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Former President Mahama When the announcement was made that former president Mahama has declared his intention to run again as flagbearer for the main opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) and subsequently run for presidency, it dawned on many that he is becoming a person of greed and insensitive to the cry of the majority of citizens who voted him out of power during the 2016 general elections. I termed this the third coming of Mahama because Mahama won against President Akuffo-Addo and lost against the same person. If he emerges victorious in the internal elections of NDC, that will be the third coming. When many heard the intention or most appropriately the submission of his letter to the national secretariat of NDC, they tagged it insensitive or greediness on his part with others also tagging it as insightful because of his achievement in infrastructural development in Ghana. Delving into the matter of the third coming of Mahama, I take a double standard stanc...

HON. BAGBIN The recent rant in the media landscape is very appalling and interesting. The matter of who leads National Democratic Congress (NDC) strengthens the saying “INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD.” Freedom of Speech is one thing that makes people who are less privileged to attain the height of Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin in terms of politics in Ghana to flood their social media handles and pages with insults relating to his recent comments on the appointment of certain members in the Mahama-led government. Obviously, there is no member of parliament older than Hon. Bagbin in terms of parliamentary experience hence need to be taken careful in every speech and spill he puts across. Truthfully, his latest rant has caused what many will say an unfortunate attempt to discredit Former President Mahama on his third run as flagbearer for the NDC and put himself in a better position to lead them in the 2020 elections. Ever since the second deputy speaker of parliament made his comme...