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Jomoro Constituency: Samia Nkrumah ditches CPP, goes Independent
Samia Yaba Nkrumah, daughter of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr.Kwame Nkrumah, has ditched the Conventions People’s Party, founded by her father as she announces her decision to go independent.
The former Member of Parliament for the area in her bid to represent the people of Jomoro Constituency in the Western again has disclosed she is running as an independent candidate for the December 7 elections.
Speaking to the media on the rationale behind her decision, she said, “I am running as an independent candidate to re-enter parliament through the Jomoro Constituency.”
She said running as an Independent candidate means putting Ghana first and a fight against extreme partisanship that does not deliver development to the people.
According to her, the independent card is a new way of doing politics that offers one an opportunity to collaborate with others to bring development to a locality.
“I don’t want us to be extremely partisan, I want Ghanaians to build consensus looking for the way forward in the future, and I don’t think the future lies in being so entrenched in one party or another,” she said.
She urged Ghanaians to go beyond party politics, which she believes would set the country on a path to development.
Samia Nkrumah added that “Today, there are followers of Kwame Nkrumah in every party, the values of Nkrumah known as Nkrumaism has gone beyond a party, Ghana needs to unite. It cannot be done without people sacrificing,” she concluded.By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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COP Yohuno takes over from Dr.Dampare as new IGP
President John Dramani Mahama has in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the Inspector-General of Police.
He replaces COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
COP Yohuno brings forty years of experience to the position of IGP and is expected to oversee the modernization and transformation of the Ghana Police Service.
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Minister for the Interior Urges European Union to Improve on Collaboration and Support
The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, commended the European Union (EU) for its continuous support and initiatives in Ghana and urged the Union to enhance collaboration and support with the Ministry and its agencies.
Ghana takes security issues seriously and will do everything possible to protect the peace and maintain security in the country, the Minister assured.
Other areas of collaboration discussed during the meeting aimed to improve the Ghana Prisons Service, particularly decongestion and equipment improvement.
Hon. Muntaka made these remarks while receiving a delegation from the EU, led by its Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Irchad Razaaly.
The delegation assessed the EU’s Defence and Security initiative in Ghana, as well as supporting the country’s security and defence capabilities.
The initiative is part of the EU’s integrated approach to tackling instability and insecurity challenges in the region.
The EU Security and Defence Initiative (EU SDI) in the Gulf of Guinea region is geared towards strengthening the security and defence capabilities of Ghana and effectively respond to security threats.
