NPP Strikes Mahama: Cites Corrupt Deals

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NPP Strikes Mahama: Cites Corrupt Deals

{sidebar id=11 align=right}The New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday welcomed President John Mahama into the hot seat of the presidency, raising a number of probing questions about his credibility.

The chairman of the party, Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, who fired the first shot, discredited the now Mahama-Amissah-Arthur led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government since, in his opinion, they had nothing new to offer Ghanaians; insisting that with the two in the driving seat, “‘the value is the same”.

Within the relatively short period of his Presidency, the NPP Chairman said, “we in the NPP have cause to worry about the incompetence shown by President John Mahama,” citing him for complicity in issues of corruption, economic mismanagement, mismanagement of the cedi and a host of others.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra yesterday, Jake indicated that “the President’s own active involvement in some of the most scandalous contracts and loan agreements over the last few years mean that Ghanaians have more reasons now to worry about corruption than before.”

The press conference was held minutes after a delegation from the NDC, led by Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, general secretary of the party, had paid a surprise visit to the Asylum Down headquarters of the NPP, to thank them for their show of support during the funeral of the President John Evans Atta Mills.

Complicity

Jake said, “President John Mahama was the same man who, against all competent advice, signed us up to the allegedly most corrupt loan agreement ever contracted by any government of Ghana, the $10billion STX housing deal” in which Ghanaians were to be fleeced of $1.5billion for the construction of 30,000 flats, half of them single bedrooms.

The said deal, which was brokered by Mr. Mahama who was then Vice President, allowed the Korean company (Messrs STX) to walk away with a staggering $264million in the supposed ‘political risk insurance.’

The NPP said, “We still do not know where our sovereign guarantee is and the Korean partners are demanding $17million in court for no work done.”

The NPP Chairman added, “Mahama is also responsible for the acquisition of the Embraer 190 presidential jet, disguised as a military jet.”

A deal, he said, included what he described as ‘a ridiculously inflated price’ of $1million for a staircase, $1million for entertainment package and $17million for a hangar to park the plane.

{sidebar id=10 align=right}Similarly, the NPP accused the President of being the face of the NDC broken promises, having championed the supposed SADA project whose fate remained unknown.

What seemed to annoy the NPP Chairman and his lieutenants the most was not the fact that the concept was borrowed from the NPP’s plan to set up the Northern Development Authority but the fact that the promise of an initial start-up capital of GH¢200 million and a further GH¢100 million every year was neglected, just like the affordable housing project started by previous Kufuor-NPP administration.

The NPP, as an alternative government, strongly believed that “SADA and STX clearly epitomize headline projects championed by President John Mahama, which have failed,” insisting that “his presidency does not inspire any confidence that public funds are safe.”

Mismanagement

Furthermore, Jake said the fact that President Mahama, who was then the Vice President, led the Economic Management team that the late President Mills put in place to manage Ghana’s economy for more than three-and-a-half years, together with now Vice President Amissah-Arthur, who was then Governor of the Bank of Ghana, in charge of Monetary Policy, “shows that the same team that failed to deliver on the most important thing in our lives, the economy, are the same team who are in charge now”.

For this reason, the NPP chairman insisted that “President John Mahama and Vice President Amissah-Arthur are most responsible for the economic hardships that Ghanaians are suffering now” not because they only failed to manage the economy or deliver on the trust that President Mills had in them but also in view of the fact that “they failed the people of Ghana and cannot be trusted or expected to offer anything new”.

For the NPP, “nothing has changed with the coming into office of Mahama-Amissah Arthur’s uninspiring caretaker team”.

The main opposition has on behalf of Ghanaians appealed to the duo (President Mahama and his Vice) to “drive the nation gently, like a spare tyre, to the December general election for Ghanaians to hold their own referendum on the performance of this NDC government”.

Judgment Debt

The NPP accused the President of having a hand in dissipating the country’s already scanty resources into the payment of not only gargantuan but also fraudulent judgment debts to individuals and corporate institutions under strange and bizarre circumstances.

