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Affirmative Action Bill to be passed into law soon 

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Ghana’s Affirmative Action Bill, which has been in Parliament since 2011, will soon be passed into law. 

The Bill is expected to be passed into law through Parliament’s Certificate of Emergency. 

The passage of the Bill into law has become a requirement by which the International Monetary Fund would release some funds to Ghana. 

Ms Shiela Minkah-Premo, the Convenor of the Affirmative Action Coalition, said this at a public engagement of Forum for African Wowen Educationists (FAWE) Ghana Chapter on the challenges facing girls in the 21st century. 

The public engagement was on “Finding new ways of addressing the challenges of girls in the 21st Century”. 

Ms Minkah-Premo noted that the Affirmative Action Bill when passed into law, would bring a big relief to women and girls in the country especially when it came to issues on governance and leadership roles. 

According to her, the passage of the Bill into law would also help achieve gender parity. 

She said: “We need to amend some consequential legislations that will help us get women on board. 

“We have never had a female President or Vice President, and ministerial positions, only a few women. Our current Economic Management team has no female. Meanwhile, we have more women in the market. We need to get them in these spaces.” 

Ms Minkah-Premo said statistics of women in governance and leadership revealed that women had been marginalised in the 21st century. 

“In Ghana now, our Parliament has a membership of 275 members, but only 40 are women. This represents about 14.5 per cent. This is not good enough. 

“Out of the 35 companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange, 38 per cent of these companies have one female or no females at all.” 

According to her, those imbalances called for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into Law. 

“Until that is done, we will continue to have low participation of women and girls.” 

She said the challenges facing women and girls’ empowerment in Ghana in the 21st century were “numerous and complex”. 

“However, I believe they are not insurmountable.  We must collectively address the challenges as a society.” 

The gender advocate, touching on Ghana’s strides in promoting gender equality and parity over the years, said: “There is the need to acknowledge there are gender disparities in education.” 

She mentioned forced early marriages, teenage pregnancies, and limited access to financial resources as some challenges confronting women and girls. 

“We need to address Gender Based Violence. It is one of the things that draw our girls back. We sometimes lose these girls as a result of violence. 

We need to enact stricter laws to protect women and girls. Encourage survivors to speak out.” 

According to her, the current Domestic Violence Act had had its shortcomings. 

She said the Act allowed the Police to seek protection orders for women and girls. 

However, the Police in their training schools were not taught how to apply for protection and had to rely on lawyers for assistance. 

Ms Mamley Andrews, Chief Director, Ministry of Education (MOE), said the Ministry was trying to achieve its mandate through coordination, monitoring and evaluation of policies that would build a highly educated and skilled nation when it came to women and children. 

According to her, the Ministry was looking at reviewing Gender in Education policy to ensure that it fell in line with what was happening in contemporary Ghana. 

Additionally, the Chief Director, said MOE had reduced the incidence of gender-based violence by taking steps to prevent bullying, sexual harassment and the promotion of Safe School Practices such as the WASH programme. 

Ms Andrews said in Ghana, “one is not denied education due to gender and that is a success to us, and we need to celebrate this.” 

She tasked FAWE Ghana Chapter to promote Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) and STEM among girls and women. 

“I call on FAWE Ghana Chapter to promote STEM and TVET career choices for young girls. TVET allows our young children to get the needed skills and competence to stand independently as young girls.” 

Professor Esi Sutherland-Addy, Chairperson of FAWE Ghana Chapter Board, called for more support for the Organisation to get more girls into formal education. 

The occasion was used to induct FAWE Ghana Chapter executives into office.  

Mrs Marian Tackie is the Chairperson for the executive board. 

 FAWE is a pan African non-governmental organisation, which among others, seek to promote gender-responsive policies for girls in Africa. 

There’s urgent need to close funding gaps in HIV and AIDS treatment 

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Dr Kyereme Atuahene, Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), has called for an urgent need to close the huge funding gaps in the treatment of HIV and AIDS in the country. 

