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Calling for Judicial Cleansing, Dr. Kwabena Adjei Turn Loose

Dr. Kwabena Adjei, Chairman of the incumbent National Democratic Congress, in a classic show of judicial intolerance apprised the Chief Justice Justice Georgina Wood to purge the bench of corrupt judges or the NDC would do it for her. In doing so, the chairman did not only usurp judicial authority, he undermined the independence of the judiciary reminiscent of the dark past of (P) NDC’s judicial condescension and intolerance for the due process of law.

More than 24 hours following Dr. Adjei’s egregious outburst, the government is yet to make up its mind as to where it stand on the matter. It makes you marvel if the party chairman was stating official government position. The tacit silence of the government ends up putting pressure on the judiciary and in all probability preempts the outcome of an appeal.

Nana Akufo Addo On The Double

The New Patriotic Party emerged from Congress unscathed, united in its determination to wrestle power from the NDC with Nana Akufo Addo as the presidential candidate. Nana Addo’s election seems the greatest favor the party has done itself since the 2008 presidential elections.

Winning by the overwhelming majority of delegates, underscores the party’s readiness to jettison its differences and the paltry politicking resulting from the flag bearer ship race. Nana Addo’s triumph gives the party an added impetus to access power in 2012, and a chance to motivate the rank and file with a common incentive---power.

The party stands at a unique place to regain power, given the closeness of the 2008 electoral results. With growing dissatisfaction among Ghanaians relative to how the Mills administration is making nonsense of the economy and failing to deliver on the ‘Better Ghana’ promise, would make Nana Addo's message even more appealing. It is fairly easy for the party to peel away the 20,300 votes with which President John Evans Atta Mills won in 2008.

Nana Akufo-Addo in for a Pyrrhic Victory at the 2010 NPP Primaries

On August 7 Nana Addo would make his final plea to delegates for a second chance to lead the NPP into yet another general election in 2012. Against the backdrop of his 2008 presidential bid, Nana Addo goes to congress with a mammoth lead over his opponents. He has every single index on the election predictor guide tilted his way, hopefully delegates would reward him accordingly for this contributions and service to the party.
Congress must isolate two key party building characters in the candidate selected to lead the party. Beyond the regular protocols, Congress should settle on a candidate with a unifying clout and grace to engineer a process of gluing the cracks in the party. The cracks are seemingly deep with attendant leaks needing to be corked soon enough to position the party on a winning course for 2012. At the current rate, electing just any candidate could split the party leadership right down the middle, needles to cite possible breakaways.

Fighting for the Heart of the NPP, Nana Alan Part II

It is nostalgia all over again on August 7, as Nana Addo and Alan Kyerematen battles to lead the NPP. The other three contenders would be present to enrich democratic protocols, as the front runners push for a pyrrhic victory. The probability of victory for either campaign hangs fairly in a balance? This article examines the winning chances of both campaigns starting with Alan Kyerematen’s bid.
The 2007 marathon congress which elected Nana Addo as flag bearer was regarded in some quarters as a compromise victory due to Alan’s withdrawal from a run-off. In a recent campaign speech, candidate Alan pronounced himself the man to bring victory to the party in 2012. With pumped crowd of supporters Alan envisions probable victory on August 7. Engulfed in the excitement of his supporters, the candidate went on to hint his vision for the country.

Press freedom Under Police Attack

The recent prying of the Police Service into the work of the press requires immediate attention before the service goes to town to close down all media outlets and silence reporters on the way back to the headquarters. There is no mild way to put it; the conduct of the Ghana Police Service in the matter involving the three invitations sent media personnel endanger press freedom in the country. There is no justification whatsoever in the current environment for such actions and hopefully President Mills and his government would see the need to curtail the madness being perpetrated by the service.

MP for Asokwa Chasing Shadows

The allegation of doctoring the constituency register in the Eastern region threatens the legitimacy of the August 7 NPP primaries. The charge brought by Maxwell Kofi Jumah the MP for Asokwa has two possible implications for NPP going into the 2012 general elections.
Firstly, left unproven it would tag adversely on the NPP’s electoral honesty, notably if Nana Akuffo-Addo the intended target emerged the party’s candidate. Secondly, it leaves the party and its flag bearer deficient of electoral integrity.
Kofi Jumah’s support for Alan Kyeremanten’s candidacy makes his claim a political incrimination devoid of any reliability. He failed to provide any evidence of the said fraud taking place in the party beyond stating where it was being perpetrated, the Eastern region.