That, according to the Chairman of the party, was evident in the fact that “the President has also been part of an administration and indeed had oversight of the Ministry of Finance that doled out GH¢642 million in the payment of so-called judgment debts, with records showing that a majority of these payment were procured by fraudulent means and also through arbitrary settlements”.

He asked “Ghanaians want to know what President John Mahama is going to do differently about corruption to show he is committed to fighting corruption”.

Perhaps, the NPP said, “he can show his commitment by taking action against the likes of former Attorney General Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Deputy Attorney General Ebow Barton-Odro, Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor and other NDC functionaries implicated in this saga” whilst ensuring that the nation retrieved the GH¢51.2million ‘fraudulently’ paid to Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome.

For this and other reasons, the NPP said, “this election (2012) is about our future. It is about the performance of this third NDC government, and the incompetent, corrupt and uninspiring leadership they have provided; the gross mismanagement of the economy; the falling cedi with its inherent impact on trade, from big business to the street hawker; the rising cost of living; and the hypocrisy, lies, propaganda and broken promises”.

That, Jake said, was because “Ghana cannot afford to live under four more years of failure”, insisting that “what Ghana needs is leadership genuinely concerned for the people with the will and the capacity to increase the prosperity of its people”.

“Ours will not be a government of lies and propaganda, but of real action.

“Ghanaians are not expecting anything new from President John Mahama in the last few months of the NDC. He represents no real hope for the youth of this country in addressing things that matter to them most: education, skills, jobs and accommodation.

He has no new ideas for the struggling businessmen and women of Ghana. He gives the country anxiety rather than hope on the big issue of responsible management of public resources.

Ghanaians are worried because the economy is being handled in a manner reminiscent of the NDC’s mishandling of the economy in 2000. We do not need to return to HIPC status,” he concluded.

Source: Daily Guide

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The Amissah-Arthur Vetting Report

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The Amissah-Arthur Vetting Report

…The Full Text of The Observations, Recommendations, Findings & Conclusions of Appointments Committee of Parliament

“THE AMISSAH-ARTHUR VETTING REPORT”

IN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC OF GHANA

TWENTY-SIXTH REPORT OF THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE ON HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT’S NOMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS VICE PRESIDENT (6TH AUGUST, 2012)

*1.0 INTRODUCTION:

{sidebar id=11 align=right}His Excellency, Presidential John Dramani Mahama in a letter dated 1st August, 2012 communicated to Parliament for the approval of the nomination of Mr. Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur for appointment as Vice President of the Republic of Ghana pursuant to Article 60 (10) of the Constitution.

In accordance with Order 172(2) of the Standing Orders of the House, the nomination was referred to the Appointments Committee for consideration and report.

The name of the nominee was subsequently published in the media in accordance with Standing Order 172(3). Memoranda were also invited from the public as part of the mechanism to ensure that the nominee satisfied the requirements of the Constitution.

*2.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

The following served as reference documents to the Committee during deliberations and public hearing of the nominees:

*1. The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana

*2. Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana

*3. Curriculum Vitae of the nominee

*3.0 PROCEDURE:

On appearing before the Committee, the nominee subscribed to the oath of a witness and answered questions relating to his record of office, the position to which he has been nominated and issues of general national concern.

The Chairman of the Committee commenced the meeting by indicating that public hearing of a vice presidential nominee was unprecedented in the history of the country. The Committee therefore sought guidance from other jurisdictions, particularly the United States of America (USA).

The United States recorded 16 instances where the position of the vice president became vacant. He stated that the 25th Amendment to the American Constitution which was inspired by the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy, made provision for the nomination of Vice President to be approved by both Houses of Legislature. He stated that in 1973, when Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned, President Nixon invoked the 25th Amendment and nominated Gerald Ford, then the House Republican Leader as Vice President.

Congress conducted a thorough investigation on the nominee and held public and in-camera hearings on the vice presidential nominee Gerald Ford. On August 9th 1974, Gerald Ford succeeded Nixon as President. This made Gerald Ford the only person ever to be Vice President and later President without being elected to either office.

The decision of the Appointments Committee to conduct its proceedings in public was therefore guided by the Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana and the practices in jurisdictions such as USA.

