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Attorney General misled Parliament on election date change - Mensah-Bonsu

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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33 ) 7 years ago

    AUTHOR: CLOSE OBSERVER-------- Stupid people are dominating our leadership positions. NDC does not believe that Ghanaians are suffering. Ghanaians will therefore not see the end of their problems until the USELESS NDC governm ...
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  • Ashantipanyi 7 years ago

    Antoa nyame, may you deal this writer whether he is called prince Kwai Adade or that is his Ghanaweb name, antoa, you know where is written from, I command you your power into the air by writing, locate him and deal with his ...
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  • STAN 7 years ago

    Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu aka Colins Addae and his cohorts have exposed themselves big time!! Now it is not the EC which is not ready but Attorney General. Ghanaians are watching you people. "If you increase your height by putti ...
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  • facts 7 years ago

    It is only the fool who does not change his mind. As information comes in and knowledge grows changes will come, that is with the wise.

  • OLD SOLDIER 7 years ago

    Author:- Richard.....
    This IGP does not know his left from his right. Square peaks in round holes. Does he have a smart phone? And can he use whatsup? I doubt!!!!. He is one of the BBC (Born Before Computer). H does not know ...
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  • Samson 7 years ago

    Do not swear like that is not nice Ashantipanyi!

  • Prime Minister of Sekondi-Takoradi 7 years ago

    ashantipanyi,you are a FOOL,do you think that antoa nyame doesn't has any work to do?how can you just open your dirty mouth and command antoa nyame like that?ndc IDIOTS BAMMM!!!
    #STILL THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S
    #CHANGE IS CO ...
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  • Kwame 7 years ago

    And bring who? Who is sensible than John Mahatma and NFC. If you think u are better than JDM, go n contest him in the coming election. Stupid fools,b u think Ghana is for u. Ghana is not a monarch state. Even u or me has a ri ...
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  • Ala 7 years ago

    Who is this Kwame guy?

  • Yash kugmoor17 7 years ago

    Mahama used communist tactics to disqualify the poor man....boateng is a better man than a lying as's empty suit..

  • Dave 7 years ago

    John Mahatma and NFC? Bros are you okay?..."vote him out or shout up"? ...Ei Kwame b)k)) de3, why ibi by force?.. I beg light dey your area?./

  • Koo Nimo 7 years ago

    I wonder why NDC is so bitter about the Nov 7 date which was rejected by the Parliament. I thought Parliament is a body and any decision taken by them bound the body. Why are they singling out NPP and treating them as traitor ...
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  • OBIBA JK 7 years ago

    NDC isn't bitter about the situation.it is just disappointed as much as we Ghanaians are.this whole thing was delibrated on and was accepted by all representatives in parliament to enable a smooth swon in a a new president be ...
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  • AKPAKPA. 7 years ago

    SHUT UP WHICH GHANAIANS AUTHORIZED THE EC TO CHANGE THE ELECTION DATE.THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR STINKING MOUTH TO SAY ANYTHING RUBBISH.FOR HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN VOTING IN DECEMBER?.IS THAT CHARLOTTE OSEI WISER THAN AFA ...
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  • akusabiiga 7 years ago

    There is a guy here who is always first to comment on any topic and support anything from npp whether good or bad .This guy calls himself prince adade, Ghfuo, Mahmoud, agbesi ,akan prophesies etc. He always comment and change ...
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  • Dzifa 7 years ago

    I think u should justify your argument on fact. If all had agreed to vote in favor of the bill why then there was the need to put it up for voting? When did parliament begin to have a consensus on a bill before they voted ...
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  • Osei Kofi 7 years ago

    But the swearing in can move to de 2month Look at USA 7November is their election and 20th January is their swearing in so why can't we also move our swearing in to de next 2month

  • Nana Kuffuor, Abeka 7 years ago

    I don't see why NDC should be bitter about the outcome of the votes. After all Prez. Mahama will still be in power next year so that is not a big deal.

  • Tugu 7 years ago

    My bro be wise so can't u see or hear the hardship Ghanaian are going through.if I may ask do u work at all ..do u buy fuel .. do u pay utility bills. Charlie try find some church go cos need serious deliverance.