He said for the last two decades, donor funding for HIV and AIDS response in Ghana had reduced from 75 to 33 per cent, creating huge funding gaps, adding that the gaps must be filled domestically so that the progress made would not be reversed. 

The Director General was speaking at the media launch of the 2023 World Aids Day to be commemorated on December 1, 2023, on the theme: “Let Communities Lead”. 

Twenty years ago, Ghana introduced the treatment of HIV and AIDS  with Antiretroviral drugs, which suppresses the viral load of affected persons. 

The Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) had for the past 20 years saved the lives of thousands of Ghanaians, who otherwise would have suffered untimely deaths, increasing the number of persons on ART from 9,790 in 2020 to 13,539 in 2022. 

Dr. Atuahene said despite the progress made, Ghana stood at a risk of losing the benefits of scientific advancement in ART if funding for drugs continued to remain hundred per cent donor dependent. 

He said: “In response to this critical need, the government set up the national HIV and AIDS fund to provide adequate funding for the HIV response. 

“It is for this reason that the Commission has embarked on a resource mobilisation campaign for individuals and corporate Ghana to donate to the fund,” he said. 

Dr Leticia Adelaid Appiah, Executive Director, National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), said irrespective of the tremendous progress made in responding to the epidemic, HIV and AIDS remained a global health concern, which continued to impact the lives of millions of individuals world wide. 

She said, HIV response was a whole societal approach  and each one had a role to play. 

Dr Appiah said: “Let us remember that whiles we have control over our choices, we do not have control over the consequences of those choices, it is, therefore, essential that we empower communities with adequate information knowledge, expertise, a sense of duty, responsibility and resources to make the decisions that will be beneficial to them and society as a whole.” 

Dr Kweku Afriyie, Executive Oversight Minister, Ghana AIDS Commission, and Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation,  said Ghana was lagging behind in the achievement of the United Nations (UN) 95-95-95 treatment target by the year 2025 and on  the path to ending AIDS by 2030.  

He said the government recognised stigmatisation and discrimination experienced by people living with HIV as an impediment in the collective efforts to render HIV and AIDS a normal ailment and working to address it. 

He added that “ending HIV/ AIDS is possible and it is within our grasp if we allow communities to lead with the right resources and support and  commended all stakeholders, local and international, for their diverse roles in HIV and AIDS national response. 

Mrs Linda Asante-Agyei, Vice President , Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), said for communities to lead in action, it was necessary to empower the media with accurate information to help the communities achieve the targets. 

She said: “If communities will have to lead the agenda, then it means they have to be empowered and would need the role of the media to do this. 

“Our doors are widely open, we will continue to support the GAC and stakeholders to succeed in this fight, we have done it before and we will continue doing it, all we need is for you to open your doors to us whenever we come to you looking for information.” 

GACC initiates project to awaken citizens interest in local governance

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The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), through its Monitoring and Evaluation Office (M&E), has developed an action plan to enhance and whip up citizens’ interest in the fight against corruption as well as local government activities.

Mr Solomon Nyankah, the GACC Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview at Aburi in the Eastern Region, that the development of the plan comprised the setting up of appropriate indicators, data collection, analysis, reporting, communication, and utilisation.

He said the plan sought to track resource allocation, utilisation and the delivery of project results within the specified timeframe, while ensuring that resources were effectively and efficiently managed to achieve the desired project results.

He explained that the monitoring and evaluation aspect of the project was a tool or means to systematically and objectively assess the project, right from the initiation stage to the completion stage, and track the progress of implementation against the set project objectives.

Mr Nyankah spoke on the project them: “Building Evidence for Increased Accountability in Ghana through a Multi-Stakeholder Accountability Initiative.” 

The project seeks to empower the Local Accountability Network (LANets) focal persons through multi-stakeholder accountability initiatives to increase the building of evidence and the success story of accountability.

The LANets project aimed at building evidence for accountability in the country and had three main strands it sought to achieve at the end.