The Chairman indicated that Order 172 vests in the Appointments Committee, the power to recommend for approval by Parliament, persons nominated by the President for appointment as Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers of States, the Chief Justice and other Justices of the Supreme Court and such other persons specified under the Constitution and other enactments.

Order 172(3) further enjoins the Committee to publish the names of such persons and the proceedings of the Committee held in public.

The Chairman noted that the Vice President was one of the persons so specified in the Constitution by virtue of article 60(10) and therefore the approval process aught to be held in public.

The position espoused by the Chairman was corroborated by the Ranking Member of the Committee who explained that the hearing of the nominee in public is in lieu of such scrutiny that would have ordinarily been exercised by the general public had the Vice President gone through normal elections as a Running Mate.

{sidebar id=12 align=right}He suggested further that the vetting process was to provide a baptism to the nominee that Parliament has oversight responsibility over the Executive; and as such, the platform was to indicate to the nominee that he will be required to submit to Parliament whenever it is required of him to do so.

*4.0 OBSERVATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

*Background:

Mr. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur was born on 29th April, 1951 in Cape Coast, Central Region.

He attended Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast between 1963 and 1971 for his GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level certificates.

He was awarded a Bachelor of Science (Economics) Honors Degree and a Master of Science (Economics) from the University of Ghana, Legon in 1974 and 1980 respectively.

Mr. Amissah-Arthur started work as a Research Assistant at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana from 1974 to 1975. He was appointed a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Legon from 1977 to 1978 and was in 1979 promoted to the position of an Assistant Lecturer.

Between 1980 and 1988, Mr. Amissah-Arthur worked as a lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Ghana. He also lectured at the Department of Economics, Anambra State College of Education, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria from August, 1981 to July 1983.

The nominee has held several positions. These include Special Assistant to the PNDC Secretary for Finance and Economic Planning from 1983 to January, 1986, Deputy PNDC Secretary for Finance and Economic Planning from February, 1986 to March 1993, and Deputy Minister for Finance and Economic Planning from 1993 to March 1997.

Between 1997 and 2008, the nominee worked for various organizations (both Government Agencies and Non-Governmental Agencies) as a consultant. As part of his consultancy work, he assisted Sigma One Corporation on the Ghana Trade and Investment Reform Project aimed at enhancing Ghana’s export competitiveness from July 1998 to June 2000. He also assisted the Community Water and Sanitation Agency from 2003 to 2008 to develop their Strategic Investment Plan.

The Nominee has served on several Boards and Committees. He served as a Director of the Ghana Commercial Bank (1986-1991) and also served on the Agricultural Policy Coordinating Committee (Cabinet’s Advisory Committee) as the Chairman. He further served as the Chairman of the Board of the Ghana International Bank, London, UK from 2009 till his nomination as Vice President.

Mr. Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has served as the Governor of the Bank of Ghana since October 2009 to date.

*Citizenship:

The nominee confirmed to the Committee that he is a citizen of Ghana by birth.

*Background Checks:

The Chairman informed the nominee and Members that a background check had been done on the nominee. The Criminal Investigations Department of the Police Service reported that they had no criminal record on the nominee. The Bureau of National Investigations reported that the nominee had not come to “security notice”. The nominee is a registered voter and has obtained a tax clearance certificate from the Ghana Revenue Authority.

Also, as at the time of public hearing, no petition had been received by the Committee on his nomination.

*Concurrent lecturing in Ghana and Nigeria:

{sidebar id=10 align=right}The nominee explained that when he decided to sojourn to Nigeria in 1981, he was advised by the University to put in a resignation with a promise that he could return to the University without counting the period of resignation. He said in 1983 when the University was re-opened, he returned to teach at the University whilst serving as a Special Assistant to the PNDC Secretary and later as Deputy Secretary of Finance.

The nominee continued to lecture at the University of Ghana despite his political appointments until the promulgation of the 1992 Constitution when he formally resigned.

As to whether he drew different salaries in his double role as a political appointee and a lecturer, the nominee stated that as a Deputy PNDC Secretary, he opted to take his salary at the University of Ghana since at that time, the PNDC secretaries were paid allowances which were far inferior to the salaries offered by the University.