  • Sam 7 years ago

    NDC MPs are blaming the minority for deceiving the Ghanaian populace but I want to ask what benefit would Ghana stand to get if the election is held in Nov or Dec. To me it does not change anything or may be the public should ...
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  • Koofori 7 years ago

    Can somebody tell me the benefits in changing the election date from December to November? I don`t see any big deal. Come think of it, it is only the NDC members complaining. I don`t understand it.

  • OhoooAs 7 years ago

    They are complaining because they wanted to give the knockout blow to the NPP early but the NPP wanted to defer their defeat.

  • Papa J 7 years ago

    If you have power Change the election date. So shall it be during the election, in your mind and plans you are winning but in the realms you are actually losing. 76% for opposition parties 24 for incumbent mark and start the ...
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  • Nokare 7 years ago

    Who has harmed the nation more than the Majority MPs? Through corruption Ghana has paid more unnecessary Judgment Debts.
    Contracts are inflated and brought to Parliament at the eleventh hour.When a President is caught of acc ...
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  • Ali 7 years ago

    I agree with you. NDC MP's have backed every decision of Mahama whether good or bad. Look at all those dreadful energy deals. You want the minority to back you only for Mahama to tell them they were sleeping in parliament.

  • Sappey-Agboh, LagbohkopeReve Asantw 7 years ago

    Lawrence Addae is a liar and he will remain a lair. What is this nonsense he is spewing? That he and his useless NPP MPs were under the impression that the amendment would be effective from 2020. If that was their perception, ...
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  • .... 7 years ago

    Well said. only their followers will praise them for postponing their own defeat. they have never been under the impression that it was 2020

  • Vicky 7 years ago

    That Drag Queen is more Corrupt than anyone in the Administration.

  • KWASHIE ADJAH 7 years ago

    LOOK AT THE NDC TALKING ABOUT VOTES IN PARLIAMENT, THAT HURT THE NATION!!!!!!!!! HOW MANY DUBIOUS VOTES HAVE THE NDC USED THEIR MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT TO VOTE INTO LAW, WHEN THOSE VOTES HURT THE NATION OF GHANA?????? THE NDC ...
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  • Adongo 7 years ago

    To say they thought the change of date was for 2020 is dishonesty. The Minority Leader said yesterday that in Kenya, they started the change 10 months before the voting date. Why will he say that if the change was meant for 2 ...
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  • Sappey-Agboh, LagbohkopeReve Asantw 7 years ago

    Listening to Lawrence Addae only goes to confirm the description assigned the NPP and its members by the imbecile Kennedy Agjepong. He quipped, the NPP and its members and apologists are all morons. 'Womu agyimi paa'. The ame ...
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  • Selassie - UK 7 years ago

    Typical NDC member/supporter, all talk no substance.
    What is your problem? If the amendment from 07.12 to 07.11 was just about the date then what on earth are you so upset about? Or is it purely because NDC didn’t get its ...
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  • Sappey-Agboh, LagbohkopeReve Asantw 7 years ago

    Selassie,(by the way my daughter is called Selasie, she's 10, but better discerning than you). If you honestly believe that your National Plebe Party is ready to dislodge HE JDM, you must be joking. I don't know about you, bu ...
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  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    NDC CRIMINALITY IS unprecedented paaaaaaaaa oooooohhhhh...... Doling out almost one billion dollars in fake judgement debt to entities like woyome, CP, ISOFOTNE, Waterville, etc.. . . . NDC is simply satanic too much.... ATO ...
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  • Photosy 7 years ago

    Didn't we all read their statements that the bill must be brought to parliament early ? We all read OB Amoah everyday complaining about the delay in submitting the bill to be ratified in parliament otherwise it will not pass ...
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  • Posca 7 years ago

    Who is this atorney General she deceived Mahama and his NDC People not we Ghanaians shame on you NDC.

