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A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kennedy Agyapong, has launched a digital platform for individuals and groups who believe in his presidential ambition to donate toward his campaign activities.
The platform, which can be activated on all mobile networks, by dialing *797# as well as donating through Ken2024.com.
This would also ensure credible data of all individuals and organizations that will financially support the Assin Central legislature during his flagbearership race.
A leading member of the Fund Raising Committee, Mr Sammy Crabbe, who demonstrated the donation process at a press conference yesterday in Accra, said that individuals and groups should activate the shortcode *797# to contribute their quota.
He said the significance of the donation was for supporters and sympathizers of Kennedy Agyepong to be part of his presidential agenda, in order to transform Ghana’s economy to the benefit of the citizenry when he becomes President.
Mr.Crabbe added that individuals could also donate through Ken 2024.com by following the process to contribute towards the agenda, stressing that the platforms could be activated anywhere in the world.
According to him, the campaign team is targeting about GH 500, 000 total donations weekly from the business class in society, adding that, GH 50, 000 is expected from the middle class as well.
He noted that the donation would be run for 14 months, as the campaign team had strengthened their strategies to ensure their candidate leads the NPP into the 2024 elections.
The Chairman of the Fundraising Committee, Mr Oppong Bio who launched the donations platform, called on individual and benevolent organisations to support their candidate, adding that, although their candidate is a successful businessman, their donations show their participation in the presidential ambition of Mr Agyepong.
BY BERNARD BENGHAN
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all aspirants campaigning in the Greater Accra Region to suspend their campaign activities on August 5 and 6 and instead mobilise supporters for the party’s planned “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration.
The directive was issued by the party’s National Steering Committee in a statement signed by the NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the decision forms part of efforts to ensure a strong turnout for the demonstration, which is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026.
The party said the protest would begin at 5:00 a.m., with participants expected to gather at the Supreme Court in Accra.
It further directed Regional, Constituency and Polling Station Executives in Greater Accra to work closely to mobilise members and supporters for the event.
“The National Steering Committee is calling on all aspirants currently campaigning across the Greater Accra Region to temporarily suspend their campaign activities on the 5th and 6th of August and join in mobilising support for the upcoming demonstration,” the statement noted.
The NPP appealed to party members and supporters to remain peaceful, disciplined and orderly throughout the protest.
The demonstration forms part of the party’s response to concerns it has raised over issues relating to Ghana’s democratic governance and the justice system.
The NPP leadership expressed confidence that party members would cooperate fully to ensure a successful and peaceful event.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
