Comrades thank you all for your support over the years.
Today I have been give a new task as the Director of Communications of our dear CPP.
I promise relentless work to make sure that the CPP becomes visible and is well represented in the media space.
This is a task I cannot do alone, I am going o work alongside with you and even with you to make this possible and sustainable.
Region by Region we will structure the communications team and offer training for our communicators to fully understand our party’s position from ideological point of view.
Ghanaians particularly have to understand what Nkrumaism is, and we will tell them. We will tell them about comradeship and forebearance, we will let them know that Unlike the like that they have been told that Government has no business doing business, we in the CPP believes Government has every business doing business by building state institutions and enterprises along side state policies.
The solutions to Ghana’s problems lies in our CPP 2008, 2012,2016 and 2020 manifestoes and will refer Ghanaians.
Osei Kofi Acquah
Each CPP member of the CPP who wish to speak for the party will be trained and given the appropriate platform to represent the party.
I charge you all today to lace up your boots and ready yourselves for the task ahead.
“Yes it will be hard we know that the road will be muddy and rough, but we will get there…”
Signed
Osei Kofi Acquah
Communications Director of the CPP
The former deputy Ashanti regional minister, Samuel Yaw Adusei, has presented two motorbikes and an undisclosed amount of money to the Bantama Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boost electoral activities.
Adusei called on party members to rally behind flagbearer John Dramani Mahama and parliamentary candidates. He described the NDC, as the only hope for Ghanaians to rescue the country from poor economic management under the NPP.
Samuel Yaw Adusei speaking to Journalists
“The NDC is the only hope Ghanaians can count on to rescue the country from poor economic management. I urge NDC supporters in Ashanti to double their efforts in the stronghold of the ruling government.
Samuel Yaw Adusei making presentation to Bantama NDC Parliamentary candidate
He said Ashanti region is the battle ground for the 2024 general elections. “so I call on all relaxed and experienced party members to come on board*.
He warned against complacency, noting that the NPP targets 85% in Ashanti, while the NDC aims for 35%. “Complacency is not an option.
The NPP targets 85% in Ashanti, while we aim for 35%. Unity is crucial to achieving our target and securing national victory”.
On his part,the Bantama Parliamentary candidate for the NDC, Kwadow Addai Dapaah, promised to work hard to secure the seat for the party.
“I promise to work hard to secure the Bantama parliamentary seat for the party. Thank you, Hon. Yaw Adusei, for your support… We are going to work hard in the constituency with these motorbikes to enhance the NDC in Bantama constituency. We will not give room to complacency in our campaign activities”.
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) running mate, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has urged traditional leaders across the country to have a say in Ghana’s political landscape.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh said chiefs play a critical role in shaping the country, hence the need to voice out their concerns.
Speaking at a meeting with the Nungua Traditional Council in Accra, Dr Opoku Prempeh popularly known as NAPO urged electorates in the area to consider voting for the NPP and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the December polls.
Dr.Mathew Opoku Prempeh aka Napo
“My campaign is different, I visit every royal house to tell them one thing. I tell them to help us, pray for us, guide us, counsel us, and give the direction to us. So, the Ghana that we’re developing is a Ghana that will be developed in freedom.
“I implore every traditional leader, the elders that this game called politics, have you realised that the politicians have turned round to tell you not to do politics, if we didn’t do politics how did we come by independence? I’m not saying wear NPP colours or NDC colours.
“I’m saying that whether it is NPP or NDC, it’s your right to tell us what is right. It is not our right to tell you not to be part of us, it is your right, to crave it. The people of Nungua should crave Nungua, it’s theirs. Everything God put on Nungua was for the development of Nungua.”
In a spirited bid to limit language barriers and deepen Parliamentary Democracy within the African Region, the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin and the President of the National Assembly of Cote d’Ivoire, His Excellency Adama Bictogo have decided to lead the talk and make the two countries a shining example for the rest to follow.
Some scenes from the event
The declaration was made when His Excellency Adama Bictogo paid a courtesy call on him during a two-day official visit to Ghana.
At a media engagement in Parliament after holding a bilateral meeting,the Rt. Hon. Speaker noted that as the Chairman of the conference of all Speakers and Presidents and Presiding Officers in Africa, he is in a good position to sell the idea of putting together a good mechanism to eliminate language barriers and promote trade among African countries.
