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2020 Elections: I will vote for an independent candidate – APlus
Musician and Political activist, Kwame Asare Obeng, affectionately called APlus has disclosed that he will vote for an independent candidate in the December 2020 elections.
According to him he does not care about the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Speaking on TV3 New Day Berla Mundi, he said NPP and NDC are the same.
He added that both parties have failed the country, and for that reason, he will vote for independent candidates at both Presidential and Parliamentery levels.
According to APlus, he is yet to decide on the candidate to vote for, because they are yet to file their nomination.
This notwithstanding, APlus said other independent candidates who have expressed interest have engaged him and he is still on the look out.
APlus said his party, the People’s Project (TPP) movement currently has 535 branches and gaining momentum, adding, there would be a paradigm shift of the voting direction of Ghanaians after the December 2020 polls.
On whether TPP would be transformed into political party, he said it would depend on the membership of the movement.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
President John Mahama has arrived in Moscow, Russia, from Ethiopia to participate in the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit.
The summit is being hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During the visit, President Mahama will join fellow African leaders at the Economic and Humanitarian Forum and summit plenary sessions.
He is also scheduled to hold high-level bilateral talks with President Putin and attend a Kente exhibition organised by the Russia-Ghana Parliamentary Forum.
As part of the visit, the President will receive honorary doctorate degrees from the Russian University of Transport and the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
He will also engage Russian businesses and state institutions to advance bilateral cooperation between Ghana and Russia.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned four career diplomats as ambassador-designates to represent Ghana in four countries.
The commissioning ceremony took place on Friday, October 16, 2026.
The new envoys are Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo, Ambassador-Designate to Angola; His Excellency Louis Kwame Obeng, Ambassador-Designate to Qatar; Her Excellency Evelyn Korantemaa Ofosu-Amable, Ambassador-Designate to Israel; and His Excellency Jedidiah Reuben Adogla, Permanent Representative-Designate to Switzerland.
President Mahama charged them to advance Ghana’s national interests through strategic partnerships, economic diplomacy, investment mobilization, and expanded access to international markets.
He said Ghana’s diplomatic engagements must deliver tangible economic benefits, create jobs, and strengthen the country’s standing on the international stage.
The four envoys are career diplomats with over 27 years of experience.
On behalf of her colleagues, Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo thanked the President for the confidence reposed in them and pledged their commitment to emulate his leadership and deliver on the mandate given to them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
