Tag Archives: PEACE

Executive Director of Peace Watch Ghana, Diana Yonkopa Daniels, has frowned on the acceptance of gay rights in Ghana, calling on the government to ban such practices in the country. The Gospel advocacy group believes God will deal with any leader who accepts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Queer Intersex …

The United Nations (UN) Peace Ambassador, Bishop Samuel Ben Owusu has condemned the pandemonium that occurred in Ghana’s Parliament during the election of a speaker for the 8th legislature on January 7. Heated confrontation leading to exchange of blows occurred between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Sagnarigu constituency in the Northern Region and the minority ranking member of communications Hon. Alhaji A.B.A Fuseini has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he will never know peace. He accuses the President of stealing the verdict of the people and until he …

The Upper East Regional Chairman of the Peace Council, Alhaji Sumaila Issaka, has commended the Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG) and its partner, the West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP-Ghana) and the European Union (EU) for contributing to ensuring peace at the just-ended presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana. …

Former Chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev. Emmanuel Asante, has said while the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) can disagree with the results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the recent elections, its actions must not destabilise the peace of the country. The comments by the immediate past Chairman of …

Rumours spreading in the camp of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that a delegation from the Peace Council intends to visit John Dramani Mahama has forced some supporters of the party to throng the residence of their party leader. GhanaWeb’s reporter, George Ayisi, who has been at the party headquarters in Accra on …

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information has in no uncertain terms condemned John Dramani Mahama’s claim that he is the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. Oppong Nkrumah revealed his fury with the claims by the NDC’s flagbearer at a press conference held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Oppong Nkrumah …

The United States Embassy in Ghana has commended the signing of the Presidential Elections Peace Pact on Friday, December 4. The US noted that the threat of electoral violence is a serious threat to democracy anywhere in the world. It added that “Political ambition shouldn’t be allowed to tear down …

President Nana Akufo-Addo of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and his archrival of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Mahama, both signed a peace pact on Friday, 4 December 2020 in Accra ahead of the 7 December polls. Read Mr Akufo-Addo’s full speech below: Remarks …

President Nana Akufo-Addo of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and his archrival of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Mahama, both signed a peace pact on Friday, 4 December 2020 in Accra ahead of the 7 December polls. Read Mr Mahama’s full speech below: PEACE …