His Excellency Adama Bictogo who also chairs the Conference of All Presidents / Speakers of National Assemblies in Francophone countries noted that in dealing effectively with Parliamentary Democracy, African countries must agree to share topics that will promotes education, planning on the economy, and transform countries to become stronger. He posited that
“Through cooperation, our weakness is covered by our strength, and as one family we must work together and create jobs for the population”.
He admitted that these initiatives of African Parliament Speakers must be done in agreement with the respective Presidents of the countries.
He also used the opportunity to invite Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin to address the National Assembly of Cote d’Ivoire in October when the House resumes in October,2024. In a reciprocal gesture, His Excellency Adama Bictogo is expected to address Ghana’s Parliament in January 2025 at the invitation of the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin.
For his part the Majority Leader Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin recounted how the two countries have been working together to achieve common goals and for the development of the African region. In terms of strengthening the relationship between the two countries, he was of the view that when the two countries had maritime boundary disputes, the issue was settled amicably and both countries celebrated.
He added that the success and trade cooperation cannot be underestimated when it comes to the cocoa sector.
In a similar vain, the Minority Leader Hon. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson noted that beyond the language barriers, a lot needs to be done to promote trade with the African Region.
For instance, he cited that shipping certain goods from Ghana to Cote d’Ivoire is more expensive than shipping them to the United States and this does not encourage trade among African countries.
The two Speakers later agreed to document all the initiatives and programmes seeking to break language barriers within the African Region for the benefit of their successive Speakers to continue what they have started.
Leaders from both Caucuses of the House, Chairmen of Committees, Clerk to Parliament, Mr. Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah, Deputy Clerk Ebenezer Djietror, Directors, and Officers of the Parliamentary Service were also present.
The two-day official visit of the delegation from the Ivorian National Assembly is expected to strengthen and deepen the relationship between the two countries and contribute positively to Africa’s regional integration and stability.
Good morning comrades yesterday the Convention Peoples Party ( Our Party) made the move we have all being impatiently waiting for which is giving us clear directions for the forward of our party.
BACKGROUND
Following the litigations and the long standing feuds in the party which led NEC to set all leadership aside, there were still other formers of leadership who carried themselves as leaders which stalled the activities of the Interim Council which was set up by NEC, including taking them to court to challenge the legitimacy of the Interim Council.
This was resisted by other comrades particularly key members of NEC who felt that as the second highest decision making body of the party their decision should be upheld.
In this back and forth situation the Founding Fathers of the CPP under the 4th Republic, decide to intervene.
So they met the former chair and leader of the party Maame Akosua Frimpomaa and listened to her.
After that, they met the former General Secretary of the party Nana Yaa Akyepim Jantuah and listened to her.
After that they met the former leadership and listened to them as to what the cause of the feuds.
After meeting the former leadership of the party, they met all the 16 regional chairmen who are the head of the constituencies in the region.
The founding fathers together with the Council of elders unanimously decided that the way forward was to step in and steer the Affairs of the party.
This was led to the formation of the Independent Committee at the residence of the former National chairman and leader of the party Professor Naa Edmund Delle.
The committee was unanimously approved and endorsed by all members of the party.
THE REORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
The New established Independent Committee decided that they have to hit the road running due to the already wasted time.
A Reorganization Committee was constituted after wide consultations.
Comrade Yirimambo Moses and Comrade Habib Yakubu were task to cordinate the Reorganizational Committee with other members drawn from various part of the country and portfolios.
The Reorganization Committee were tasked to recalibrate the National Delegates album to ascertain the intergrity of the delegates album, to find out if the delegates in both the constituencies and Regions can meet the 2/3rd majority as instructed by the constitution in order for congress to take place.
The Reorganizational Committee dealt with the task given them by the Independent Committee with swift seriousness.
After the recalibration of the album and confirming the intergrity of the album, reports were made available to the Independent committee.
CONGRESS COMMITTEE
After the Reorganizational Committee submitted their report to the Independent Committee, the Independent Committee satisfied with the information available to them , set up the Congress Committee to design a roadmap to take the CPP to congress to elect a flagbearer.