  • H1j6je8q6 7 years ago

    What is happening in the world, this man said they were under the impression that the November election would be 2020. Could you imagine this old man and a father, everyday they said Nov 7 2016 today is 2020. This means this ...
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  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    Hahahaaaaaa..... Doling out almost one billion dollars in fake judgement debt to entities like woyome, CP, ISOFOTNE, Waterville, etc.. . . . NDC is simply satanic too much.... ATO DADZIE SOLD GHANA TO BETTYMOULD AS her lawyer ...
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  • agyeman 7 years ago

    SO AS A MATTER OF FACT WHAT HAS THE NATION LOST THAT THESE NDC PEOPLE ARE CRYING ALL OVER THE PLACE? THIS YEAR'S ELECTION WILL NOT SEE A RUN OFF. THE VOTERS HAVE DECIDED ALREADY IT IS CHANGE ALL THE WAY. WE NEED TO PUT OUR B ...
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  • agya smart Kumasi 7 years ago

    hon. agbesi if the ndc knows the interest of the nation why do LOOT and STEAL the nation's money so wickedly. you are reducing the nation to rags. By the time the Almighty God kicks you out of office there will be no money le ...
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  • EFO YAO 7 years ago

    WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH NHIS REGISTRATION AND OTHER OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS, THE ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER NEEDED THE EXTRA TIME TO GET READY.

  • Alex London 7 years ago

    The problem with you guys in Ghana is that you jump before you think where you would land. It would have been expected all the legal logistics would have been completed before the change of election date was announced.

    Go ...
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  • EDEM 7 years ago

    Why change the date at the last hour if EC and Mahama have nothing secret Planned. Everyone will know your evil intentions.

  • ibn khawule bin battuta 7 years ago

    what is the problem. we will vote this year. This is not apocalypse date for the worldwe are not changing the name of Ghana. I consider Marietta as a simple woman. let the day be the day of old.

  • Me 7 years ago

    did u need the ag to educate u that an amended constitutional provision could not be postponed.

  • Michael Adzima 7 years ago

    How can Mensah Bonsu think that all the call for Nov 7 is about 2020? They are just try to repair the damage they done to their image

  • KWEKU 7 years ago

    Even if the date is extended by 10 years, NPP will still lose.

  • akuffo addo retirement party 7 years ago

    Stupidity, ignorance and selfishness is a dangerous mix.

  • apuuuu 7 years ago

    I wonder what ndc party is afraid of this year election that they want to change the date if they want changes they should do it after the election that's right thing to do apuuuu

  • ~panin 7 years ago

    toying with the masses

  • Power 7 years ago

    November December Champions NDC
    No shaking

  • Paul 7 years ago

    What does this liar Lawrence Addai, Aka Mensa Kyei Bonsu mean? Does he take us for fools? Who in Ghana didn't know that the new voting date was to take effect from this year? I just don't understand how some people enjoy tell ...
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  • Kojo Billy Duncan 7 years ago

    The fact is they are arrogant and have no respect for the voters.

  • Ghanawatch 7 years ago

    The Danquah/Busia political traditiion now championed by the NPP has never championed the interest of Ghana.When they are in power they loot the nation,when they in opposition they always play the spoilers' game.When have the ...
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  • Nana addo 7 years ago

    Npp nation wreckers. Npp mmoa

  • Honourable 7 years ago

    It is only a stupid person who doesn't understand politics will start a sentence with. You can imagine a novice referring to people of substance that they are occupying their positions. Hmm democracy is indeed very expensive

  • Tina Uk 7 years ago

    NPP serial and professional liars. Very sly and deceitful and always playing blame games. Shame on you. JDM for 7th December .Nana will never be president of Ghana. Period.

  • Adrah Moses 7 years ago

    No part of the document said the minster for justice wasn't ready. They are saying the arthoney general did not educate the ndc and the EC well on the constitutional ammendment procedure

  • caleb 7 years ago

    sham sham Sham to NPP and the Minority Leader that thay are in parliament and cannot understand the laws that they are passing

  • Neutral Zone 7 years ago

    Dummies. Stop messing with the constitution.

