‘‘There are instances where yea there are negative impacts but very rare. When there’s a change of government and contracts have been entered falsely, then there is need to revisit the agreement,” he noted.
In interview with 3FM, Dr Vladmir Antwi Danso was however quick to add that under international law, agreements entered must be fulfilled no matter the person in charge, unless an error is detected in the agreement.
Brazil has invested millions of dollars into Ghana’s economy from infrastructure, agriculture, health to education.
“In international law all agreements entered must be continued. There’s continuity unless… so I don’t believe the impeachment of Rouseff is going to change anything regarding our political, economic ties, unless they have a cause to,’’ he said.
She was succeeded by Michel Temer who was her vice. He promised to take tough measures to restore confidence in the economy.
Meanwhile, suspended Dilma Rousseff has vowed to fight her impeachment after the senate voted to put her on trial.
She has been accused of breaking budget laws and lying to voters about the level of the country’s deficit during her re-election campaign two years ago.
But she has described the process as fraudulent and a coup.
Story by Sarah Apenkroh | 3FM | tv3network.com
Head of energy policy at the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Dr. Ishmael Ackah has advised government to focus on making Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) viable than building a new refinery.
The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur says the high demand for the police recruitment from was anticipated by the police
Foreigners from neighbouring countries have acquired Ghanaian voter’s identity cards in order to avoid paying bribes to border officials to cross to Ghana, Samia Nkrumah has alleged.
Samia Nkrumah
In her latest Facebook post, the former CPP chair alleged daily figures from centres at the border town of Elubo showed the highest numbers of registrants.
NDC – NPP involvement
She said at the various communities, she we saw groups of people arriving in minibuses escorted by some political party functionaries, claiming the parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party in the constituency are complicit in the bussing of the foreigners
“The figures from the communities of residence of the NDC and NPP Parliamentary candidates, namely Nawulley and Tikobo No.1 respectively, as well as the border town of Elubo, recorded the highest numbers of registrants,” she said, but did not provide figures to support the claim.
She said the only time some of these foreigners were prevented from registering was when the residents supported the polling agents who objected to the foreign applicants.
“Literally, the only barrier to the registration of these suspected foreigners was the vigilance of the community, and the EC officers who also upheld the latter’s stance and carried out their duties as prescribed by law” she said.
EC officials Victimised
In some cases however, she claimed the community people joined forces with the NDC and NPP people to bulldoze EC officials to get the foreigners registered, noting this was particularly prevalent in the strongholds of the NPP and the NDC candidates.
“I saw how in these strongholds, it was the residents themselves who helped to silence the protests of polling agents or any other person who objected to the registration of foreigners.
“In one case, the EC officer was removed from his post and his service with the EC terminated because he was seen to be resisting orders to register foreigners,” she claimed.
A military vehicle at one of the registration centres. Photo: Facebook/Samia Nkrumah
She further alleged some army and police vehicles as well as personnel were deployed to those communities in an apparent move to quell any tension from the residents when the population suddenly shot up.
Questionable guarantors/register
The failed presidential aspirant of the CPP also questioned the propriety of some of the identity cards that were used to guarantee for some applicants, something she said affects the credibility of the exercise
“At the prompting of several of our polling agents, I saw the same set of guarantors guaranteeing for various applicants, answering questions on their behalf, and sometimes writing their particulars for them to give to the registration officers.
“On the printouts our agents showed us at the end of each of day, I saw that in some instances the same address was given by over twenty applicants.
“If all of the above could happen in front of us and in the full glare of the public, I cannot begin to imagine what could happen to the Voters’ Register in our absence and behind our backs?,” she wondered.
Consequently, she has called for an audit of the register to be generated from the exercise, saying, “These anomalies should be investigated without fail.”
She described the events that characterised the exercise as disturbing, noting it goes to suggest how appalling the standard in the practice of democracy in Ghana has become.
“We need to insist on a level-playing field for all candidates and an atmosphere of fairness and evenhandedness, free from intimidation and coercion,” she said.
By Stephen Kwabena Effah|tv3network.com|Ghana
Twitter @steviekgh
In attendance
Twenty-two (22) out of 26 public relations officers (PROs) of Ghana Education Service (GES) in Northern Region have just ended a workshop at the campus of Tamale College of Education.
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a strong warning to all and sundry for the sustenance of peace ahead of the 2016 electioneering campaign period.
