Nana Addo files nomination forms but EC rejects filing fee

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AGBESI KWESI 9 years ago

The Ghana National Association of Teachers has described as unfortunate, President John Dramani Mahama’s unilateral decision not to restore the scrapped allowances for trainee teachers.

The scrap of the allowances in 20 ...
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers has described as unfortunate, President John Dramani Mahama’s unilateral decision not to restore the scrapped allowances for trainee teachers.

The scrap of the allowances in 2014 triggered protests by many people, especially the teacher trainees but President Mahama has maintained he will not succumb to pressure, noting he prefers to lose the elections than to restore the allowance.

Government claimed the payment of the allowance was having “huge cost implication for the national budget” and also caused it to scale down the number of students intake through the imposition of what we call the quota system.

Addressing students of the Cape Coast University last week, President Mahama claimed the withdrawal of the allowance has increased enrollment at the various colleges of education nationwide.

But the General Secretary of GNA, David Ofori Acheampong, says the president could have allowed for broader consultations before making the statement.

He said one of the reasons given for the withdrawal of the allowance was that facilities were going to be expanded to take more trainee teachers but noted that has not been done.

“The reason they gave was that they wanted to expand the facilities and as I speak to you now no facility has been expanded in any College of Education. Even as I speak to you today, there is a problem with the final years who are supposed to come out next year,” Mr Acheampong said.

Speaking to TV3’s Daniel Opoku, he denied claims by President Mahama that enrollment has increased since the cancellation of the training allowances.
BB 9 years ago

WELL DONE TO PPP.

WELL DONE TO PPP.
APONKYE 9 years ago

Nana knows that he has nil chance of beating Mahama. Who will vote for this trouble causer, a divisive and vindictive character like this?

Nana knows that he has nil chance of beating Mahama. Who will vote for this trouble causer, a divisive and vindictive character like this?
Black man with black sense 9 years ago

This Is The Only Way To Stop Jokers From Forming Political Parties. If the amount is reduced it will come to a time when we shall have more than fifty candidates for the presidenty. I suggest they charge for the forms in fut ...
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This Is The Only Way To Stop Jokers From Forming Political Parties. If the amount is reduced it will come to a time when we shall have more than fifty candidates for the presidenty. I suggest they charge for the forms in future. In uk , Canada, Australia USA there are less than three parties.
P Djamgbe 9 years ago

UKIP, Labor, Conservative, Green Party, Liberal Democrats, SNP, just to mention a few. These are the major parties here in the UK. There are also some minor parties plus independent candidates. The situation is the same in th ...
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UKIP, Labor, Conservative, Green Party, Liberal Democrats, SNP, just to mention a few. These are the major parties here in the UK. There are also some minor parties plus independent candidates. The situation is the same in the US and most of these advanced countries. So don't say things you don't know.
LOL 9 years ago

Ghana is a multi-party state wai....bro If the jokers are ghanaians then they hv the ryt to form a political party and also contest for election.

Ghana is a multi-party state wai....bro If the jokers are ghanaians then they hv the ryt to form a political party and also contest for election.
Rene london 9 years ago

Your first point is laudable, in that high filing fees certainly deters 'jokers' from forming political parties, which inadvertently wastes the EC's time in conducting elections. I would however like to point out that it is ...
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Your first point is laudable, in that high filing fees certainly deters 'jokers' from forming political parties, which inadvertently wastes the EC's time in conducting elections. I would however like to point out that it is not true that there are less than three political parties in any of the developed countries you have mentioned. I live here in the UK, and i can say that as of the last general elections, there were at least seven or so well-grounded parties that contested.
Kay 9 years ago

Man are you sure of that. ? Some of you come on this platform to expose your ignorance and stupidity. Do you know the number of people who contest for US presidency? Check and come back. Even in UK you have no less than 10 p ...
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Man are you sure of that. ? Some of you come on this platform to expose your ignorance and stupidity. Do you know the number of people who contest for US presidency? Check and come back. Even in UK you have no less than 10 political parties contesting general election. The fact that you hear only two or three main parties it means there are no others. Learn man. And in any case it's not the remit of EC to use monetary consideration to bar Ghanains from contesting.
Bolga. 9 years ago

see blackman with white sence, how does this stop jokers from participating if they have money to pay? Ayaricough and Akua donkey sorry donkey are they not jokers? haven't they filled?

see blackman with white sence, how does this stop jokers from participating if they have money to pay? Ayaricough and Akua donkey sorry donkey are they not jokers? haven't they filled?
KWABENA ABOAGYE 9 years ago

So anyone can go to our courts to file an interlocutory injunction so stop any genuine activity from implementation? The Law is truly an ASS.

So anyone can go to our courts to file an interlocutory injunction so stop any genuine activity from implementation? The Law is truly an ASS.

P Djamgbe 9 years ago

Hmm tell you what Aboagye? With all these funny, funny injunctions, the funny, funny pronouncements by our leading politicians, the insults, the fear mongering and war drums beating, the electoral malpractices and the failure ...
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Hmm tell you what Aboagye? With all these funny, funny injunctions, the funny, funny pronouncements by our leading politicians, the insults, the fear mongering and war drums beating, the electoral malpractices and the failure of our politicians to accept election results as they are in good faith, plus the incompetence on the part of the governments we've had in recent years (both ndc & npp), crimes such as armed robberies and the raping of little girls we constantly hear of these days, all of these make me wonder if democracy is actually better than the military regimes.
Gabby 9 years ago

You can't put it any better!! Have been thinking same... especially the level of corruption in our society.... I hate it when we blame corruption on only government officials!!!! The system need to be cleaned by a dictator!!!