*View on the State of the Economy:

As to whether in view of the rising prices of items in the market and the rapid depreciation of the Cedi, he was happy with the current state of the Ghanaian economy, Mr. Amissah-Arthur stated that despite these factors, the economy had also chalked some successes and cited for instance that the non-oil economy has seen growth in excess of 8% for the past 2 years.

He averred that whilst the prices of a few particular commodities may have gone up, the rate of increase of prices of most items have been relatively slow, resulting in the country recording single digit inflation for the past two years.

*Advice on the Economy:

Portions of the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612) were read to the nominee after which he was asked to name one advice he gave to government that helped to save the cedi from depreciating.

The nominee explained that the Bank of Ghana is in charge of managing the monetary policy and therefore did not just give advice to the government but actually took decisions and steps to secure the value of the Cedi. He attributed the fall in the value of the Cedi to pressures from imports which have doubled over the last two (2) years.

*Dollar withdrawal:

The nominee informed the Committee that the Bank of Ghana, in its anti money-laundering drive, has given directives to commercial banks to ensure that over the counter withdrawals of dollars are limited. Also, the Bank’s requirement that financial institutions maintain a cedi equivalent reserve in respect of dollar deposits held has caused some of the institutions to charge a minimal percentage on counter withdrawals of dollars.

*Woyome saga:

Mr. Amissah-Arthur was referred to the Woyome scandal and asked why the Bank of Ghana of which he was the governor paid such substantial amount to the businessman when the late President had instructed that the money was not to be paid. The outgoing Governor of the Central Bank stated that the Bank of Ghana did not receive any instructions from the President not to make the payment. He further explained to the Committee that the Bank of Ghana is a banker to the government and therefore if there is credit on the account of the account holder (government), the Bank cannot refuse to pay upon the presentation of a valid instrument.

*Onward Investment Company:

The Vice President-Designate informed the Committee that two suits have been instituted against the Central Bank in respect of the case of Onward Investment Company which the Central Bank closed down without depositors getting their deposits back. He informed the Committee that he was apprehensive about providing further details because of the court case. Notwithstanding, he explained that the bank would strongly contest the case since the Bank never issued any license to that company. To him, all the Central Bank did was to secure the interest of the public by ensuring that the company did not continue to perpetuate the illegality.

*Currency Exchange Rate and Elections:

The Nominee confirmed the assertion that every election year, the country experiences some economic instability, saying that the best example in recent times was 2004. He said the Cedi has experienced significant depreciation this year probably because the country’s import bill almost doubled this year. He assured the Committee that mechanisms have been put in place, including calling on reserves and this has led to the deceleration of the depreciation.

*Interest Rate Disparities:

Honourable Members wanted to know what was accounting for the wide disparities between the Bank of Ghana policy rate and the commercial banks’ lending rate; and also between the commercial banks’ lending rates and deposit rates. To this, the nominee explained that when he took office as governor, he found that the disparities were very wide, so as a first step, the Bank decided to inform the public about the interest rates being charged by various banks so as to enable consumers to shop around. He indicated that a new formula has been established by the Central Bank within which financial institutions in the country would be required to model their interest rates. He promised that in due course, the public would feel the impact of the formula.

*Intra-party opposition to his nomination:

It was suggested to the nominee that the voices of opposition to his nomination as Vice President coming from within the National Democratic Congress was a result of “indiscipline”. Responding, Mr. Amissah-Arthur stated that the situation was a matter of “plurality” rather than indiscipline. He expressed contentment about serving as Vice President for the remainder of the President’s term saying that even one day in that position is “a great honour”. He pledged to work diligently to assist the President to prosecute his mandate.

*Allegations on Sexuality:

The nominee’s attention was drawn to some media publications which sought to cast insinuations on his sexuality. The Vice President-Designate therefore took the opportunity to emphatically deny such allegation and insinuation, blaming it on some former school mate who wanted to extort money from him through such blackmail. He stated that a critical analysis of his residences and household history would indicate clearly that the publications were mere fabrications.

