LOCAL NEWS
NPP Primaries: K.T Hammond breaks silence on ‘betraying’ Kennedy Agyapong
Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament, Kobina Tahir Hammond, alias K.T. Hammond, has addressed allegations that he betrayed his long-time friend Kennedy Agyapong to support Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential bid.
Speaking in an interview with journalists in his constituency, Hammond clarified that he has never betrayed Agyapong.
The allegation was leveled by Agyapong’s campaign chairman, Kwame Owusu in an interview on Accra-based Citi FM.
)
“Kennedy Agyapong is my brother; we have been together for a long, if you can remember we had a terrible situation here, and he came to support us,” KT said.
Owusu had accused him of betraying Kennedy by supporting Bawumia’s bid to lead the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) as flagbearer election, stating that KT and another MP were psychologically intimidated.
K.T Hammond who doubles as the Minister of Trade and Industry explained that he and Kennedy Agyapong initially declared support for Bawumia before Agyapong expressed interest in joining the race.
Hammond emphasized his relationship with Agyapong, stating that they have even held meetings in his office where Agyapong sought advice.
In support of his position, he revealed that Agyapong had called him to dismiss the claims made by Kwame Owusu.
“Owusu went about telling people that I am psychologically intimidated, if you look at me, can someone intimidate me in this country?
“Ken and I were supporting Bawumia initially, all of us were supporting him, and I am telling you today. So, he came to tell me that he wanted to stand, and I asked him if he was okay because we are supporting Dr. Bawumia, so why the sudden change?” he asked.
He continued: “So if I didn’t come out to support him, why should I campaign against Kennedy Agyapong? The two of us went to Bawumia’s camp together before he decided to contest, so why should I campaign against him? Instead of Kwame Owusu sympathizing with me, just listen to the things that he was saying.
“Ken called me in the evening that I should ignore Kwame Owusu’s madness…he pleaded with me that Kwame Owusu didn’t know whatever he was saying. Ken used to come to my office in the evenings, and I would be advising him,” he stressed.
After the November 4 vote, Dr. Bawumia polled 61.47% of the total votes cast by nearly 200,000 delegates of the NPP to emerge the victor in the party’s flagbearer contest. His closest contender, Ken Agyapong polled some 37.41%.
Speaking at an event to declare the vice president winner on Saturday night, Ken Agyapong promised to support Dr Bawumia’s campaign for the presidency.
“This is the only thing I’ve been preaching, and I must admit this election is fair and my grassroots have spoken; therefore, I accept the results in good faith,” Mr Agyapong said moments after the results were announced.
He pledged his support to the flagbearer-elect to help defeat the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and “break the eight.”
“So, party members we should put everything behind us, and let’s unite this party…, I believe we can break the eight and that’s what I’ve been preaching,” he added.
ghanaweb.com
The National Peace Council (NPC) has called on Ghanaians to live harmoniously with each other to safeguard the country’s peace.
It has urged Ghanaians to protect “the peace and security of the country by creating and using avenues of tolerance, cooperation, and coexistence to sustain the country’s identity as an oasis of peace in Africa.”
This follows the unfortunate violent clashes in some parts of the country which have resulted in the deaths of some citizens.
Reports from Kintampo in the Bono East Region, Nkwanta in the Oti Region, and Wenchiki in the Northeast Region indicate that violence has led to the destruction of lives and property in these affected communities.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the NPC reminded Ghanaians “of paragraphs (c), (d) and (i) of
article 41 of the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana which states thus: The exercise and enjoyment of rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of duties and obligations, and accordingly, it shall be the duty of every citizen.”
“To foster national unity and live in harmony with others; to respect the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of others, and generally to refrain from doing acts detrimental to the welfare of other persons. To co-operate with lawful agencies in the maintenance of law and order.”
Read the full statement from the NPC here
citinewsroom.com
LOCAL NEWS
Defence and National Security Ministers to appear before parliament today over Kintampo clash
The Ministers of Defence and National Security are expected to appear before the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament on Thursday, November 23, to provide a briefing on actions being taken by the government to forestall a clash between the Mo and Wangara tribes in the Kintampo North municipality.
This comes on the back of a summons by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.
According to the Member of Parliament for the area, Joseph Kwame Kumah, tensions were high when the Mo tribe requested to perform rituals within the months of November and December, coinciding with the annual Klubi festival of the Wangara community.
In response to calls for a ceasefire by the MP, the Speaker directed that the government must take immediate steps to ensure peaceful coexistence.
“As the first authorities to come to this house to brief the committee on Defense and Interior, this is an urgent matter that should be handled with dispatch. I think Thursday should be okay for the two ministers and their commanders to appear before the committee early tomorrow morning by 9 am to brief the committee. It is an urgent matter.”
“The National Security Council through their regional office should immediately intervene because the chieftaincy institution is one of the cornerstones of the peace and security of our country, and we hold that institution dearly. We will do everything to prevent that institution from falling into disarray,” he stated.
citinewsroom.com
Some staff of a popular loan company, Quick Credit Ghana, stormed a local restaurant to recover a loan sum.
Videos available to GhanaWeb and shared on social media showed over half a dozen male workers in violent exchanges with the staff at the restaurant said to be located at Laterbiokoshie, a suburb of Accra.
According to a person videoing the encounter, the staff had forced their way into the facility, packed up the furniture and succeeded in locking up the place before leaving.
The video, shot in the evening, however, did not show any affected customers nor did it show any casualties.
The company has yet to issue an official statement on the development. GhanaWeb is also trying to reach out to the affected businesses.
Watch the video below:
ghanaweb.com
-
EDUCATION1 day agoGES Releases 2023 School Placement: CSSPS Portal Now Live
-
BUSINEWS1 week agoFarmgate price for pork up 20%
-
ENTERTAINMENT6 days agoKumawood Actress, Oheneyere Mercy Asiedu flaunts her Eldest Son who Lives Abroad
-
ENTERTAINMENT2 weeks agoStonebwoy Ch*pped Me And Didn’t Pay – Abena Korkor Angrily Goes After Stonebwoy In New Video
-
ENTERTAINMENT1 week agoSomeone is About to Lose their Chopmoney – Ghanaians Troll Jackie Appiah After George Weah Lost Liberian Elections
-
LOCAL NEWS2 weeks agoC/R NASPA on sit-down strike over 3-month unpaid allowance
-
POLITICS1 week agoMahama: I’ll scrap needless teacher licensure exam
-
ENTERTAINMENT6 days agoJohn Dumelo’s Wife Snubs Former Bestie Nadia Buari on Her Birthday As their Beef Continues
