Coast Airport? Prof Opoku Agyemang quizzes

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has asked the government to show where it built the airport that VicePresident Dr Mahamudu Bawumia promised the people of Cape Coast in the last elections. Addressing NDC supporters in Anofa in the Cape Coast South Constituency on Monday as part of her campaign tour of the Central Region, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang observed that the Akufo- Addo/Bawumia government has taken the people for granted. She said after eight years in government, the NPP has abandoned the Central Region, adding the region has not benefitted from any significant project from the government of the NewPatriotic Party (NPP).Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said while it took the Mahama administration less than four years...
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Consider The Economic Hardship and Vote for Change- Prof. Opoku Agyemang
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Consider The Economic Hardship and Vote for Change- Prof. Opoku Agyemang

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called on the security services, media practitioners and other agenciesparticipating in Monday’s special voting exercise to consider the economic hardships in the country and vote for the NDC. Speaking to journalists on Sunday, following an open day with muslim students in Cape Coast in the Central Region, she encouraged all those taking part in Monday’s special voting toreflect on the prevailing economic hardships when casting their votes, suggesting that these conditions should guide their decision-making. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said press freedom was held very high during the erstwhile Mahama administration but same cannot be said under the NPP government as many journalis...
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Paramount Chief of Likpe endorses NDC in upcoming elections
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Paramount Chief of Likpe endorses NDC in upcoming elections

The Paramount Chief of the Likpe Traditional Area, Nana Soglo Alloh IV, on Thursday declared his unflinching support for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming generalelections. Speaking through the Nifahene of Likpe Bala, Nana Bulla Osie, he promised to rally his people to give the NDC 99 per cent of votes in the traditional area. He commended the NDC for defending their voting rights when the NPP government and Electoral Commission denied them parliamentary representation in the 2020 elections. Nana Soglo Alloh pledged his support during a community engagement at Likpe-Mate by the vice presidential candidate of the NDC, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, as part of hercampaign tour of the Ori Region. He expressed the hope that NDC’s presidential candidate, Mr. J...
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Prof Opoku Agyemang to ramp up support for Mahama in Oti Region
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Prof Opoku Agyemang to ramp up support for Mahama in Oti Region

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, is starting a tour of the Oti Region on Thursday. She will spend the next two days in the region to canvass for votes for NDC presidential candidate, Mr John Dramani Mahama, and the party’s parliamentary candidates. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang will address voters in communities including Likpe-Mate in the Guan Constituency, New Ayoma in the Buem Constituency, Abotoase in the Biakoye Constituency and Kparekpare in the Krachi East Constituency. She will highlight the NDC’s key manifesto policies aimed at financially empowering women across the country, creating jobs for the youth and improving education at all levels, amongothers.Prof. Opoku-Agyemang will complete her tour of the Oti...
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NDC will work with queen mothers to fight poverty- Prof Opoku Agyemang
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NDC will work with queen mothers to fight poverty- Prof Opoku Agyemang

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, says the next NDC government will actively engage and work with queen mothers to fight poverty. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said this when she addressed a forum of Central Regional QueenMothers on Tuesday. Speaking on the theme "building the Central Region we want, the shared perspectives from our queen mothers”, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said it leaves much to be desired that the Central Region is described as the fourth poorest region in Ghana. She added it is imperative that governments collaborate with traditional authorities, especially queen mothers, to fight poverty in the region. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said the next NDC government will introduce the 24-Hour Economy, Women’s Dev...
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Vote Out NPP for Creating Economic Hardship- Prof Opoku Agyemang
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Vote Out NPP for Creating Economic Hardship- Prof Opoku Agyemang

The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, on Monday called on Ghanaians to vote out the New Patriotic Party (NPP),following the economic hardship created by its government. Speaking at a community engagement at Akokwaa in the Agona East Constituency as part of her campaign tour of the Central Region, she said the NDC’s presidential candidate, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, is the only candidate with the requisite experience to get Ghanaians out of the economic mess created by the government. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang explained that the next NDC administration would implement policies and programmes such as the 24-Hour Economy, the Women’s Development Bank, the National Apprenticeship Programme and the Big Push to bring relief to ...
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