Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye has defeated incumbent member of Parliament Daniel Okyem-Aboagye in the ruling NPP Primaries at Bantama in the Ashanti Region. Asenso-Boakye whipped Okyem-Aboagye with a whopping 452 votes as against 122 of Okyem-Aboagye in the Primaries held today, June 20, 2020. [ads1] Bantama, one of the strongholds for the ruling New Patriotic Party will have Asenso-Boakye representing them in the 2020 General Elections in December this year. Voting started earlier this morning with 374 aspirants contesting in 168 Constituencies. Our of the aspirants, 325 were males while 51 were females. 67 went unopposed and were…
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[ads1] The search for a mascot and a logo for the 2023 African Games to be held in Ghana has begun as the Youth and Sports Ministry alongside the African Games Project Team have successfully launched the mascot and logo contest. Ghana, about months ago, was confirmed by the Executive Council of the African Union to host the 2023 African Games. The West African country has already selected two cities namely Accra and Kumasi to host the 13th edition of the event scheduled for 2023. But as part of preparations towards the upcoming competition, the Youth and Sports Ministry in…
APO Group (APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, is delighted to announce a unique collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO.WHO.int) for the provision of online press conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic. From Thursday 25th June, APO Group will organize the official WHO online press briefings for African media. Uniquely, the service will include simultaneous translation and live streaming on more than 300 Africa-related news websites, and on the Google News mobile application, delivering crucial health updates, and potentially life-saving information to millions of people all over Africa. The press conferences will provide…
The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has donated large quantity of personal protective equipments worth $80,000.00 (GH¢480,000) to the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra on Thursday. Items donated include 15 ventilators with 60 nasal masks 20,000 medical masks, 1600 N95 masks, 120 protective suits, 100 medical goggles and some nutritional stuffs. The delegation from the Chinese Embassy was led by the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Mr. Shi Ting Wang. In his address, His Excellency Shi Ting Wang revealed the rationale behind the donation, stating that, it’s part of the Chinese government’s support to some developing countries in…
[ads1] Just within 3 and half years in office, the Nana Akufo Addo’s government in the development of sports infrastructure and promotion is unprecedented. When he [Nana Akufo-Addo] appointed one of his young appointees Isaac Asiamah to man the Youth and Sports sector, many were anxious if the gentleman could bring any positive change in the area of sports infrastructure. The infrastructural angle has been the cry of many sports persons in the country. The youth are found in every nook and cranny of our country. The talents are scattered all over but the absence of the infrastructure to unearth…
[ads1] Executives of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), on Thursday, June 18, 2020, called on the leadership of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The delegation was led by Chairman Kudjo Finaoo, Vice Chairman Alex Ackumey, and two other Executive Council members – George Ofosuhene and John Ansah. READ ALSO : Kurt Okraku: GFA President debunks season cancelation rumours The meeting was to engage the GFA President Kurt E.S Okraku on matters related to club financing, the role of government in the development of football, challenges facing the football industry among others. [ads2] The GHALCA delegation also used the visit to…
[ads1] The Autonomous Premier League Advisory Committee, on Monday, June 15, 2020, held their first meeting at the Headquarters of the Ghana Football Association. The Togbe Afede XIV-led Committee would advise the GFA Executive Council on issues such as objectives of the new format, the requirement from members and the role of the GFA to make the new format a success. [ads2] The 5-man committee has been instituted to come up with the modalities, processes and roadmap for the establishment of an autonomous Ghana Premier League and have up to two months to submit their first draft to the Executive…
[ads1] Leadership of the Ghana Football Association today paid a courtesy call on the Chief Justice His Lordship Anin Yeboah. The delegation comprised of GFA President Kurt ES Okraku; the General Secretary Prosper Harrison; Deputy General Secretary Alex Asante and Executive Council members Samuel Anim Addo and Nana Oduro Safo. The President of the GFA explained that the purpose of the visit was to officially congratulate the Chief Justice on his appointment as Head of the Judiciary. [ads2] He further expressed gratitude to the Chief Justice for his role preceding the last GFA elections which was culminated in Justice Anin…
The youth of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) made up of delegates in Bantama of the Ashanti Region have expressed their disgust and disappointment in the incumbent Member of Parliament Hon. Daniel Okyem Aboagye for his recent attacks targeted at the personality of his opponent for the party’s primaries, Mr. Francis Asenso-Boakye. The Bantama MP is said to have levelled allegations of vote buying against his opponent, a situation the soft-spoken deputy Chief of Staff to President Akufo-Addo has earlier declined on his Facebook timeline. [ads1] In a statement, the group are demanding an immediate retraction and apology for…
Francis Asenso-Boakye has trashed out vote-buying allegations leveled against him by his opponent in the race for the New Patriotic Party Aspiring Member of Parliament slot. The two, Francis Asenso-Boakye who’s also deputy chief of staff to the Akuffo-Addo led government and incumbent Honorable Daniel Okyem Aboagye are tussling it up for the Bantama Seat. [ads1] In a Facebook post Mr. Asenso-Boakye recounted receiving messages of the allegations leveled by his opponent; “I have received with much surprise, snippets of interviews granted by Hon. Daniel Okyem Aboagye, Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency, repeatedly making baseless allegations of vote buying…