I am Ripe for the Job: Baba Alhaji

A leading member of the Nima west Ward of the Ayawaso East Constituency and also a regular panelist on radio Gold Akan political programme and the resident NDC representative on Top Radio, who is vying for the position of propaganda secretary in the Ayawaso East Constituency of the Greater Accra Region, Baba Alhaji says he is fit and ready to carry out his duties as the Propaganda Secretary of the Constituency to salvage the image of the NDC in the Ayawaso East Constitency.
He made this comments when he addressed a meeting of the School of Catering Branch of the National Democratic Congress in the Ayawaso East Constituency of the Greater Accra Region at the weekend; he said judging from his experience in the grassroots, from a branch secretary to Branch Chairman and also a known serial caller of the NDC on the various Radio stations and as a regular panelist on Radio Gold’s Political Akan programme and since 2006 he has been the only resident NDC rep. on Top Radio an Accra based Station. He said this experience over the years have given him the boost to want to vie for the Propaganda Secretary of the Constituency.
He also touched on the electricity and water problems which is rampant in this recent times: on the water crisis he explain how the current Government’s hands are tied due to the contract the previous NPP Government went into with AVRL, he urged members to be patient and that the contract will come to an end by next year and that Government is not keen on renewing their contract due to there inability to salvage the problems in the water sector: on the electricity he explained how the previous Government dealt with the osagyefo Barge which was suppose to complement our powers supply.

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Joseph Midey
Branch Secretary
School of Catering Branch NDC (Ayawaso East)

Rally Behind the Government to deliver: Felix Kwakye Ofosu

Members and sympathizers of the ruling Party National Democratic Congress have been urged to rally behind the Prof. Mills led Government because he is poised and really on course to deliver on the party’s promise of a Better Ghana by Felix Kwakye Ofosu a youth activist of the party, regular representative of the party on the media landscape and also a leading member of the CJA.

He made these comments when he was addressing a meeting of the School of Catering Branch of the National Democratic Congress in Ayawaso East Constituency of the Greater Accra Region at the weekend, he urged members to have patience will the Prof. Mills Led Government for he is on course to deliver on the Better Ghana promise, he told them not to pay attention to the detractors of the Government, he touched on the difficulty Government was going through to secure credit lines for TOR to lift crude oil for it to be able to produce fuel for the country due to the mismanagement of TOR by the previous NPP Government. On the decision of Government’s plan to re-engage Vodafone on the sale of Ghana Telecom to them, he explain how the previous NPP Government handled certain parts of the negotiation led by the former president J.A Kufour. He also announced to the members on how the National Youth Employment Programme is being strengthened so that the youth would gain employment through the roll out of various modules under the programme, on the youth in agriculture programme he said 14,000 youth have being engaged in the rural areas and that by the quarter of next year Government aims to employ over 600,000 youth under the programme and that this could help solve the problem of migration most of the youth in the rural areas to the urban south.

He also encourage members to get involve in the grassroots activities of their various branches.

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Joseph Midey

Branch Secretary

School of Catering Branch NDC (Ayawaso East)

Rawlings warns Mills: Beware of sycophants

Former President Rawlings has publicly cautioned President Mills that he will succeed only if he avoids the company of sycophants motivated by parochial interest. Former President Rawlings said although the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government means well for Ghanaians, the advice of sycophants within the Mills administration can derail the party from attaining its mandate. Mr. Rawlings was addressing a durbar of Chiefs and people at Aflao in the Volta Region at the 42nd Godigbe Festival. “If we tend to put up sycophantic behavior and always say the party is straight for personal favours, we are bringing doom to our people,” ex-president Rawlings said. Mr. Rawlings received a lot of condemnation recently, after he openly criticized the Mills government of being too slow in prosecuting its change agenda and delivering justice. Mr. Rawlings however said there is no need hiding behind closed doors to discuss matters. “When we have matters on our chests, we need not hide behind closed doors, we make that clear. I do not have any desire to usurp the presidency as many…tend to say in the media,” Mr Rawlings added. Former President Rawlings also warned party members to desist from acts which can ruin the credibility of the ongoing polling station and constituency elections across the country. “The NDC was built on the principle of fairness and equality,” he told the gathering of eminent chiefs and people. Mr. Rawlings was rewarded by the Chiefs and people of the area for his contribution to development in Ghana. Other personalities who were rewarded included Lieutenant Colonel Charles Agbenaza, Professor Ernest Dumor and Corporate Affairs Manager of MTN, Mawuena Dumor.

