tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71467135217461690512023-11-16T16:37:27.972+00:00Ghana PunditGHANA PUNDIT IS A TALKING SHOP FOR INSIGHT ANALYSIS OF ISSUES IN GHANAGhana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3715125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-25518940199732764282021-04-06T17:36:00.001+01:002021-04-06T17:36:05.707+01:00The Gyidi Church History: Opanin Isaac Kwadwo Asirifi aka DadeakoOpanin Isaac Kwadwo Asirifi known popularly in the Gyidi Church as Dadeako was born to Opanin Kwame Appiah and Madam Mary Yaa Henewaa. In 1958, Emeritus Professor C. G. Baeta went to Osiem to interview Opanin Asirifi. In the interview, Opanin Asirifi told Baeta that he was 40 years old [1]. Prof Kofi Asare Opoku also notes that Dadeako was born in 1918 which is in tandem with Baeta’s assertions [Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-5298568368827901792021-04-06T17:33:00.004+01:002021-04-06T17:33:55.440+01:00The Gyidi Church History: Who was Prophet Kwaku Emmanuel?Last week, when I wrote a short piece about my great grandfather Samuel Brako the founder of the Gyidi Church, I was asked about Prophet Kwaku Emmanuel and what relations he had with Samuel Brako. I was also asked about the relationship between Emmanuel and Abraham Kwaku Adusei, the General Superintendent of (the) Saviour Church of Ghana. In this short article I answer both questions.Emmanuel Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-44404088074786347082021-04-06T17:31:00.002+01:002021-04-06T17:31:27.327+01:00Samuel Brako and the Gyidi Church: My little kept secret family history.In 1914, my paternal great grandfather Samuel Kwame Brako (of blessed memory) founded a church at Osiem in the Eastern Region that today is known in Ghana and the world-over as Gyidi. Gyidi is the first Sabbath-based (Saturday-based) Church to be established in the Gold Coast independently by an African. Before founding the Church, my great grandfather was a member of the Methodist Church atGhana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-68693290214129276602020-02-21T10:15:00.026+00:002022-01-15T03:48:11.762+00:00Samuel Kwame Brako: Founder of Gyidi (Saviour Church, True Faith, Faith Salvation, etc) Church
In 1875, the young Samuel Brako (also called Kwame Panin), his mother Afrah, uncles, other siblings and other family members migrated from Juaben in the Ashanti Region during the Second Kumasi-Juaben War of 1874-1875. The defeat of Juaben forces led the people of Juaben, Effiduase, Asokore, Oyoko and other communities to migrate to Akim Abuakwa in the Eastern Region under Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-55327706680828248572019-11-05T19:18:00.000+00:002019-11-05T19:18:15.536+00:00ACP Agordzor charged with treason over alleged coup plotAssistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr Benjamin Agordzor, has been charged with abetment to commit treason for his alleged involvement in a coup plot.ACP Agordzor’s lawyer Martin Kpebu confirmed the charge to Joy News. He said his client was arrested and has been detained in BNI custody since 1 p.m. on Monday and slapped with the charge.Martin Kpebu said his client was accused of Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-63428972591730810692019-11-05T19:17:00.000+00:002019-11-05T19:17:41.761+00:00NPP chair calls for corruption courtThe Madina Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Eric Nartey Yeboah, has called for the establishment of a special court for the fast track and effective prosecution of corruption cases.
