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This Saturday on Prime Insight: NPP restructuring, galamsey fight and presidential tenure

This Saturday on Prime Insight: NPP restructuring, galamsey fight and presidential tenure

The two-hour programme, scheduled for 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., will bring together representatives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the United Party to examine key political and national issues. Among the guests will be Rashid Tanko Computer, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Integrated Freight and Customs Clearance (GIFEC); Ross Osei Owusu, Esq., a member of the NPP Legal Directorate; and Solomon Owusu, Director of Communications of the United Party.

Political party restructuring, the fight against illegal mining and the legal challenge over presidential tenure are expected to dominate discussions on Joy Prime’s Prime Insight programme on Saturday, October 31. The two-hour programme, scheduled for 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., will bring together representatives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the United Party to examine key political and national issues.

Among the guests will be Rashid Tanko Computer, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Integrated Freight and Customs Clearance (GIFEC); Ross Osei Owusu, Esq., a member of the NPP Legal Directorate; and Solomon Owusu, Director of Communications of the United Party. The discussions will be hosted by Blessed Sogah. NPP restructuring and parliamentary elections One of the issues expected to feature prominently is the NPP’s restructuring agenda, particularly the party’s Afenvyo’s Stay and Early Parliamentary Election Process.

The panel is expected to examine the proposed process and its implications for the party’s internal organisation and parliamentary electoral arrangements. Renewed fight against galamsey The programme will also consider Ghana’s renewed campaign against illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, and whether the latest efforts are likely to deliver better results.

The discussion is expected to provide an opportunity to examine the challenges confronting the fight against illegal mining and the prospects for achieving more effective outcomes. Presidential tenure suit Another subject on the agenda is the NPP suit challenging presidential tenure and the legal issues arising from the case. The panellists are expected to discuss the suit and the broader constitutional and political questions surrounding presidential tenure.

Prime Insight airs on Joy Prime, with viewers able to watch on DStv Channel 281 and GOtv Channel 124. The programme will also be available on Joy Prime TV’s social media platforms.

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