Comrade Nana Mireku Tumi was appointed as the Congress Committee chairman.
Comrade Tumi hit the road running by constituting the congress committee immediately.
On the 23rd of August 2024, Comrade Tumi presented proposed Dates for the picking of nomination forms, guidelines to fill the nomination forms, supplementary documents like Curriculum Vitae, a police report from the C.I.D headquarters, a prove that an aspirant has been a member of the party for 4 years or more as stipulated in the party’s constitution and a prove that the aspirant is a member of the party in good standing.
Dates for filling of nominations and dates to start and end campaigns have all been stated in the Congress Committee report.
The Independent Committee satisfied with the proposals of the Congress Committee approved the proposal.
THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
The Independent Committee decided to set up a communications team to amplify the decision and position of the party to the General public.
The Independent Committee believes that the current CPP needs enough publicity and visibility in the public domain to champion the party’s agenda.
After broader and wider Consultation, the Independent Committee appointed Comrade Osei Kofi Acquah to lead the communications team and to be supported by comrade Ali Dayinday and Comrade Rose Austin Tenadu.
The communications team knowing that they also have to hit the ground running has proposed a program they call FROM THE NKRUMAIST PERSPECTIVE.
This proposed program which is yet to be approved by the Independent committee seeks to give a platform to let the CPP hold weekly press conferences by bringing members of the party who are well informed and expert to speak on how the CPP and Nkrumaist will run the various sectors of the economy when they win power.
This platform also aims at creating a visible platform to showcase the various parliamentary candidates who are contesting on the ticket of the CPP to give them the exposure which they need.
Party communicators are going to be trained to well represent the party on various media platforms across the country.
Forward Ever!
Signed
Osei Kofi Acquah
National Communications Director of the CPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Manhyia South Constituency are poised to campaign to help the ruling party retain political power on December 7.
This follows an appeal made to them by Nana Owusu Afriyie Prempeh, a younger brother of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, aka Napo, the NPP vice presidential candidate.
According to him, the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration has worked tirelessly to put the country on the path of prosperity, despite external shocks.
In this regard, he stated emphatically that the NPP presidential pair of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh should win the next elections.
“President Akufo-Addo has constructed a solid foundation for massive growth and we need the NPP in power on December 7 to build on where he will be leaving off,” he said.
Nana Owusu contested the NPP parliamentary primary in Manhyia South on July 14 to elect Napo’s successor, but he unfortunately lost the election.
A scene from the event
Despite the defeat, Nana Owusu is still determined work assiduously to help the NPP to retain political power and continue with their good works.
On Sunday, he organised a street party at Ash Town, in the Manhyia South Constituency, where food and drinks were served to scores of people, amid drumming and dancing.
“The Manhyia South polls are over so the hard work starts from now. We are to campaign harder than ever in order to ensure a resounding victory for the NPP in December,” Nana Owusu disclosed.
“Don’t forget that my blood brother is the NPP running mate, so we need to honour him by ensuring that the NPP wins the election,” he said, attracting wild applause from the crowd.
Nana Owusu also called for unity in the Manhyia South Constituency to ensure victory, urging the party members to start campaigning for the NPP.
Asawase MP Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was targeting to win at least 32 per cent of votes in the Ashanti Region in the December polls.
He said the NDC’s worst performance in the Ashanti Region has always been around 20 per cent of the votes since 1992.
Therefore. in the view of the Asawase MP, who is a former Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, people in the Ashanti Region are now awake considering the neglect by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the last eight years.
Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak
He said based on this, the NDC will increase its votes specifically in the presidential election to 32 per cent in the coming election.
“I’m very optimistic that this time around the NDC should be able to get at least about 32 per cent of votes in the Ashanti Region”, he said.
The NPP, according to the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare and running mate Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh have appealed to voters to deliver 85 per cent of the presidential votes for the party.
Speaking to Journalists in Kumasi last Friday, Mr Muntaka said the NPP’s goal of securing over 80 per cent of votes in the December election in the region is unattainable.
“With all the struggles that are so glaring, are you going to deny us from voting? Or how are you going to get the 85 per cent? I heard somebody screaming about 85 per cent and I said this guy is coming from some kind of place,” he stated.
