The Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to avoid arrogance and pride following their recent electoral success.

During her address at the 43rd anniversary of the 31st December Revolution on Tuesday, Dr. Zanetor emphasized the importance of accountability in Ghana as the NDC assumes control of the government.

“We must not allow arrogance, pride and hubris to fill our hearts because of the electoral victory. We are duty-bound to do what is right by the people of Ghana for the sake of those who died in the pursuit of our liberty and for the sake of those yet unborn. We need to reset and recalibrate the direction of the country.”

Additionally, she emphasized the importance of humility, integrity, and commitment to the foundational principles of the Revolution that led to the establishment of the Fourth Republic.

“If the foundation on which this Fourth Republic was built was not strong enough Ghana would have descended into chaos by now.

“It is time we celebrated our heroes for doing the right thing and shame those who use their positions to destroy and use their incumbency to amass wealth at the expense of the people of this country. The resources of this country are not meant for one family, one ethnic group and definitely not for one party.”

At the event held at the Nungua Town Park, additional speakers included NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, NDC General Secretary Fiifi Kwetey, and the Member of Parliament for Krowor, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey.

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In a gorgeous display of misplaced priorities, the Ghanaian government has chosen to lavish millions of cedis on a series of prestigious national awards, including honouring the President himself as they described him as “The Greatest Ghanaian of our time,” while concurrently failing to pay its mounting debts to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state with immediate effect.

Rights group Amnesty hailed the decision as a “beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region”, but expressed regret that the death penalty could be reinstated during a state of emergency.

Mnangagwa’s move comes after Zimbabwe’s parliament voted earlier in December to scrap the death penalty.

Zimbabwe last carried out an execution by hanging in 2005, but its courts continued to hand down the death sentence for serious crimes like murder.

About 60 people were on death row at the end of 2023, according to Amnesty.

They will be re-sentenced by the courts, with judges ordered to consider the nature of their crime, the time they spent on death row and their personal circumstances, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports.

Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said the abolition of the death penalty was “more than a legal reform; it is a statement of our commitment to justice and humanity”.

The death sentence was introduced in what is now Zimbabwe during British colonial rule.

Mnangagwa has been a long-standing critic of capital punishment, citing his own experience of being sentenced to death in the 1960s for blowing up a train during the guerrilla war for independence.

His sentence was later commuted to 10 years in prison.

The Death Penalty Abolition Act was published in the government gazette on Tuesday after Mnangagwa signed it into law.

Amnesty said the move was not “just great progress” for Zimbabwe but also a “major milestone” in international efforts to end “this ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment”.

It urged the Zimbabwean authorities to “remove the clause included in the amendments to the Bill allowing for the use of the death penalty for the duration of any state of public emergency”.

Mnangagwa’s Zanu-PF party has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980.

It has repeatedly been accused by opposition and rights groups of ruling with an iron fist in its bid to remain in power.

Globally, 113 countries, including 24 in Africa, have fully abolished the death penalty, according to Amnesty.

The five countries with the highest number of executions in 2023 were China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and the US, the rights group added.

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