Posts Tagged ‘ Ghana ’

Ghanaian Politics: Afari-Gyan And His Reluctant Respondents – By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

Ghanaian Politics: Afari-Gyan And His Reluctant Respondents – By Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

It is obvious that going into the beginning of the Supreme Court deliberations over the Akufo-Addo/New Patriotic Party (NPP) petition challenging the political legitimacy of President John Dramani Mahama and, indeed, Election 2012 in general, the three major respondents in the case were woefully under-prepared. The three parties concerned are, of course, the President of
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Who Cares About Iran’s Fight with the West? – Asks Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

Who Cares About Iran’s Fight with the West? – Asks Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

On April 16 and 17, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid an official visit to Ghana, supposedly in his capacity as Chairman of the decidedly effete
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Analysis: Kpegah’s suit dismissed, Akufo-Addo wins Pyrrhic victory! – By Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

Analysis: Kpegah’s suit dismissed, Akufo-Addo wins Pyrrhic victory! – By Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

As we inch gradually toward April 23 for the first hearing of Justice Kpegah’s suit of impersonation against Akufo-Addo, opinions remain divided on the substance
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Israeli Ambassador’s comments surprise me – Hanna Tetteh

Israeli Ambassador’s comments surprise me – Hanna Tetteh

Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon Hanna Tetteh has expressed surprise at the concerns raised by the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana concerning the arrival of the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in Ghana. “I am surprised that she [Israeli Ambassador] did not call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs to understand the context in which this meeting is
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Feature: Asantehene Leads the Way into Chieftaincy Modernization – Says Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

Feature: Asantehene Leads the Way into Chieftaincy Modernization – Says Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

I knew it was just a matter of time before the chieftaincy institution was healthily and productively brought into alignment with modern Internet Communication Technology
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Ghanaian Politics:Solomon Nkansah is a Rotten Joke – argues Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

Ghanaian Politics:Solomon Nkansah is a Rotten Joke – argues Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

He is the Deputy Propaganda Secretary for the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC), and so it is quite predictable that Mr. Solomon Nkansah should be attempting to deploy the jaded tactic of character assassination in a bid to quashing the presidential ambitions of Ghana’s main opposition leader, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who is also a
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Analysis:What is Justice Kpegah’s motive for suing Akufo-Addo? – Asks Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

Analysis:What is Justice Kpegah’s motive for suing Akufo-Addo? – Asks Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

Retired Supreme Court Justice Francis Kpegah’s legal action against the NPP’s Akufo-Addo at the Fast Track Division of the High Court will begin being heard
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Analysis: The military to rescue Ghana’s democracy? Part Two – Asks Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

Analysis: The military to rescue Ghana’s democracy? Part Two – Asks Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

—Privileging a military coup d’état is backwardness and clear demonstration of ignorance Obviously, because tribalism is at the forefront, anybody who makes the mistake to
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Analysis: The military to rescue Ghana’s democracy? Part One – Asks Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

Analysis: The military to rescue Ghana’s democracy? Part One – Asks Dr Michael J.K. Bokor

—- Democracy is not a tea party A retired officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, Captain Budu Koomson, is reported to have believed that “prevailing conditions in the country make the staging of a coup d’état imminent” because of “the blatant abuse of state wealth by political operatives” and “the political stalemate in the society.”
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Feature: Laymen And Women Have a Right to be Properly Informed – argues Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

Feature: Laymen And Women Have a Right to be Properly Informed – argues Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jnr., Ph.D.

I don’t know what the author of the Daily Guide editorial captioned “When Laymen Explain Legalese,” which was posted to the Peacefmonline.com edition of April
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