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NPP declares seven-day mourning for Sir John

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed that all party flags at its offices be flown at half-mast for the next seven days in honour of former General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. Sir John, as he is affectionately called, passed to eternity at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, …

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Sacrificing health for power reckless – Former Council of State Member

    A Statesman Nana Kodua Kesse II, has described as reckless the compilation of the new Voters’ register amid raging Coronavirus pandemic. The former Council of State Member believes the Electoral Commission should have placed the health of Ghanaians above parochial political interest by listening to advise of various …

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Sir John’s death shocked me – Akufo-Addo

    President Akufo-Addo says he is saddened by the demise of former NPP General Secretary Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John. Sir John, as he was affectionately called, reportedly died of COVID-19 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Wednesday, July 1. In a Facebook post, the …

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‘Sir John was a good man, I will miss him’ – Bawumia mourns

    Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has sent out a message of commiserations to the family of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie known in politics as Sir John. The Forestry Commission CEO passed away on Wednesday at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. In a post on his verified Facebook Timeline, the …

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[VIDEO]: EC’s plan to register Ghanaians stuck abroad out soon

    he Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has disclosed it will soon roll out a plan to register Ghanaians who have been locked up outside of the country as a result of the border closures. The EC started the mass registration exercise on Tuesday, June 30, and is expected to end …

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Sir John spent 3 days in my house when I lost my mother – Asiedu Nketia

    NDC General Secretary and bosom friend of the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has commiserated with the family of the latter. Johnson Asiedu Nketia disclosed that he was overwhelmed with grief by the passing of the former NPP General Secretary, known to all as Sir John. Mr. Asiedu Nketia …

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NDC’s Manifesto C’ttee presents ‘The People’s Manifesto’ to Mahama

Former President John Mahama has said the Manifesto Working Committee of the biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has presented to him ‘The People’s Manifesto’ for the 2020 general elections. “I have received a copy of our manifesto for the December 2020 elections from the Manifesto Working Committee”, …

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Some popular interviews of Sir John

Former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John passed away on Wednesday in Accra after a short illness. Sir John is known to freely express his views firmly and freely on most political platforms including that of Despite media. Below …

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NPP’s Sir John is dead

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, has passed away.   He is reported to have died on Wednesday evening at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. The renowned lawyer-cum-politician died after testing positive for the novel Coronavirus, GhanaWeb gathered. …

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AUDIO: EC reacts to quality of new voter ID cards

The Electoral Commission (EC) has justified the continuous use of plastic laminated card for voters identity cards. The EC’s justification follows reactions on social media about the quality of the card after spending over $200 million on the exercise. Given the colossal amount allocated to the EC, many Ghanaians expected …

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