*Vault Break-In:

The nominee was asked whether upon assumption of office as Governor of the Central Bank, he found any of the vaults broken into and moneys and gold bars stolen, he simply responded “never” and further added that no gold bullions or bars had disappeared from the Bank. He explained that the Bank has very high security which makes all public assets kept there, including the State Sword, very safe.

*WAMZ Convergence Criteria:

It was put to the nominee that whilst Ghana had done well in the primary convergence criteria for the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) (by achieving 3 out of 4 of the primary criteria), the country had not done so well in the secondary criteria where only 1 out of the 6 criteria has been achieved currently.

The nominee expressed the view that there should be more commitment to the convergence process, if that’s what the countries want to do. He quickly added that he gets the sense that some of the countries are getting concerned about the whole WAMZ arrangement. His personal idea was that it may not be the best thing to do for now, given the experiences of other blocs such as the Eurozone.

*5.0 CONCLUSION:

The Appointments Committee has carried out its duty diligently in accordance with the 1992 Constitution and the Standing Orders of the House with respect to the nomination of Mr. Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur for appointment as Vice President of the Republic of Ghana. The Committee is satisfied that the Mr. Amissah-Arthur has fully met the requirements of the Constitution and therefore respectively recommends his nomination to the House for approval by consensus.

Respectfully submitted.

……………………………

HON. EDWARD DOE ADJAHO FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER AND CHAIRMAN APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE

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ALHAJI IBRAHIM GOMBILLA DEPUTY CLERK TO PARLIAMENT 6TH AUGUST, 2012

Source: New Crusading Guide/Ghana

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FULL SPEECH : President John Dramani Mahama's Nationwide Address

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President John Dramani Mahama's Nationwide Address

{sidebar id=8} FULL SPEECH, WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST 2012

Five days ago, all of Ghana, Africa and, indeed, the world, bade farewell to the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills, our leader, our president and Commander-in-Chief. May his soul rest in perfect and everlasting peace.

I would like, tonight, to thank the family of our departed Professor Mills, the funeral committee, members of Parliament, the Judiciary, the security services and the members of the numerous other committees and organisations, as well as the various individuals who took part in the funeral of our late president. It was a homegoing celebration that turned out to be not only fitting, but flawless.

{sidebar id=11 align=right}I would like, also, to express my heartfelt gratitude to every single Ghanaian for the tremendous outpouring of support, kindness and love that was displayed—even in the midst of our collective grief. The depth of our loss was made evident, as was the depth of our respect and appreciation for the life and work of Professor Mills.

Though I have always been proud to be a Ghanaian, over the course of the past three weeks, as I watched our country coming together to mourn, to remember and to reconcile, I felt that pride in an even more profound way.

Over the course of the past three weeks much has been mentioned, by me and by several others, about our impressive show of unity during this time of unimaginable tragedy.

There are some who believe that this feeling of goodwill we have towards one another will fade sooner rather than later; and that so, too, will the unity that it has produced. I don’t share that belief.

There is no reason why we cannot continue to stand united, and to move forward as one. There is no reason why our differences have to divide us or turn us into adversaries, especially not our political differences.

When it comes to the practice of peace and unity, we Ghanaians have always been exemplary.

Whether we support Hearts of Oak or Asante Kotoko, when it’s time for the Black Stars to play, we are indivisible.

When other nations descended into ethnic rivalries and warfare, we Ghanaians worked and laughed, ate and lived together without regard to ethnic background.

When other nations allowed religious intolerance to turn to violence, we embraced our brothers and sisters of differing faiths, wishing them Good Friday and Happy Easter, or Ramadan Mubarak.

And let me take the opportunity at this point to say “Barka da Sallah”, in advance, to all our countrymen and women who will be celebrating the end of the Holy month of Ramadan this weekend.

The reason we have always been exemplary in our expression of peace and tolerance is because we Ghanaians have always been aware that standing united is not the same as standing unanimously.

We don’t all have to come from the same place or adhere to the same philosophy or to see situations from the same point of view in order to be of service to our country, or to work together to create progress.

Our differences of identity, differences of opinion and differences of political party or ideology must never overshadow our patriotism as Ghanaians.

There have been times in the recent past when it seemed as though we had forgotten this simple yet powerful truth. But over the course of the past three weeks, we were reminded of it again and again.