Former Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has dismissed the governing New Patriotic Party’s ambitious goal of securing over 80 percent of votes in the upcoming December election in the Ashanti Region, labeling it as unattainable.
Muntaka emphasised that the NPP’s poor performance in the Region will not go unnoticed, predicting repercussions at the polls.
Addressing reporters in Kumasi, Muntaka expressed skepticism about the NPP’s electoral prospects, questioning their ability to achieve such a high percentage amid visible challenges.
“With all the struggles that are so glaring, are you going to deny us from voting? Or how are you going to get the 85%? I heard somebody screaming about 85% and I said this guy is coming from some kind of place.
I’m very optimistic that this time around the NDC should be able to get at least about 32% of votes in the Ashanti Region”.Source:citinewsroom.com
A growth mindset curriculum to help students build critical skills such as problem solving, risk-taking, opportunity spotting, and design thinking.
Enhance the repositioning of the education system towards STEM, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and vocational skills to cope with the demands of the fourth Industrial Revolution and job creation.
Expand infrastructure at medical schools as well as the Ghana Law School to support an increase in admission for students for medical and legal studies.
Enhance fiscal discipline through an independent fiscal responsibility council enshrined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2018 (Act 982).
Reduce the number of ministers to 50
The Fiscal Responsibility Act will also be amended to add a fiscal rule that requires that budgeted expenditure in any year does not exceed 105% of the previous years tax revenue.
Reduce the fiscal burden on government by leveraging the private sector.
Introduce a very simple citizen and business-friendly flat tax regime. A flat tax of a % of income for individuals and SMEs (which constitute 98% of all businesses in Ghana) with appropriate exemption thresholds set to protect the poor.
Tax amnesty
Electronic and faceless audits by GRA
There are no taxes on digital payments. The e-levy will therefore be abolished.
No VAT on electricity (if still on books)
No emissions tax and
No betting tax
Tema port will be fully automated.
A new policy of aligning the duties and charges at Tema port to the duties and charges at Lome Port
Spare parts importers duties will be at a flat rate per container (20 or 40 feet).
Collaboration with the private sector, we will train at least 1,000,000 youth in IT skills, including software developers, to provide job opportunities worldwide.
Empower the private sector to create modern, sustainable, and well-paying jobs for the youth.
Reduce the cost of data by working with industry players in setting clear policy guidelines that will remove any investor uncertainty and difficulties in business planning.
Expeditious allocation of spectrum.
Make it easy for Ghanaians to obtain passports. Under my government, any Ghanacard holder will only have to pay a fee for a passport.
an e-visa policy for all international visitors to Ghana to enable visas to be obtained in minutes subject to security and criminal checks.
Attain food security through the application of technology and irrigation to commercial large-scale farming.
Promote the use of agricultural lime to reduce the acidity of our soils, enhance soil fertility, and get more yield from the application of fertilizers.
Prioritize the construction of the Pwalugu Dam by using private sector financing to crowd in grant financing.
Adoption of electric vehicles for public transportation.
Partner with the private sector to build large housing estates without the government having to borrow or spend.
National Rental Assistance scheme (which is working so well) will be enhanced to deal with the problem of demands for rent advance of two years and more.
Diversify the generation mix by introducing 2000MW of solar power and additional wind power through independent power producers.
More private sector participation in generation and retail.
No import duty on solar panels.
License all miners doing responsible mining.
As long as miners mine within the limits of their licenses (e.g, no mining in river or water bodies), there will no longer be any seizure or burning of excavators.
Fully decentralize the minerals’ commission as well as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ensure that they are present in all mining districts.
Collaborate with the large mining companies and convert abandoned shafts into community mining schemes.
Open more new community mining schemes.
District mining committees should be responsible for reclamation and replanting.
Pension scheme for small-scale miners like we have done for cocoa farmers.
Introduce vocational and skills training on sustainable mining for small-scale miners in the curriculum of TVET institutions.
Provide equipment to government authorities in mining communities to undertake reclamation of land.
We will set up state of the art common user gold processing units in mining districts in collaboration with the private sector.
Conduct an audit of all concessions with various licenses and new applications.
Abolish the VAT on exploration services (like assaying) to encourage more exploration.
Establish, in collaboration with the private sector, a Minerals Development Bank to support the mining industry.