He noted that the M & E plan had specifically provided management, project staff and stakeholders with information on progress towards the achievement of goals and objectives, stressing that it would provide systematic feedback to enhance learning, adjust and improve planning and implementation for the second phase.

“Thus, it has allowed staff to discover and reinforce early favourable project results, strengths, and successes for decision-making,” he said.

Mr Nyankah also stated that the M &E plan had increased project accountability to all project stakeholders, and through this, the capacity of LANets focal persons had been enhanced in the areas of data collection, analysis, reporting, and communication to demand accountability from stakeholders at the local or district levels.

“Through the monitoring exercises conducted by the LANets, some assemblies have been able to recover all misappropriated funds, with others still working to retrieve their funds,” he added.

It has awakened citizen’s interest at the local level and deepened anti-corruption awareness among them.

Again, as part of the plan, the key challenges that hindered the success of the project included delays in project implementation and delays in reporting. and these resulted from noncompliance from some MMDAs during the monitoring exercise.

Moreover, some assemblies had little to no understanding of NACAP issues, hence making it difficult to access information from them, he said.

He said the second phase of the project would commence in December 2023, and in January 2024, the GACC would train all LANets on the 2022 Auditor General’s (AGs) citations for the various districts to understand the real issues pertaining to each district.

He added that additionally, there will be training for LANets on how to report effectively to the GACC on their monitoring of the project.

Klefe can become a center for technical education and computer training

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Paramount of Klefe in the Ho Municipality, has called on the Government to help develop its technology education.

He asked to support the local technical institute, which he said had become the grounds for developing the community into a hub for technology education.

Togbe was addressing the grand durbar of the 2023 Zendo Glimetoza and Klefe Yam Festival.

Students from the technical institute showcased an impressive array of tech they had developed, and among the numerous innovations was a smart waste bin.

The community has in recent times benefited from a partnership with byteAfrica, a tech training organisation, which helped provide access to coding, robotics among other dominant technologies for the youth.

The Paramount Chief said hundreds of youths had benefited from the program which was instituted by the traditional authorities, and which greatly advantaged the establishment of the technical vocational institute.

He said the institute presently needed crucial infrastructure to be able to meet the growing student population.

“Klefe has started a journey to build a model technical institute in the municipality and the country at large. But we can’t do it alone. We need strong central and local government support through the TVET team, the Municipal Assembly, benevolent organisations, spirited individuals, and all citizens to make it successful.

“With the needed support, Mr President, Klefe can become the learning center for technical education and computer empowerment, a clear avenue for poverty alleviation and youth empowerment”.

A funds appeal was made at the durbar to raise one million cedis to construct a hostel facility and complete a workshop for the institute, and which attracted notable contributions from including, Leader of the First Sky Group of companies who donated GHC 100,000.

The paramount chief commended the government for various development initiatives including roads, and health facilities, noting also how a deep commitment to science and technology education benefited the community.

The Zendo Glimetoza Festival is rotated among … communities, and which include Kpeve, Tsorhor, Klikor and Klefe.

The Paramount Chief thanked the Government for various development projects in the Zendo communities, and asked that crucial interventions in education, health, and communication were addressed to aid their speedy advance.

The durbar attracted several dignitaries included the chieftaincy minister who represented the President of the Republic, and there were traditional leaders from across the country.

We’re repairing the economy; the present suffering will soon be a thing of the past – Kodua Frimpong

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According to Justin Kodua Frimpong, General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), the NPP has an unmatched track record of revitalising and enhancing Ghana’s economy.

In a press conference on Thursday, Kodua said that the NPP is different from the National Democratic Congress in terms of boosting the economy. The meeting was held to discuss the details of the NPP’s presidential elections on November 4.

“We have a better track record than our opponents in managing Ghana’s economy.” The truth is that the NDC is feeling more confident now since the Russia-Ukraine War and COVID-19 have undone the progress we made as soon as we took power on January 7, 2017.

