As the Ghana 2016 election
inches closer the news media is dominated by a mixed bag of story headlines
ranging from Civil Society groups calling on political party leaders to commit
themselves to peaceful polls and promises made by the presidential aspirants as
they beef up their campaigns.
The
Daily Graphic with the caption “NPC, IDEG, chiefs to commit
political leaders to peace tomorrow” states that the National Peace
Council (NPC) would tomorrow hold a dialogue with the
leadership of all political leaders and chiefs, dubbed the second High Level Meeting
(HLM) to chart the way forward towards a peaceful election. The Chairman of the NPC, the Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante, who made the announcement at a press conference in Accra yesterday, said the HLM would
be organised in collaboration
with the National House of Chiefs and
the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG).
“Ghana’s EC has never failed us”
is a headline in the Ghanaian Times. The
paper reports that with six successful elections, which have been described by
the international community as credible, the European Union (EU) believes the
2016 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana will follow a similar
fashion. Ghana’s electoral commission has gone into the annals of world history
as one of the most credible institutions in the world, when it comes to
election.
The Daily Guide with the headline “Reject ‘dead goat’ presidents says Bawumia”.
According to the paper the vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic
Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has taken a swipe at President John Dramani
Mahama for saying that he (Mahama) is not a magician to solve the unemployment
problem in the country. Dr. Bawumia said the Mahama-led National Democratic
Congress (NDC) government over the last eight years had had more money than all
past governments put together yet is unable to solve the challenges facing the
country.
The
Ghanaian Lens “I feel sorry for Bawumia ... NPP will use
and dump him after doing its dirty work –Mahama”. According to the
story President John Dramani Mahama has predicted that the NPP will dump its
presidential running mate, Dr. Mahama Bawumia after using him for the party’s
dirty job. He said he feels sorry for Dr. Bawumia because he would never be
given the opportunity to lead the NPP when the time comes.
The
Chronicle also with the headline “NPP uncovers NDC marked ballot papers”. According to the paper the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has found a reason to convince itself that the
electoral commission (EC) is working against it, with the party’s latest
discovery of already marked ballot papers smuggled into the Savelugu
constituency of the Northern Region. Over the weekend, in that constituency,
parliamentary ballot papers received, upon inspection, had traces of marks in
the column for the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which
was to have effect of the column thumb-printed other than those of the NDC
being validated.
Today
“PPP will abolish BECE” states
that Presidential candidate of the
progressive people’s Party (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, says a PPP government
under his watch will scrape off the basic education certificate examination
(BECE) system which serves as an avenue for admission into the senior high
school (SHS). He made this observation when he addressed a mini-rally over the
weekend at Matsekope in the Sege constituency in the greater Accra region,
ahead of the December polls.
We will conclude today’s
newspaper review with the headline in the
Enquirer “Government ready to ensure
violence–free elections – President Mahama”. According to the story President
John Dramani Mahama has said there will be no violence during and after the
general elections as government has mapped out the appropriate strategies to
ensure peace. The president said this on Sunday, when he met the Bolgatanga
traditional council, as part of his campaign tour to the region.
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