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Stop sharing money; Rawlings cautions NDC supporters

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has kicked against the sharing of money and cutlasses to National Democratic congress (NDC) members in order to buy votes in the election of party executives.

“I wish to take this opportunity to caution members of the NDC who are gradually bringing the sanctity and moral integrity of the party into disrepute by attempting to skew the polling station and constituency elections in their favour. There are reports of potential contestants being denied access to forms, rendering them automatically ineligible to contest these positions. Some I hear are offering inducements such as money and cutlasses and using party machinery to (gain) undue advantage,” he said at a durbar of chiefs at Aflao in the Volta Region Saturday.

The former President repeated his call on President Atta Mills to restore the confidence of Ghanaians in his administration, saying that the joy that characterized the victory of the National Democratic Congress has suddenly disappeared over a period of time, adding that Ghanaians are disappointed with the style of his administration.

“This government is almost one year in power and the energy and excitement that greeted its victory in the last elections have all dissipated. Our people may be quiet, but there is a lot of seething anger and dissatisfaction about the manner we have accepted what we inherited and sometimes we seem to embrace that with open arms,” he lamented.

Mr. Rawlings said part of the problem could be attributed to the advice to some sycophants within the rank and file of the party who have hijacked the Presidency, which he predicted, would lead to chaos and deeper disappointments in a few months to come if it is not corrected immediately.

Rawlings noted that even though the NDC government means well for the people of Ghana, the advice of these sycophants who are motivated by parochial interests is a source of great worry to him and other concerned Ghanaians. “The President we elected is a capable man but he can only succeed if those behind him make it clear to him that the path he is cutting is crooked. If we tend to put up sycophantic behavior and always say the path is straight hoping for personal favours, we are bringing doom to our people, I hope our ministers and MPs are listening,” he stressed.

He claimed that the slow pace of the Mills Administration, coupled with the disappointing manner in which things are moving, could also be attributed to some old government officials who are still occupying various positions which he alleged, is a threat to the party’s fortunes, adding that unless these people are removed and replaced with more committed ones, things will remain slow.

The ex-President was addressing a durbar of chiefs and people of the Aflao Traditional Area in the Volta Region last Saturday at the 42nd Godigbe Festival where he and other personalities including Lieutenant Colonel Charles Agbenaza (rtd), Professor Ernest Dumor and Corporate Affairs Manager of MTN, Mawuena Dumor, were given awards.

He pointed out that he sees nothing wrong with his public criticisms of the party’s performance, stressing that it was better to say some of the things he had been saying publicly than sweep them under the carpet. “When we have matters on our chests, we need not hide behind closed doors, we make that clear. I do not have any desire to upset the presidency as many tend to say in the media,” he added.

The ex-President did not complete his speech without lambasting the past government, claiming they have looted the nation’s purse, which he said is also contributing to the poor performance of the government of the party he founded.

He cautioned party members to desist from acts that will mar the ongoing polling station and constituency executive elections.

Tigbui Fiti IV, the Paramount Chief of Aflao, commended the awardees, especially the ex-President, for his immense contribution to the development of the nation and called on others to emulate them.

Togbui Fiti pointed out that a nation that does not honour its heroes is not worth dying for a reason for which he and his people decided to honour those who, according to him, have done so much for the nation.


Source: Daily Guide