Kodua further praised the economic and managerial prowess of former President Kufuor and the current President, Akufo-Addo.

“Under President John Agyekum Kufuor, from 7th January 2001 to 7th January 2009, the NPP pulled Ghana’s economy out of the stagnation the NDC left. Again, under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, we grew the economy on average 7 percent from another NDC stagnation for three consecutive years before the disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s War in Ukraine. The truth is that we are fixing the economy, and soon, the hardships of today will be history. The assurance to Ghanaians that we will regenerate the economy is manifest in our record.”

Rally around the new flagbearer following the November 4 election – Stephen Ntim addressing NPP members

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Stephen Ntim, National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has issued a rallying cry to the whole NPP membership to rally behind whoever emerges as the Party’s new leader and flagbearer during the party’s presidential primaries on Saturday, November 4, 2023.

The NPP National Chairman emphasised that the party’s steadfast support for its new leader following the internal poll is the surest method for the party to fulfil its stated aim of “breaking the 8” and gaining a third consecutive term in government in the December 2024 presidential and legislative elections.

Speaking at a joint press conference held by the National Executive Committee and Council of Elders of the NPP at the Alisa Hotel on Thursday, November 2, 2023, Mr. Stephen Ntim said, “It is evident that what stands in the way of the NPP to a third consecutive electoral victory is ourselves, our actions, and our inactions.”

“The way forward is for us to deal decisively with the widespread indiscipline, apathy, and general indifference in the Party. I want to call specifically on the four flagbearer aspirants, all of whom are capable of leading the NPP, to commit to working as a team to ensure victory, even if they fail to win on Saturday.”

“Rallying behind the eventual winner on Saturday is a necessary condition for our success in 2024 because it has the effect of promoting unity and healing the wounds that the internal contest has opened up. We must reconnect with our passion to serve, which was the driving force behind the exploits of our forebears,” the NPP National Chairman stated.

“We must undertake to let go of personal differences and disagreements. In other words, we must each prioritize the larger interest of the Party ahead of our hurts and egos. To emerge from Saturday united and poised for victory, I must be able to say to myself that the battle ahead is not about me, though I am the National Chairman of the Party.”

“We must each look at the bigger picture, bearing in mind that the grand pursuit of the New Patriotic Party is generational, and our task is to build on the gains we have inherited. Our singular mandate is to add on, not to take away or undermine our inheritance,” Mr. Ntim further admonished.

“As Chairman, working with the Steering Committee, we will take a strong view against indiscipline in the Party and related actions or inactions with the propensity to undermine our generational mandate and the goal of winning the elections in 2024,” Ntim added.

Economic recovery

Addressing efforts the Akufo-Addo government is making to revive the economy, knowing that the state of the economy will play an essential role in the 2024 election campaign, Mr. Ntim said the steps taken by the government are yielding positive results, and he hopes that the economic recovery will continue to give the party a firm footing to campaign on.

“The 2024 general elections will be fought on many fronts, especially the economy. But we know we will win the battle of the economy because our capacity, commitment, and record show that we have what it takes to regenerate the economy from the ruins of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War that threw the entire global economy out of balance.”

“We know the challenges Ghanaians have endured from the second quarter of 2022, where due to the twin factors of COVID-19 and the War in Ukraine, inflation began to skyrocket, the performance of the cedi started deteriorating, and productivity slowed. It led to the president making the difficult but inevitable decision for Ghana to go to the IMF for balance of payment support,” Stephen Ntim said.

“During this challenging period, many countries in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere sought help from the IMF for the same reason Ghana applied. The president has acknowledged the present economic difficulties in the country and has committed every effort of his government to improve conditions for Ghanaians.”

“As we speak, the economy has taken a turn for the better. Inflation, which rose to a high of 54.1 in December 2022, is declining quickly (38.1% as of October 2023). The cedi has primarily stabilized, and productivity is increasing by 3.2 percent at the close of the second quarter of 2023,” he added.

