POLITICS

Mfantseman MP’s murder: Akufo-Addo shocked, wants arrest of killers

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed utter shock at the murder of Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford. “I am shocked and saddened by news of the murder of the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Hon. Ekow Kwansa Hayford, by suspected armed robbers in the early hours of this morning…,” he stated in a Facebook post barely 24hours ...

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We’ll correct the student-pregnancy wrongs in NPP’s free SHS – NDC’s Thomas Dalu

A former District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Kassena-Nankana West, Thomas Dalu, has faulted the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a breeder of avoidable pregnancies among students and promised the NDC will amend the wrongs associated with the implementation if voted into power at the upcoming general elections. ...

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Detailed account of how Mfantseman MP was murdered by armed robbers

Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has given a detailed account of how the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford was gruesomely murdered by armed robbers. Ghanaians were awakened by the disturbing news of the death of the MP who was returning from a campaign trip in his constituency. In an interview with Peace FM, Kwamena Duncan who ...

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Mfantseman MP Quansah Hayford shot dead

The member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency, Hon Ekow Quansah Hayford has allegedly been shot dead. According to reports, he was shot by armed robbers when he was returning from a campaign at Nkusukum on the Mankessim-Abeadze Duadze road on Friday 9th October, 2020 around 1:00am. Confirming the news, the NPP first vice constituency Chairman Wofa Yaw said they were ...

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‘You politicians have made the country very hard to live in’ – Eyewitness recounts how Mfantseman MP was shot

Ekow Quansah Hayford, the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman in the Central Region was shot dead by unknown assailants, according to reports. Sources say the MP of the incumbent NPP was shot on the Abeadze-Dominase-Abeadze Duadzi-Mankessim Road while returning from a campaign trip. The MP, according to eyewitness accounts, had visited four communities within his constituency to campaign for reelection for another ...

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Prestea Sankofa Gold company to start operations soon – Bawumia

The only State Owned Gold Mining Company, Prestea Sankofa Gold Ltd (PSGL), is expected to commence operations very soon, the Vice President has said. Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia who revealed this in Prestea in the Western Region as he wraps up a 2-day campaign tour of the Western Region assured the chiefs and people of the once vibrant mining community ...

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I cried when Obuor lost NPP primaries – Okyeame Kwame

Music icon Okyeame Kwame says he broke down into tears when his colleague Obuor lost his parliamentary primaries in the New Patriotic Party contest in June. According to him, Obuor would have been a good representative for his people in parliament because he is selfless. “I cried when Obuor lost his primaries. He is the most selfless human being I ...

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Premier Ladies patrons donate to NPP, candidates

A group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party, the Premier Ladies Patrons has donated assorted items to the ruling party. The items including nose masks, face shields and thermometer guns are aimed at facilitating the party’s campaign to ensure a resounding victory in the December elections. The other beneficiaries of the donation are the Ashanti Regional NPP, Head of Voluntary ...

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I was wrong, Akufo-Addo is another ordinary politician – A Plus

Musician and activist Kwame Asare Obeng, widely known as A-Plus, says with hindsight, he should not have campaigned for President Akufo-Addo in 2016. A-Plus was a loud figure for the NPP in the 2016 elections, taking on the Mahama administration and espousing what he thought then to be the ‘Messianic’ Akufo-Addo. A musician, A-Plus used his craft to trumpet the ...

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