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VIDEO: 2016 tweet of Bawumia slamming Mahama’s ‘economic excuses’ pops up

Screenshots of social media posts and old videos of politicians making pronouncements have become topical in recent politics. Such materials are employed largely to expose a ‘lack of principles,’ or a drastic change of stance by politicians. They have also been used to highlight how politicians only criticize for convenience’s …

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Akufo-Addo’s 2016 tweet on cedi depreciation comes back to haunt him

While in opposition, one of the strong points of campaign for then candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the exchange rate of the cedi against the dollar. Currently in government, the cedi under President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo-Addo is trading at about 7.38, a situation that has elicited several concerns. As of May …

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Bobie Ansah’s arrest: Kwakye Ofosu drags Samira Bawumia over 2016 comment on Mahama

Former Deputy Minister for Information under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress government, Felix Kwakye-Ofosu, has called out Second Lady of the State, Hajia Samira Bawumia following the arrest of Accra FM journalist, Bobie Ansah. Bobie Ansah was arrested and detained on Thursday night and according to the police, it had investigated …

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Allotey Jacobs budgeted GHc150,000 for meat pie in 2016 – NDC Regional Organiser

The Central Regional Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Eric Donaldson has accused a former regional chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs of presenting a budget for a party activity which contained a component of GH¢1.5 billion old cedis allocation for the purchase of meat pie. Bernard Allotey Jacobs who has …

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Nana Konadu blames Charlotte Osei for her abysmal performance in 2016 polls

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the political icon, has accused Charlotte Osei, the former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, of abysmal performance in 2016 when the latter sought to disqualify her candidature. The former first lady was a presidential aspirant contesting on the ticket of the National Democratic Party (NDP) to be …

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