Wednesday, July 6, 2011

NPP GROUP CANCELS DEMO AGAINST AKUFO-ADOO’S CAMPAIGN TEAM MEMBERS

Barely 24 hours after the Bantama constituency Deputy organizer Kwadwo Ofori threatened to demonstrate against Nana Addo over the selection of his campaign team, the group has turned around to change their decision.
The change has been necessitated by the intervention of a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr George Ayisi Boateng who met the group at an emergency meeting.
Mr. Ayisi said he was compelled to intervene due to the rising tension after news came out of the planned demonstration.
He stated that the Bamtama constituency executive of the NPP are currently locked up in an emergency meeting over a plan demonstration to Oppose the formation of the NPP New campaign for the 2012 polls.
According to him, the group calling itself concerned NPP members headed by Kwadwo Ofori have retracted their decision to embark on the demonstration on Saturday.

PAUL BOATENG DENIES MPS URGE FOR KONADU TO STEP DOWN

A member of the Nana Konadu Campaign team Paul Boateng has denied claims by the majority leader in parliament that Mrs. Rawlings had been asked to step down at a meeting yesterday.
He says at no point in time did the MP’s call on Nana Konadu to step down, however added that the beginning of the race when candidates were testing waters, that some MP’s made the suggesting and not at this parliamentary meeting.
Paul Boateng who was at the meeting said among the concerns that were raised at the meeting was the unity of the party after the congress and the fortunes of the party in the general elections.
According to Paul Boateng, Nana Konadu Rawlings assured the Parliamentarians of her commitment to unity and progress.

Paul Boateng claimed that the Majority Leader Cletus Avorka admitted that

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

EC DENIES DICTATING ELECTORAL SYSTEM FOR NDC CONGRESS

The Director of Elections at the Electoral Commission, Albert Kofi Arhin has denied any form of dictation to the executives of the National Democratic Congress as was claimed a section of the media.
Rather, he says since there were some concerns raised by some members, there was the need to agree on the modalities of voting and counting at the congress.
The Director of elections told Adom News that the agreed system of voting for the July 9 congress will involve 3,125 delegates who will be divided into 6.
He emphasized that the rules of the congress will remain the same.

Asked about how much cost of supervising the congress, the E.C says it will disclose details of the cost after the congress.
Meanwhile, the coordinator for Get Atta Mills Endorse (GAME) Barbara Asamoah has described the agreed modalities for the congress as satisfactory.
She says they are confident that the EC will conduct free and fair elections.
A member of the campaign team for Nana Konadu Rawlings, Micheal Teye Nyaunu also stressed their confidence in the E.C to conduct an event free elections.
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GHANA POLICE REJECTS CONCERN TEACHERS NOTIFICATION FOR DEMONSTRATION

The Coordinator of the Concern Teachers Association, Vida Satabil says the Greater Accra Police Commander has rejected their notification for their proposed demonstration against the executives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT).
She says DCOP Rose Bio-Atinga told them it illegal for them to hold a 4 day demonstration against their leaders saying that they had previously threatens the officials.
According to Vida Satabil, the Police says until investigations are over they will not allow them to demonstrate.

Reacting to the accusations, the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Kwaku Dompreh stated that the decision by the concern teachers to invade the GNAT office was cancelled because the Police suspect series of violence in the demo.
He says that the 4 day demo at the Headquarters of GNAT was not supported by the police hence the decision to cancel the demo.

Meanwhile, members of the concern teachers have arrived from the various regions for the demonstration. According to one of the officials of the group, Norbert Gbogbotsi the proposed demonstration will come on with or without the Police approval.
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Monday, July 4, 2011

NANA KONADU SATISFIED WITH CONGRESS ARRANGEMENT

NANA KONADU SATISFIED WITH CONGRESS ARRANGEMENT
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The Campaign manager of the Nana Konadu Campaign Team, Micheal Teye Nyaunu says Nana Konadu is satisfied with preparations so far for the July 8 congress.
The Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo stated that they have been assured by the security agencies about their safety and delegates.
He explains that the problem about the regional ballot voting has been duly dealt with by the Electoral commission.
He revealed that though they will be enough security at the congress, FONKAR has arrange for their own private security to protect them from any unlikely situation.
CUE IN: TEYE-SATISFIED
Micheal Teye Nyaunu says they will not be any kind of misunderstandings because both groups are all members of the NDC.
According to him, Nana Konadu is ready to accept the outcome of the elections if fair play prevails.
CUE IN: TEYE-OUTCOME ELECTIONS
Meanwhile, the members of Get Atta Mills Endorse (GAME) are in a board meeting about preparations for the congress.
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