Friday, September 23, 2011

JERRY RAWLINGS WILL CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT MILLS IN 2012- GENERAL MOSQUITO

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has stated that former President John Rawlings will campaign for the party ahead of the 2012 elections.
He says the NDC has become more united after the Sunyani Congress and thus the former President Rawlings will join the campaign to canvass votes for President Mills.
Johnson Asiedu Nketia made these statements at the party headquarters in an interview with Afia Pokua on Dea Mehunu programme on Wednesday.

Johnson Asiedu Nketia suggested that in order to reduce tension ahead of the elections in 2012, he advised that factions should visit each other’s office to share ideas.
He noted that the exemplary way by which former President Rawlings and President Kufour met at the JAK Foundation launch should be emulated by other political parties.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

NPP NOT AWARE OF DR BAWUMIA LISTENING CAMPAIGN- SIR JOHN

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Kwadwo Owusu Afriye says party Executives is not aware of the campaign by the former running mate for Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2008 elections, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the Northern region.
He explains that as far as the council of elders and the campaign team of the NPP are concern they have little knowledge of the presence of Dr Bawumia in the country.
According to Kwadwo Owusu Afriye, they are yet to receive official letter from Dr Bawumia to assist in the listening campaign strategy of the NPP.
Kwadwo Owusu Afriye made these comments in reaction to a story that the 2008 running mate Dr Bawumia has storm the Northern Region to commerce campaign for Nana Akufo Addo.

Kwadwo Owusu Afriye stated that no individual needs permit to campaign for the NPP but rather high officials need the support from the NPP to campaign for the party.
He urges Ghanaians to join hands with the NPP to propagate the bad deeds of the failed NDC government.

TEMA MTTU BOSS DEBUNK DRIVING BEST UNDER ALCOHOL RUMOUR

The Tema MTTU Boss, Superintendent Daniel Dankyi has debunked speculations that drivers drives best under the influence of alcohol.
According to him, that notion is false and does not make sense in the modern time.
Superintendent Dankyi made these comments on Dwaso Nsem programme on Dwaso Nsem in an interview with Adakabre Frimpong Manso.
He was commenting on an accident incident where a driver suspected to have been drinking drove off his line to crash another vehicle living the victim dead while sentenced to three years in Jail.
He charged drivers driving under the influence of alcohol to desist from it.

Meanwhile, the number of years sentenced by the court to the driver has aroused many debate as to whether after killing a someone the drunk driver deserve to be sentenced to only three years in Jail.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

MP LOSES NIECE IN KONONGO ACCIDENT

The Member of Parliament for Jirapa, Dr Bawaana Dakura has disclosed that his niece is among the 22 victims who lost their lives on the Konongo-Yawkwei road.
Speaking to our reporter, Adu Gyamfi of Virgin City radio in Konongo, Dr Bawaana Dakura stated that the 25 year old Degree student of IPS was on her way to see her fiancé in Tamale.
According to him, his niece was making preparations to get married by the end of the year.
Dr Bawaana Dakura who is a member of the Energy Commission expressed his shock over the incident.

Meanwhile, a woman whose 5 relatives were involved in the accident says that 2 of her members are still missing.

The Medical Superintendent of the Konongo Hospital, Dr. Akuamoah Boateng says 4 persons whose conditions were very critical were referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
According to Dr. Akuamoah Boateng, two children whose identity is still unknown were unconscious at the time they were brought to the Hospital.
He said the family members of the victims are still trooping in to the hospital to identify their families.
END SAM

Friday, September 16, 2011

WAEC IS RIGHT TO PUBLISH PHOTOs, NAMES OF CHEATING STUDENTS

A legal expert, Lawyer Osei Kwadwo has approved of the West African Examination Council’s (WAEC) decision to publish photos and details of students who engage in examinations malpractices.
He says WAEC has outlined it’s regulations for the exams thus each student who agrees to sit for the exams has to comply with the rules of the examinations.
According to him, any student who plans to sue WAEC for the publication will have no case in court.
Lawyer Osei Kwadwo made these statements in reaction to the numerous calls from child rights activists against the publication of the names and pictures of students who engaged in exam malpractices.
WAEC published the names and photographs of students who were alleged to have been involved in various forms of malpractices during last year’s WASSSCE Nov-Dec examinations in the newspapers.
But Lawyer Osei Kwadwo has slammed child rights activists of accusing WAEC for infringing on the rights of the students.

He adds that WAEC publishes the names to deter future candidates from engaging in examination malpractice.

He challenged the human rights activists to go court to test the law.

The Principal Public Affairs Officer of WAEC, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe says the move is a policy by the council to reduce the incidence of examination malpractices.

She added that the examination malpractice incidents were not alleged cases and that WAEC had undertaken a thorough investigation into the matter before publication.