And this remembrance of who we are as Ghanaians, of who we have always been, has ushered us into a new arena of hope and possibility.

I consider it my responsibility as your President to ensure that our Government emphasizes, appreciates and protects our unity in diversity.

My Brothers and Sisters, let us take the opportunity provided by our unity at this difficult time to build on the legacy that was created by Professor Mills, and the legacies that were created by the presidents who served before him, in order to move forward and claim our destiny. It is a destiny that springs forth from a foundation built on tolerance, fairness, compassion, humility, decency, strength and resilience.

{sidebar id=10 align=right}The best tribute we can pay the memory of our departed president would be to continue to keep the flame of peace burning. I hereby use this occasion to urge all political actors to use the unprecedented event of Professor Mill”s passing, which so united our nation in grief, to effectively refocus Ghanaian politics and alter its tone for ever.

I believe there is space in the political arena to compete for political leadership in an atmosphere of decency and dignity. It is said, that “politics is a dirty game.” I daresay, it is us politicians who make it so.

We have arrived at this point in history through our collective effort. Let us together tap all the rich and diverse talent and resources available to our nation to spur its accelerated development.

Although together we have made great strides as a country over the past two decades, I am very much aware that there are places within this country where our people lack access to the productive economic, health and social infrastructure that will help them make the most of their opportunities and create a decent life for themselves and their families.

Together, we can change this.

Fellow countrymen and women, in the next two weeks I will present an agenda to the nation on some policy measures we must take to consolidate the progress we have made as a nation.

I wish to preside over a country whose ethnically divergent people are its greatest source of strength; a country whose energies will be concentrated in extracting the most extraordinary aspects of our differences and transforming them into a source of growth and enterprise creation.

I encourage our young people, both men and women, to embrace these qualities in all that they do. I encourage them to believe in themselves and to have the confidence to think differently, to do things differently and innovatively, whether that involves developing and designing new technologies that can be applied in cost-effective ways to change the day-to-day lives of their communities.

Whether it involves making their voices heard by offering input as to how to improve our educational system so that it is more responsive to the needs of students and more effective in teaching the information and skills necessary for our graduates to compete with their peers across the globe; or whether it involves being engaged in acts of social responsibility such as ensuring that the environment in our communities are conducive for human habitation.

Our young men and women can each, in their own way, become active partners in the creation of a better nation.

In this vein, I encourage everybody—male or female, young or old—to take ownership of this country of ours by limiting the voices of pessimism and negativity that seek to break us down as a society rather than build us up; the voices that try to sway us away from a conversation of constructive efforts and involvement and turn us toward a pattern of petty name-calling and baseless personal attacks.

Our growing democracy deserves more from us than that. And my fellow citizens, our country, whose independence and stability has been hard-earned, deserves more from us and from its politics than that.

I believe that Ghana, our great nation, has yet to see its greatest achievements. For all of our past successes and accomplishments which are praised the world over, I believe that the best we Ghanaians have to offer lies ahead of us, not behind us.

Given our ability to negotiate a potentially challenging but seamless political transition through the sterling performance of our democratic institutions- our Judiciary, Parliament, the Security services and a vibrant and largely responsible media –I am fully confident that greater success is within Ghana’s grasp and we shall continue to be a beacon of hope and pride to Africa and the world.

Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, our founding father, the first president of the republic, is famously quoted as saying, “We face neither East nor West. We face forward.”

My Brothers and Sisters, I want to thank you, once again, for the support that many of you gave to me, as President, during this difficult time. I want to thank you for the support that we gave to one another. Let us all continue to say our prayers for Professor Mills. Let our thoughts and prayers continue to be with his widow—Dr. Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, his son, Kofi Atta Mills, and his entire family.

In the coming weeks and months, let us also continue to stand proud and united as we face forward to work together to create a thriving Ghana, one that is better, greater and stronger than it was before.

May God bless you, and May God continue to bless Ghana.

I thank you for your kind attention.

Source: The Presidency

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NDC Reschedules Emergency Congress Date

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NDC Reschedules Emergency Congress Date

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rescheduled its national delegates’ Congress to August 31.

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