He made the call in a post on his Facebook wall, following which he told Adom News that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo showed great commitment in the fight against corruption by setting up theGhana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-19060939355868258342019-11-05T19:12:00.002+00:002019-11-05T19:12:50.458+00:00Rawlings takes on ‘corrupt’ NPP appointeesFormerFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has bemoaned the fact that some NPP appointees are still in office when corrupt allegations have been levelled against them. In a keynote address delivered at a conference of cadres and activists of the revolution in Kumasi on Saturday, the former President while counselling the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to tread carefully in some of its actions, Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-83860425564239112312019-11-05T19:08:00.000+00:002019-11-05T19:08:05.274+00:00Corruption under NPP administration is like a 'relay race' - Anim PiesieThe opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) keeps criticizing the ruling Akufo-Addo led government for the lack of what they term as the 'will power' to fight corruption. Even though communicators of the ruling administration insist President Akufo-Addo is committed to and determined to fight corruption, the NDC says that is not the case. A member of the Communication team of the NDC, Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-1094634714884968932019-11-05T19:04:00.002+00:002019-11-05T19:04:47.228+00:00Akufo-Addo started corruption from opposition – NPP’s Baah Acheamfour claimsAn activist of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Baah Acheamfour has taken on President Akufo-Addo claiming the latter is the one leading the many corruption cases in his government despite his dissociation.“Nana Addo started the corruption while in opposition and has brought it into government so I am not surprised about the level of corruption today”, the ardent critic of the President Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-78515559005052415352019-11-05T19:03:00.002+00:002019-11-05T19:03:24.323+00:00NPP Government Losing The Fight Against Corruption In GhanaPenplusbytes’ METOGU! Study findings on Anti-corruption indicates, some Ghanaians hold a perception that government’s attitude in delivering on its promises to curb corruption is rather lukewarm.
Over 95 percent of the respondents in the study affirmed that corruption is high in Ghana and is highly pervasive in the public sector where a vast majority have had to pay facilitation or illegal fees Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-12871575543201251572019-11-05T19:02:00.000+00:002019-11-05T19:02:02.267+00:00Corruption, hardship will kick out NPP in 2020 – Baba JamalWith about 15 months to 2020 general elections, opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is already pointing out to some determining factors which will “topple” the current government. For NDC, hardship and corruption under President Akufo-Addo will be among some key factors that will lead to New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat. Legal team member of NDC, Baba Jamal said NPP will lose 2020 Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-61122134968402703002019-11-05T19:01:00.000+00:002019-11-05T19:01:07.829+00:00GII Boss takes on NDC, NPP over corruption banterExecutive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative, Linda Ofori Kwafo has condemned the government and the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress over their actions in the fight against corruption. This comes on the back of accusations and counter accusations between the government and the opposition. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday, Linda Kwafo said Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-42354593322602814802017-01-05T20:48:00.004+00:002017-01-05T20:48:53.805+00:00Obama is from Venus, Putin is from Mars. Obama is an Idealist, Putin is a Realist
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Feature Article | 2 January 2017 17:34 CET
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Which way for Yahya Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-81378628065168846462016-12-25T17:19:00.002+00:002016-12-25T17:24:30.089+00:00ECG Privatisation: Privatising for who? The experience of Australia, UK
By Lord Aikins Adusei
The financial, managerial and technical challenges facing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have galvanised the apostles of privatisation, anti-state ownership of business and the neoliberal-free market capitalists to strongly advocate for ECG to be privatised.
Their argument is that selling ECG will make it more efficient, financially resilient and economically Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-79507630276404081712016-12-25T17:17:00.003+00:002016-12-25T17:17:41.932+00:00Ghanafesto: The questions we must ask the candidates and the issues we must vote on
By Lord Aikins Adusei
It is less than 30 days to the elections and as it is expected the political climate in Ghana is highly charged. There are both excitements and emotions throughout the country as almost everyone is getting involved.
