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Defeated aspirant retrieves over 250 bicycles shared to delegates
An aspirant whose dream to represent Assin North constituency at the just-ended New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary primaries, was shuttered has gone back for all the bicycles he donated to delegates after an excruciating defeat.
The aspirant, Eric Amankwa Blay, prior to the elections shared 250 bicycles to each of the polling stations in the constituency.
It came as a surprise to him, that at the end of the counting, he had only secured 44 votes as against the incumbent MP Abena Duruwa Mensah who polled 389 votes.
Feeling betrayed, Mr Blay, and his supporters stormed various houses of delegates in the constituency to retrieve the bicycles shared among party members, and packed them into a Kia truck.
Speaking to the media, he said the unit cost of the bicycle is GH¢300, and apart from the bicycles, Mr Blay claimed he had given each delegate and constituency executives envelopes to endorse his candidature.
According to him, “I’m not taking back the money but as for the bicycles, I need them back,” he said
He added that failure to endorse his candidature means you don’t like the bicycle.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Enoch Boateng to host spirit-filled worship experience
All roads lead to the Word Arena Chapel International, as Enoch Boateng Ministries lead worshippers to the throne room tomorrow at Dansoman in Accra.
Dubbed ‘Let Judah Rise,’ it aims to uplift the spirit of attendees, ignite faith and create an atmosphere of deep worship.
In an interview with The Spectator Agoro, the UK-based artiste who doubles as a pastor said the first edition which was held in Oda in the Eastern Region was super and promises attendees that this year’s edition would be mind-blowing and full of miracles.
He stated that special guests ministering in songs include Joshua Ahenkorah, the soulful Efe Grace, and Benny Brooks.
Pastor Enoch Boateng has since extended invitation to everyone to come and experience God’s presence in a unique way.
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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Fusing politics with fashion
Ghanaians, especially die-hard sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) trooped to the Black Stars Square to be part of history.
The occasion was the historical return of Mr John Dramani Mahama as president of Ghana and Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as vice president.
President Mahama was coming to the office of the president for the second time while Prof. Opoku- Agyemang was sworn-in as the first female Vice President.
The party sympathisers marked the occasion in style, appearing in fashionable dresses designed with party paraphernalia.
To make the electoral feat remarkable, they appeared in special shirts, jerseys, cloths in party colours, not leaving out the vuvuzelas.
Boldly inscribed in these attires were symbols of the NDC and Ghana.
The event also brought to the fore the typical Ghanaian hospitality, entertaining a couple of guests that came to witness the event
By Victor A. Buxton
