With less than 24 hours to
the December 7, 2016 general elections, the news media was dominated by the
following headlines.
The Daily Graphic carries the headline “Retain NDC to consolidate gains –
Prez Mahama”. According to the paper thousands of National Democratic
Congress (NDC) faithful yesterday turned up at Accra Sports Stadium for their
last rally, at which President John Dramani Mahama said the December 7 general
election was a choice between consolidating the gains his government has made
over the years and a stagnation of Ghana’s prospects without the guarantee of
success. Addressing the supporters at the event to round off the party’s
campaign for the 2016 general elections, President Mahama asked the electorate
to retain the NDC to continue to keep the country in safe hands to safeguard
its future.
The Chronicle also has the headline “NPP not ready to rule”. According
to the story President John Dramani Mahama has charged Ghanaians to give up the
temptation of voting against the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the
upcoming election, because the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has not
demonstrated any assurance of hope to deserve their vote. According to him, his
administration had chalked an enviable record in infrastructural development,
which ought to be completed, hence the need to be given the nod to situate the
country at its proper place.
“Ash
Police Dismiss Report Of Thumb-Printed Ballots” is
the headline in the Ghanaian Times. The
premises of Ashanti Regional Police Commander was yesterday plunged into
“turmoil’ as some youth messed up there following allegation that thumb-printed
ballot papers were found in Kumasi. Police had taken possession of some three
bags stuffed with materials reported to be thumb-printed at the Madison Hotel
at TUC in Kumasi yesterday.
We conclude today’s newspaper
review with the headline in Today “PPP ready to govern” the paper
reports that the Elmina chapel square in Elmina in the central region was the center
of attraction when the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) yesterday held its final
rally ahead of tomorrow’s general elections. PPP supporters and sympathizers
including some stalwarts of the party, National chairman, Nii Allotey
Brew-Hammond, Policy Analyst, Kofi Asamoah- Siaw, Central chairman, Mike Eghan
Jnr., Wife of the flabbearer, Mrs. Yvonne
Nduom, among others were in attendance. The venue was filled beyond its
capacity to the extent that some supporters were compelled to occupy the Dutch Cemetery
Street and the Methodist Church Area including a Taxi rank close by. Clad in
their red and white apparel, the arty supporters and sympathizers could not
hold up their excitement and joy when the arty flag bearer Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom
arrived at the ground.
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