Presidential primaries

The NPP will, on Saturday, November 4, 2023, elect its flagbearer for the December 2024 general elections. From 2007 and for the last 16 years, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been the leader of the NPP. On Saturday, the party will have the opportunity to elect not only its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential elections but also a new leader to take over from President Akufo-Addo.

Four individuals are aspiring for the position: first, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; second, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, former Minister of Food and Agriculture; third, Kennedy Agyapong, the sitting member of Parliament for Assin Central in the Central Region; and lastly, Francis Addai Nimoh, a former member of Parliament for Mampong Constituency in the Ashanti Region.

Discipline and internal coherence are critical for NPP success in 2024, according to Stephen Ntim.

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Stephen Ntim, National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged NPP members to unite following the party’s presidential primaries on Saturday, November 4, 2023, and rally behind the candidate who emerges as the victor of internal polls.

Mr. Ntim stated that internal party cohesiveness and discipline among party loyal are the most crucial requirements for the party to win a third straight term in government in December 2024.

He made this plea to the media on Thursday, November 2, at a joint press conference organised by the National Executive Committee and the Council of Elders at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.

“Saturday, November 4th, is crucial for the New Patriotic Party. By the close of the day on Saturday, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has admirably led our party for 16 successful years, will perform the first of two handovers: first to one of the four aspirants who emerged victorious to succeed him as the leader of the party and second, to that same leader and flagbearer of the NPP, to succeed him as the President of the Republic of Ghana on January 7, 2025.”

“This is the nature and consequence of the November 4th flagbearer election. We are determined to win a third term because the development of Ghana depends on an NPP victory in the 2024 general elections. That victory begins this Saturday, and every member of this party has something significant to do with it. It requires that we are disciplined as a party. Failure to be disciplined, ensure internal peace and cohesion, and be responsive to our mandate will gravely imperil our electoral prospects,” Mr. Stephen Ntim said.

Cost of disunity

Stressing the damage that disunity and internal divisions can cause to the NPP’s election fortunes in December 2024, Chairman Ntim said he vividly recalled the 2008 general elections and some of the factors that accounted for the NPP’s painful loss after it led the first round of voting “with 49.13 percent of the total valid votes cast.”

“The most painful part of that experience is that we lost the presidential election in the second round after we had increased our votes by 321,000, whereas all we needed to win in the first round was a little over 100,000 votes.

“In other words, we gifted the NDC the elections in 2008 because our people did not come out to vote in the first round. We are at the same point today, and some of the factors that led to us losing the election in 2008 are rearing their ugly heads,” Mr. Ntim candidly observed.

“One of the chief contributors to our defeat in the 2008 general elections is the lack of unity of purpose or internal cohesion. We cannot afford to be disunited even briefly after the results are declared on Saturday. We must guard against any conduct, actions, or inactions likely to take us on a path of apathy and disunity,” the NPP National Chairman further cautioned.

Whip the slate clean

In his address, Mr. Ntim acknowledged that the 2023 flagbearer election has been hotly contested, and in the process, a lot of water has gone under the bridge. To that end, he called on the entire NPP fraternity “to wipe the slate clean and approach the Saturday, November 4 presidential primaries with a commitment to work together and support whoever emerges as the party’s leader and flagbearer.”

“There can only be one flagbearer at a time. I fondly recall the enthusiasm and unity that characterized our approach to the 1996 and 2000 elections. It was apparent we wanted to win as a party. But the height of enthusiasm and conviction with which we canvassed for victory in the 2000 general elections has waned considerably, and we must reignite it now,” Ntim said.

“The alternative to an NPP government is scary, and the alternative to us is empty. These statements are valid because the NDC has not put forth any policy ideas to address the youth unemployment challenge, which is the preoccupation of governments worldwide,” he added.