You can't put it any better!! Have been thinking same... especially the level of corruption in our society.... I hate it when we blame corruption on only government officials!!!! The system need to be cleaned by a dictator!!!
juju 9 years ago

Traditional Satanism is not simply an inversion, but a complete rejection of the images of a
0244908520particular culture, religion, or philosophy. From there a Satanist uses those images against the ethos itself, that was ...
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Traditional Satanism is not simply an inversion, but a complete rejection of the images of a
0244908520particular culture, religion, or philosophy. From there a Satanist uses those images against the ethos itself, that was once his own conditioning. Persons who participate in traditional Satanic masses sometimes experience a king of 'sartori', a sudden enlightenment, to an increase in their own consciousness, and feeling stronger and satisfied because they had broken with the constraining opposites. In other words, at its highest level Satanism uncovers what the ethos of a particular community or society has covered up through images, dogma, words and ideas, returning the individual to the primal chaos out of which 'opposites' were created." ~ Magister Hagur, Temple of Atazoth Office
Mohammed A. Nurideen 9 years ago

Is strategy to disqualify people especially the NPP and the likes. The move by the EC chairperson is wicked and plain scam and must be resisted torarelly. Salche the Organiser of Kalpohin Npp Katari Youth Association

Is strategy to disqualify people especially the NPP and the likes. The move by the EC chairperson is wicked and plain scam and must be resisted torarelly. Salche the Organiser of Kalpohin Npp Katari Youth Association
Amen 9 years ago

clearly you did not read the article..

clearly you did not read the article..
P Djamgbe 9 years ago

Be objective body. Did you not read from the article that Akufo Addo's nomination forms were accept by the EC, or maybe you didn't read the whole story? And what is "torarelly"?

Be objective body. Did you not read from the article that Akufo Addo's nomination forms were accept by the EC, or maybe you didn't read the whole story? And what is "torarelly"?
DR KUFFOUR 9 years ago

I hope we do not get a ruling until the of November then we will see what happens. Ghanaians know everything but still lack leadership. What do PPP want to show? Were they not at the meeting when the fees were decided and agr ...
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I hope we do not get a ruling until the of November then we will see what happens. Ghanaians know everything but still lack leadership. What do PPP want to show? Were they not at the meeting when the fees were decided and agreed by all? So why now? In any way, we will all suffer.
ADANKO 9 years ago

NPP IS MORE THAN READY TO FIGHT THESE ELECTIONS AND WIN!

NPP IS MORE THAN READY TO FIGHT THESE ELECTIONS AND WIN!
Politician 9 years ago

Ghana Journalism at it again! The decision of the EC not to take the nomination fees due to a court order cannot be described as rejection. One would have hoped that the reporter could have used a better description here: eve ...
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Ghana Journalism at it again! The decision of the EC not to take the nomination fees due to a court order cannot be described as rejection. One would have hoped that the reporter could have used a better description here: even a somber 'refusal' would have been too sensational/dramatic in this instance. The legal incapacity placed on the EC is far away from a decision by the EC to reject is the reporter's headline connotes!
Oldman 9 years ago

Yeah, is it only npp that have submitted their forms? Are they the only party whose fees were not received? The journalist should come again and stop this baise way of reporting

Yeah, is it only npp that have submitted their forms? Are they the only party whose fees were not received? The journalist should come again and stop this baise way of reporting

Yaw 9 years ago

Ppp also going to wastress time and mneh in this. How.can our nation develop?

Ppp also going to wastress time and mneh in this. How.can our nation develop?
Abongo 9 years ago

Did he declare his assets and fulfiled his tax obligations dam thief

Did he declare his assets and fulfiled his tax obligations dam thief
Love 9 years ago

Yes we still have men in Ghana.It was very rude on the part of that EC to increase the fee.These evil moves by that EC will fail in Jesus name.Nana Addo will surely save this Nation Amen.

Yes we still have men in Ghana.It was very rude on the part of that EC to increase the fee.These evil moves by that EC will fail in Jesus name.Nana Addo will surely save this Nation Amen.
K tenacious 9 years ago

Infact, charging the nomination fees high will save the country's resouce because de number of people who will be going for the form will reduce n de ec can save time n resouce.

Infact, charging the nomination fees high will save the country's resouce because de number of people who will be going for the form will reduce n de ec can save time n resouce.
Great Fiction 9 years ago

Great our next president in-waiting may Allah be wid u n running mate ishallah cum 7th dec u shall be declared de president n vice president elects

Great our next president in-waiting may Allah be wid u n running mate ishallah cum 7th dec u shall be declared de president n vice president elects
K tenacious 9 years ago

Oh! Nana Addo do you think it is esay to be a president!this is a sign dat you are going to loose de December polls kindly relax

Oh! Nana Addo do you think it is esay to be a president!this is a sign dat you are going to loose de December polls kindly relax
kimathi 9 years ago

Ndum is very fictitious nation wrecker.

Ndum is very fictitious nation wrecker.
Mr Akyeampong 9 years ago

So the EC cannot get her curtains straightened and tidied up for such a public place?

So the EC cannot get her curtains straightened and tidied up for such a public place?

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