Establish (through the private sector) a London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) certified gold refinery in Ghana within four years.
All responsibly mined small-scale gold products will be sold to the central bank, PMMC, or MIIF and will be required to be refined before export
Engage exploration experts from the universities and geological institutions to assist in exploring our seven gold belts.
Provide the Geological Survey Department and our universities with resources annually to undertake a mapping of areas where we have gold reserves.
Build Ghana’s gold reserves appreciably to reach a point when we have sufficient gold reserves to keep our external payments position sustainably strong.
Protect local industry from smuggled imports that evade import duties.
Special Economic Zones ( Free Zones) will also be created in collaboration with the private sector at Ghana’s major border towns such as Aflao, Paga, Elubo, Sankasi and Tatale to enhance economic activity, increase exports, reduce smuggling and create jobs.
Individualized credit scoring
Digitalization of land titling and transfer
Propose to amend Article 87 of the 1992 Constitution as well as the NDPC Act (Act 479) to mandate political party manifestoes, and consequently Economic and Social policies of governments, as well as budgets, to be aligned to the agreed on broad contours in specific sectors.
Amend the 1992 Constitution with key emphasis on issues such as reducing the power of the President and empower other institutions, ex gratia, the rights of dual citizens, election of MMDCEs to deepen decentralization, among others with extensive public consultation.
Prioritise the creation of incentives for corporate sponsorship as a sustainable module of financing sports development and promotion for our national teams.
Establish the Ghana School Sports Secretariat, which will be an agency under the ministry responsible for sports, in collaboration with other stakeholders such as the GES and sports federations.
Leverage technology, data, and systems to improve healthcare.
Expand infrastructure at medical schools and improve human capital development.
Introduce digital and streaming platforms for our artists to make tourism and the creative arts a growth pole in Ghana.
Tax incentives will also be provided for film producers and musicians.
Implement a visa-on-arrival policy for all international visitors to Ghana as has recently been implemented by Kenya.
Recruit 1,000 special education teachers and retrain teachers on how to work with special needs students.
Train more speech and language therapists and occupational and behavioural therapists.
Fiscal and administrative decentralization
Empower the private sector to build roads, hospitals, and schools.
Prioritize the full implementation of the Affirmative Action Act as should hopefully have been passed by January 2025.
After completion of their education, those who can secure jobs would be exempted from national service. National service will no longer be mandatory.
Seek school-level collaboration with international sports bodies like the NBA and NFL to make Ghana a hub for these emerging sports in Africa to create more opportunities for young people. Collaboration with the private sector, we will train at least 1,000,000 youth in IT skills, including software developers, to provide job opportunities worldwide.
The Mahama 2024 Campaign has strongly condemned the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) following its announcement of a presidential debate for the 2024 elections.
The IEA recently announced plans to organise Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates leading up to Ghana’s 2024 General Elections
However, in a statement dated Friday, July 19, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the Spokesperson for the Mahama 2024 Campaign, slammed the IEA, describing its failure to officially invite the NDC before its announcement as “completely unacceptable”.
Joyce Bawah Mogtari
“The Mahama 2024 Campaign strongly condemns the recent announcement by the Institute of Economic Affairs (lEA) Ghana regarding a presidential debate for the 2024 elections. It is completely unacceptable that the lEA would make such an announcement without engaging or informing the National Democratic Congress, one of the major political parties in Ghana.”
The Mahama 2024 Campaign Team pointed out that the IEA lacks the authority to organise elections-related activities.
“The Constitution of Ghana does not grant the IEA any authority to organise elections-related activities. The fact that the IEA has not shown the decency or respect to at least inform the NDC of its plans raises serious questions about its motives.”
The Mahama Campaign accused the IEA of attempting to manipulate the electoral process in favour of the NPP, stating that Mr Mahama and his running mate Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, have been engaging with the citizenry for many years.
“The IEA is clearly acting as a front for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and seeks to manipulate the electoral process in favour of the ruling party.
“It is important to remind the lEA and the Ghanaian public that the NDC, led by our presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama and running mate Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, has been engaging with the citizenry for many years. Mahama’s online and offline conversations have targeted a wide range of audiences and focused on addressing the needs and concerns of the people of Ghana.”