Presidential primaries

The NPP will, on Saturday, November 4, 2023, elect its flagbearer for the December 2024 general elections. For the last 16 years, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been the leader of the NPP. On Saturday, the party will have the opportunity to elect not only its flagbearer for the 2024 presidential elections but also a new leader to take over from President Akufo-Addo.

Four persons are aspiring for the position: first, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia; second, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, former Minister of Food and Agriculture; third, Kennedy Agyapong, the sitting member of Parliament for Assin Central in the Central Region; and lastly, Francis Addai Nimoh, the former member of Parliament for Mampong Constituency in the Ashanti Region.

Ghana charts new path with private sector to boost investment, jobs

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The government on Thursday launched a new initiative to address difficulties in the private sector, attract more investment into the country, and create jobs for Ghanaians.

The inaugural edition of the “Ghana Mutual Prosperity Dialogues,” which is pioneering the initiative, brought together captains from all sectors of the economy.

The dialogue was marked by frank discussions on challenges affecting the private sector, particularly in the areas of industry and trade, as well as solutions for mutual benefit.

Attendees included, the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), and Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG).

Some Ministers, representatives from various financial institutions, business chambers, policy Think-Tanks, and advocacy groups, also attended the event, which was held in Accra.

The dialogue which was convened by the Ministry of Finance in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) was held on the theme: “Investment, growth and jobs.”

Other partners were, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), and the Tony Blair Institute for Global change.

Harmonisation of tax regimes, making business regulations clear and easy to comprehend, and enhancing talks between government and the private sector, were the key takeaways form the event.

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister, underscored the importance of the initiative, particularly as Ghana seeks to maintain recent economic advances.

“This meeting, which ignites the critical vehicle of dialogue is significant because it brings together, the two critical sectors of our economy – private and public, to drive growth and transform our economy.

“Our hosting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) headquarters and its wider implication for national progress and growth requires frequent engagements and conversations for the change we all desire,” he said.

Mr. Ofori-Atta said the interactions between the public and private sectors were expected to define the appropriate plans, policies, and timelines to accelerate the turnaround and transformation of the business environment.

In an interview with the Ghana News Agency after the event, Madam Abena Osei-Asare, Deputy Finance Minister, noted that the new journey between government and the private sector was because the sector “holds the catalyst to the growth that we’re all looking for.”

“This is to enable both the public and private sector to listen to each other and remove obstacles that will not enhance the smooth running of businesses, make the industrial sector thrive, and create jobs for our teaming youth,” she said.

Madam Osei-Asare maintained that once a suitable atmosphere was created for the private sector to prosper, it would employ more people and pay more taxes, which would spur long-term economic growth.

Concerning the event’s sustainability, she said that a Secretariat had been established at the Finance Ministry to address bottlenecks that do not promote business growth.

Mr Kyle Kelhofer, Senior Country Manager, IFC, emphasised that it was important for the government and the private sector to regularly dialogue to proffer solutions to Ghana’s economic challenges.

“This is a key period, where the business sector can, and must play a key role in economic growth and job creation.

“It’s the business people assembled here, today, who know better than any of us, what the business constraints are on daily basis, as well as efforts to create jobs,” he said.

Dr. Joseph Obeng, President of GUTA wondered why there should be 240 factories across the country was, when businesses were unable to export to markets in neighbouring Togo.

He decried the multiple taxes that traders and industry had to pay, as well as the Cedi’s high inflation and depreciation, which hindered growth, lowered business turnover, and reduced consumer purchasing power.

Dr. Obeng urged the government to gain insight from the discussions to make taxes reasonable, simple, and easy to pay, saying that “this will ensure compliance.”

My election as flagbearer will neutralise NDC’s propaganda against our Party – Dr Bawumia

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Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says his election as flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)  will give it a new branding and demonstrate its inclusiveness in the 2024 general election.

It will also neutralise the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) propaganda against the NPP as an “Akan party” and, thus, propel it to victory in 2024.