  • bio kotey 7 years ago

    Mr bonus please stop throwing dust into our eyes.the whole Ghana was aware the amendment was intended for this election and not 2020.does it mean attorney general dealt with the minority and majority separately. if you're now ...
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  • VikS 7 years ago

    Sorry for Ghana. Hmmmm. Not these NPP people said they has PHDs, Profs, DRs ect. These Ashantes with their educational bobooo. Aputor. Big sham Osei Mensah Bonsu

  • Samson 7 years ago

    Your jealousy about Great Ashanti's will not help you. I don't know which tribe you come from but don't make such comments!

  • sammy 7 years ago

    dat is de perfect decision they took yesterday bcoz de EC is not fully prepared and ready for nov. 7th. it must take effect on our next election ie 2020 by den Ghanaians will be ready and well informed... De minority do all.. ...
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  • Cairman 7 years ago

    Ghana is saddled with a myriad of challenges- corruption, naked corruption acrross the political divide, leadership incompetence, unemployment , illitracy, collapsed economy, deprivation and hopelessness, alo all guay parlia ...
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  • Yaa 7 years ago

    Npp is not a good party. They are killer's .always want to criticize. They shd.tell Ghanaians what they have for us stupid once

  • Dessie 7 years ago

    This really important: obviously voting will occur so why worry if the bill passed or not passed

  • moses 7 years ago

    I wonder why some people are fighting over this date changing.changing of date will not stop mahama from his dumsor governance.so why all this insult

  • One time 7 years ago

    NPP are fooling themselves not Ghanaians as a whole.But only the Donkey supporters NPP

  • All die be die 7 years ago

    And who is this Ala guy too?

  • Yaw 7 years ago

    Clear damage control. This is an after thought. This is sophistry at its worse. Nobody takes the minority serious any more. Why did the minority public show how he voted?

  • Sampson Joe kwakwa 7 years ago

    My problem is that so as we stand, is the Ec ready for the elections? As at know many people says they don't even have nhis card. But yet dear name has been removed from the register. So de question is That are they serious? ...
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  • Mr Bond 7 years ago

    Let keep our Election Day on Dec 7 unchanged so that NDC stop their foolishness and nonsenses.Ghana should let the status quo remain the same and if the day of our election not change president president John Dramani Mahama t ...
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  • Yahya Odoom 7 years ago

    Matthew Addai aka osei kyei mensah is not telling thevtruth. In a typical npp fashion , he is passing the buck...he is a damn liar. He and the npp are ashamed upon reflection on their negative stance on issues at parliament

  • Kwame Bonsu. 7 years ago

    Because you are stupid, you Prince kwasi Addai that is wou are been rule by stupid. Do you come from a home,??

  • Vigilant Citizen 7 years ago

    stupid representative who represent various constituencies cannot bring anything better to this country .always approve loan bills to share among themselves .

  • ebei 7 years ago

    all the dedededee and too known, saaa you can be misled and that easily too. tell us why we should enrust the fate of our dear country and its people into your hands: to risk it being misled?

  • Antiliescrusader 7 years ago

    These idiots in npp don't know what they are about. They will say no to a question before they hear the question so far as the question is coming from ndc. Animals.

  • Prime Minister of Sekondi-Takoradi 7 years ago

    why is it that all the ndc criminals wanted the elections to held in 7 November?do they know some thing that the rest of Ghanaians doesn't know? CRIMINALS ndc IDIOTS BAMMM!!!
    #STILL THE BATTLE IS THE LORD'S
    #CHANGE IS COMIN ...
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  • Osei Kofi 7 years ago

    7November is USA election and 20th January is their swearing in so why can't we vote on 7december and swearing in 7febuary?

  • M.C 7 years ago

    The plan was to give the new voting date a poor publicity in NPP strong holds and intensify publicity in NDC strong holds and attribute their inefficiency to lack of adequate time. Anyway, one of their agenda again has been ...
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  • shelim 7 years ago

    hmmmmm, thinking of it and taking in account of what is going on now with their posture. u are right. With the way too the EC is handling matters now , I think what the minority did was a step in the right direction.

  • Stallion down under 7 years ago

    So you people don't see any thing wrong with the date I don't know why some we Ghanaian allow politics blind us have those who thinks there's nothing wrong with de Dec date is ok have think about how short the transit ...
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