Photos: World XI Visit Vodafone HQ

The Stephen Appiah led world XI toured the magnificent Headquarters of headline sponsor and Ghana’s number one telecommunication service provider,Vodafone at Airport City.

The world XI made up of former and current international footballers notably, English Premier League legends, Sol Campbell, George Boateng, Dwight Yorke, Emile Heskey, Dutch and Juventus legend Edgar Davids, Nigerian international and former Everton forward Yakubu Ayigbeni, former Chelsea and Arsenal defender, William Gallas to name a few were taken around the HQ on a familiarisation visit to understand the operations of Ghana’s number one in voice clarity and internet service provider.

Appiah and his team were met on arrival by Director of Marketing, Agnes Emefa Essah who met the team on arrival spoke of the joy and excitement to be associated with the Unity match which is aimed at promoting peace and unity among Ghanaians before, during and after election 2016.

Here are photos of the visit:

Photos: World XI Visit Vodafone HQ

Koomson Confirms Candidature For GHALCA Chairmanship Position

Vice President of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA), Mr. Isaac Koomson, has confirmed his ambitions of manning the top spot of the Association in the upcoming General Elections.

The current GHALCA Veep promises to breath life into the Association given the mandate ahead of the much expected keenly contested Chairmanship slot.

Mr. Koomsom will be battling for the highest seat in the Association alongside current boss Alhaji Raji and a possible bid from Ashgold’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Cudjoe Fianoo.

The ambitious Mr. Koomsom commended the good work done by the current administration but pledged to bring transparency and integrity into the Association once mandated by the clubs.

The confident speaking GHALCA Veep promised soliciting for slots at the Executive committee of the Ghana Football Association when mandated.

“My administration will bring on board transparency and integrity to the Association.

I will bring welfare schemes to the clubs and administrators.

“I will take GHALCA to the club and the clubs to GHALCA.

I will make the Association vibrant and fight for election of members onto the Executive Committee on the GHALCA platform.” Koomson told sports crusader.

The GHALCA Veep played a starring role in the organization of the inaugural First Trust GHALCA G6 invitational tourney, eventually won by Asante Kotoko at the Essipong Stadium.

The GHALCA General Election is slated for next month as the race for the presidency heats up.

Koomson Confirms Candidature For GHALCA Chairmanship Position

No new voters register- EC tells NPP, others

The five-member panel reviewing proposals for and against demands for a new voters register says arguments for a new register are unconvincing.

The EC, a month ago organized a two-day forum for political parties, Civil Society organisations and individuals to collate views on the credibility or otherwise of the register.

The EC decided to hold the forum following heated national debate over the register after the opposition New Patriotic Party claimed it had evidence suggesting the register had been compromised with as many as 76,000 non-Ghanaian voters on it.

There were a number of demonstrations some of which turned violent.

A panel was therefore constituted to solicit opinions from stakeholders on whether or not to compile a new register.

Weeks after the two day forum, the panel has submitted its report to the EC.

Chair of the Panel Justice VCRAC Crabbe is recommending that EC should not replace the current voters’ register. The panel however stated that it will still continue to monitor events relating to the register.

The following is the full statement from the Electoral Commission

ELECTORAL COMMISSION’S POSITION ON THE VOTERS’ REGISTER

The Electoral Commission is pleased to inform the general public that it has received the report submitted by the Independent Panel set up by the Commission and tasked to look into the concerns and views of stakeholders on the Voters’ Register. Following the receipt of the report on December 21, 2015, the Commission has concluded its study of the report submitted by the Panel and wishes to advise the public as follows:

1. The Panel finds the arguments for a new register unconvincing and therefore does not recommend the replacement of the current voters’ register;

2. The Panel is of the view that the responsibility for having a clean and credible register is the shared responsibility of all citizens of Ghana;

3. The Electoral Commission accepts the recommendations of the Panel and will progressively implement the recommendations made therein;

4. The Electoral Commission will continue to engage stakeholders to ensure that a clean and credible voters’ register is in place for the 2016 general elections through an inclusive and collaborative audit process;

5. The Commission will publish the full report of the Panel on its website- www.ec.gov.gh by 7th January 2016 for the benefit of the public.

The Commission further wishes to inform the public that it has examined all the allegations and complaints made by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on the voters’ register and has responded appropriately to the party. A copy of the findings of the Commission into the claims made by the NPP will also be made available to the Public on the Commission’s website.

The Commission takes the opportunity to thank the members of the Panel led by His Lordship VCRAC Crabbe, the Political Parties, Civil Society Organizations, Faith Based Organizations and all stakeholders for the support and cooperation shown to the Commission during the engagements on the Voters’ Register.

The Commission reiterates its commitment to ensuring transparent, inclusive and credible general elections in 2016 and to ensuring democratic growth and stability in Ghana and takes the opportunity to wish all citizens of Ghana a blessed, peaceful and prosperous 2016.

SIGNED

CHRISTIAN OWUSU-PARRY

ACTING DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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Source: myjoyonline.com

No new voters register- EC tells NPP, others

2016 Elections Would Be Tough For NDC - Veep

The Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur has said next year’s general election was going to be tough for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

He has therefore called for more work at the grass root level to ensure victory. “Anybody who tells you it’s going to be easy does not know what he’s talking about,” he stated.

He indicated that this was partly because the past few years had been very difficult for the NDC government with low international prices for gold, cocoa and oil which he noted affected government’s ability to make easy the economic pressures on the people.

The Vice President was speaking at a national conference of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN) of the NDC in Cape Coast on Monday.

“The opposition can easily take advantage of this and use it against us.”

He said despite these challenges, the NDC had managed to invest heavily in infrastructure in the areas of education health and security.

He said with the insurgence of Boko Haram and ISIS activities around the world government had spent a lot of money to improve on the security system to make the nation safer.

He called for “action” in 2016 to ensure victory in 2016.

Development Guarantee

Mr Amissah Arthur said despite all these it was obvious that Ghanaians believed in the NDC as a party that guaranteed development especially in the rural communities.

He said President Mahama was a visionary leader with a committed team ready to ensure development got to every Ghanaian everywhere.

Ghanaians not decided

“We need the victory. More than half of Ghanaians have not decided yet who to vote for and we have to convince them that President Mahama is a safe pair of hands to manage the nation.”

Vice President Amissah Arthur said the NDC appreciated the role of the TEIN in the party and would resource it to communicate the achievements of the NDC to Ghanaians.

The General Secretary of the NDC, Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketiah said the main opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) needed the rule of law and not the rule of persons to keep them united.

He called on the Inspector General of Police to let Ghanaians know what had become of investigation of ammunitions found at the headquarters of the NPP.

The National Youth Organizer of the NDC, Sidii Abubakar Musa said the conference was part of forums to strategize to ensure a 57 percent win for President Mahama in the 2016 general elections.

He called on the party leadership to make resources available to TEIN to help them work for total victory in 2016.

The National Organizer of the NDC, Mr Kofi Adams, urged the members of TEIN to educate the communities on government projects and how these would change their lives.

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2016 Elections Would Be Tough For NDC - Veep