“My election as NPP flagbearer for election 2024 will neutralise the NDC’s propaganda against our Party,” the NPP presidential hopeful said at a press soiree at his residence in Accra on Thursday.

It was to interact with journalists and bloggers  for their support and publicity during his campaign across the 275 constituencies.

Dr Bawumia said Saturday’s election would be a simple test of what the grassroots thought about all the presidential aspirants.

 “I have worked with the grassroots of the party for more than 15 years,” he said, and  recounted his days as the  Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana to the time he was selected as candidate Nana Akufo-Addo’s running mate in 2008.

 He was also the Party’s Star Witness during the 2012 Election Petition at the Supreme Court and touched on his role as the Vice President of Ghana since 2017.

He made reference  to the many policy interventions he had championed as Vice President and the impact they have had on the Ghanaian economy and the people as a whole.

“I’m more of grassroots candidate than the establishment candidate,” Dr Bawumia stated.

He said  he was the best candidate among the four who could “break the eight-year election cycle for the ruling party”.

His tour of the 275 constituencies across the 16 regions had enabled him to know the Party’s grassroots better and understand their challenges.

He gave the assurance that his election as the flagbearer would give him the opportunity to bring on board the other contestants and their supporters to forge a united front to win the 2024 general election.

“I’m the best bet to break the eight and am hopeful that the delegates of our party will give me the chance to do so.”

Dr Bawumia described his campaign as fulfilling, which anchored on party  unity, issue-based campaign and decency, devoid of insults and personality attacks.

He commended his campaign coordinators, the delegates for their warm welcome, and everyone who supported him in various ways to ensure a successful ending on Tuesday, October 31, in the Upper East Region.

A total of 204,144 delegates will vote in the NPP’s presidential primaries on Saturday, November 4,2023.

Five hundred and sixty three (563) of them are proxy voters.

The election will be held in 277 voting centres across the 275 constituencies.

Regional officers of the Party will vote at designated centres at a constituency within their region.

The aspirant that obtains more than 50 per cent of the votes will be the Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 Election.

Gospel Sensation Luigi Maclean Unveils Uplifting New Song “Mi Le” in Inspiring Interview on “The Creatives’ Cafe” Show

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Gospel Sensation Luigi Maclean Unveils Uplifting New Song "Mi Le" in Inspiring Interview on "The Creatives' Cafe" Show

Accra, Ghana – In a soul-stirring conversation on the “The Creatives’ Cafe” show, hosted by the revered Kweku Sampson of “Drive Melodies” fame, Ghanaian Gospel musician Luigi Maclean unveiled the divine inspiration behind his latest musical offering, “Mi Le” (translated as “I Know” in Ga). Luigi Maclean, known for his heavenly vocals and contributions to Joe Mettle’s “Bo Noo Ni,” has touched countless hearts with his inspirational melodies.

“Mi Le,” a song that emanates from the pen of fellow Ghanaian Gospel artist Kofi Karikari, holds a special place in Luigi’s heart. It serves as a poignant reminder of the immeasurable blessings we receive from the Almighty, especially in a world filled with challenges and distractions.

This spiritual masterpiece is Luigi Maclean’s first live recording, promising a more intimate and heartfelt connection with his listeners. “Mi Le” invites us to reflect on our faith, express gratitude, and confess our unwavering trust in the Lord.

During the interview, Luigi Maclean expressed his gratitude to those who have supported his music journey, and he fondly acknowledged his alma mater, Mfantsipim School. His musical career is currently under the auspices of Reverb Studios, where he continues to inspire with his heavenly harmonies.

Luigi Maclean’s music has touched the lives of many, with songs like “Mala (I will sing),” “Testimony,” “Grateful,” and many more, all carrying powerful messages of faith and hope.

“Mi Le” is a profound testament to the enduring grace of God and serves as a beacon of inspiration in these challenging times. As this uplifting melody resonates with audiences across Ghana and beyond, Luigi Maclean’s commitment to sharing the message of faith and gratitude shines ever brighter.

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