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I haven’t flouted any rule by supporting Bawumia for president – Annoh-Dompreh
Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has said he hasn’t flouted any rule by supporting Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in the upcoming presidential primaries of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He said his support for the Vice President had made some party faithful to turn against him with unsubstantiated allegations, including destroying billboards of rival aspirants.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh, who is also MP for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, is one of the at least 100 lawmakers, who are backing the candidature of the Vice President, to bear the flag for the party in the 2024 General Election.
He dismissed allegations that he masterminded the destruction of a billboard of another flagbearer aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, in Nsawam, saying he has no hand in the act.
At a press conference, in Accra yesterday, Mr Annoh-Dompreh explained that the billboard was pulled down by the agency which owns it for the failure of Mr Agyapong’s team to reach financial agreement with it.
According to the Majority Chief Whip, since his declaration to back the Vice President’s bid, he has been the subject of verbal attacks by the Kennedy Agyapong team and on his media platforms.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh said as democrats, the intolerance to other people’s choices does not auger well for the party.
“They should respect my decision. My decision to support the Vice President is not out of nothing. It is based on substantive evidence of what the man can do for our party and this country,” he said.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh said he had the moral and patriotic obligation to ensure that he contributed to the victory of the NPP in 2024.
“I cannot be in the middle. We want to do something that has never been done in the history of the party and country and this would not take ordinary efforts to achieve.
“I want to be part of that history and therefore if I have evidence that there is a particular candidate amongst the lot who can make that history, I can’t hold on to that urge,” he said.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh called on followers of all the candidates in the contest to sell their messages to the delegates and tolerate the views of others.
The NPP goes to polls on Saturday where about 1000 delegates would be expected to elect five of the 10 candidates, to battle it out on November 4, 2023, for the flagbearer slot for the 2024 General Election.
source:Ghanaian Times
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana Tourism Authority is leading Ghana’s participation at ITB Berlin, which opened in Berlin with a vibrant national pavilion highlighting Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, tourism destinations and investment opportunities.
March 5 has been designated as Ghana Day, a special platform to promote Ghana’s languages, cuisine, Kente, festivals and business prospects to the global tourism community. The stand has already drawn strong interest with traditional arts and crafts displays, immersive multimedia presentations and popular Ghanaian snacks.
Seven private-sector players are exhibiting alongside government officials as part of efforts to deepen trade partnerships, expand market access, and attract investment across the hospitality, heritage tourism, ecotourism, and creative arts sectors.
Ahead of the official opening, the Ghana delegation also engaged young Ghanaian investors in Germany in collaboration with V Afrika-Verein and the Ghana Embassy, strengthening diaspora investment linkages and highlighting opportunities within the tourism value chain.
Ghana’s coordinated presence at ITB Berlin 2026 reinforces its strategy to position the country as the Gateway to Africa and a competitive destination for leisure travel and global investment.
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