The reasons for the excitement and emotions are not farfetched. As one would-be voter told me: ‘It is my election. It is our election. It is the future ofGhana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-63097199868590344512016-12-25T17:13:00.004+00:002016-12-25T17:13:46.922+00:00AFRICANS MUST INVEST IN DEFENCE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THEIR OWN SECURITY
By Lord Aikins Adusei
The killing of Gaddafi on 20 October 2011 by NATO-backed rebels came as a shock to most Africans. While it is regrettable that he died such a terrible death, he was partly responsible for his own misfortune. He failed to build the defence capabilities that could defend Libya against the country’s many European and North American enemies. While Libya under Gaddafi had Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-17336026494301402112016-11-03T06:19:00.002+00:002016-11-03T06:19:44.726+00:00The security danger of Issuing Voter ID Cards to Ivorians, Togolese and Burkinabes to vote in Ghana
There are numerous allegations that politicians in Ghana are bussing foreigners from Ghana's neighbouring countries to register in the ongoing limited registration exercise. Those allegations if true do not only bring the integrity of the entire electoral process into disrepute, but could affect Ghana's vital national interests. It can particularly pose security danger to the country in future. Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-65256386238732538692016-11-03T06:18:00.000+00:002016-11-03T06:18:00.340+00:00BUREAU OF NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS (BNI) SHOULD BE REFORMED, NOT SCRAPPED
On May 12, 2016, I listened to the passionate debate organised by Joy FM in which the panel debated about whether the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) should be scrapped or maintained. I agree with the Dr. Kwesi Aning and Osei Bonsu Dickson who argued that the BNI should be maintained. This article is intended to contribute to that rich debate.
Intelligence, narrowly defined, refers to Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-7876516621585223492016-11-03T06:16:00.000+00:002016-11-03T06:16:13.985+00:00The people of Volta Region should free themselves from the yoke and tyranny of the NDC
Why is the Volta Region one of the most deprived regions in Ghana despite consistently voting massively for the NDC in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012? Why are the road networks in Ho and the surrounding districts very poor despite the huge support NDC has enjoyed from the people in the region? Why is water so scarce in several parts of the Volta Region despite the region having one of theGhana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-54910344089489399672016-11-03T06:14:00.002+00:002016-11-03T06:14:36.301+00:00A Leopard can't change its skin: PNDC vs Rev. Charles Palmer Buckle, NDC vs Rev Martey & Otabil
The Catholic Standard, before it was banned by the PNDC government of Jerry John Rawlings in 1985, was Ghana’s oldest private newspaper, owned by the Catholic Church of Ghana. The editor of the Catholic Standard during the PNDC era was Reverend Dr. Charles Palmer Buckle, the present ArchBishop of Accra.
It will be recalled that when the PNDC ousted Dr. Hilla Limann’s PNP government in 1981, theGhana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-62969042274414047032016-11-03T06:11:00.001+00:002016-11-03T06:11:35.886+00:00ECG Privatisation: Privatising for who? The experience of Australia, UK
The financial, managerial and technical challenges facing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have galvanised the apostles of privatisation, anti-state ownership of business and the neoliberal-free market capitalists to strongly advocate for ECG to be privatised.
Their argument is that selling ECG will make it more efficient, financially resilient and economically prosperous. ECG when Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-9534841350402804272016-01-18T09:34:00.003+00:002016-01-18T09:34:17.540+00:00Burkina Faso attacks: Ghana ready to support fight against terror threats
Government of Ghana condemns Terrorist Attacks in Burkina Faso.
The Government of Ghana strongly condemns the terrorist attacks that took place over the last two days in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
The attacks which started on Friday at the Splendid Hotel, the Cappuccino Cafe and also the Yibi Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso have since ended. Over twenty-eight persons lost their lives Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-56445593123892563022016-01-16T03:03:00.001+00:002016-01-16T03:49:40.005+00:00Ghanaians should resist making the Guantanamo detainees' issue Muslim/Christian or NDC/NPP matter
President Mahama should be applauded for
helping Obama to close down the illegal Guantanamo detainee prison.
More often than not debates about
issues of national economic, political or security significance in Ghana
quickly tend into debate between the NDC and the NPP to point that nothing in
the country gets. Attempts by certain people to turn the Yemeni detainee issue NDC/NPP
Ghana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146713521746169051.post-20450656950161305542016-01-16T02:27:00.002+00:002016-01-16T02:31:07.546+00:00Corruption in Ghana Poses Existential Threat to the Nation
In this article, I argue that the impact of corruption on Ghana’s economy, political stability, national security, the justice system and national reputation makes corruption dangerous than terrorism, climate change, piracy, human trafficking, weapons proliferation and other security threats currently facing the country. Therefore, the fight against corruption should be made a national securityGhana Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548470991025400281noreply@blogger.com0