Sentences with phrase «former general secretary»

Though the current executives have a four - year mandate which is not half spent, campaign posters of Former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie affectionately called Sir John, are all over social media.

It has become a cliche to repeat the observation made by former General Secretary Morgan Phillips, that Labour «owed more to Methodism than Marxism».

The party's former general secretary Peter Watt said the suspension showed a «complete lack of humanity», while deigning to describe Woolas's pamphlets only as «controversial, to say the least».

The National Executive Committee accordingly referred Hon. E. T. Mensah's petition to the Party's Conflict Resolution Committee, chaired by Hon. Huudu Yahaya, also former General Secretary and Vice chairman of the Party.

It is also imperative that he has his own man or woman running the Labour Party, now former General Secretary, Ray Collins has been sent to the House of Lords, and he should bury any remaining hatchet with Messrs Balls and Cooper and bring them firmly into the tent.

From Labour, former general secretary Ian McNicol, campaigner Martha Osamor - mother of shadow frontbencher Kate Osamor - and author Pauline Bryan were appointed.

Head Geoff Barton (pictured left) will challenge Chris Kirk (pictured right), an education consultant, for the top job in the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), a move described as «unprecedented» by former general secretary Brian Lightman.

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John has been pencilled for the vacant position of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) Director - General.

Labour's former General Secretary Peter Watt joined the «In - The - Black» group to urge his party to think the unthinkable.

And Lord Collins, the former general secretary charged by Miliband with mapping out what a new relationship with the unions should look like, has apparently told friends he's unclear precisely what it is Miliband wants from the process.

A bit later, I worked with Rodney Bickerstaff, the former general secretary of UNISON in Tyneside.

Lord Triesman is a former general secretary of the Labour party and was in charge when David Abrahams made his first anonymous donation to the party, now subject to a criminal investigation.

The Former General Secretary of the Convention Peoples» Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has been elected as the flagbearer of the party.

Even though Samia was earlier tipped to win the elections, the former General Secretary emerged with 1, 288 votes, representing 64.2 % of valid votes cast.

Answering a question from the former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie about whether the Power Minister's assurance should be taken seriously, the Communications Minister said per the arrangement in place it is impossible for dumsor to end by next week.

The presidential aspirants include the former Chairperson of the party and daughter of Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah, former General Secretary; Ivor Greenstreet, three - time flagbearer aspirant; Bright Akewetey and Joseph Agyepong.

Alex Rowley MSP - a former General Secretary of Scottish Labour - and two Scottish Parliamentary colleagues, Neil Findlay and Richard Leonard, issued a statement demanding loyalty to Corbyn.

Officially, those clamoring for the reinstatement of Kwabena Agyepong justify their call by saying the former General Secretary has comported himself and lived by all the dictates of his suspension.

They include Samia Yaba Nkrumah, a former chairperson of the party and former Member of Parliament for Jomoro; Mr Bright Akwetey, a lawyer, Mr Joseph Agyepong, a party stalwart in the diaspora and businessman; and Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, a former General Secretary of the party.

I can not find any specific story covering the views of the former General Secretary of the Labour party on the BBC politics page on their website.

This week, former General Secretary of the CWU Alan Johnson has issued an unabashed attack on trade union influence within the Labour Party in an interview with Progress, part of an increasingly confrontational and destructive approach to dictating Labour Party policy from the Blairite wing.

The party's former general secretary may be less sanguine about losing his job than he might appear.

The vetted aspirants include the former Chairperson, Samia Nkrumah, former General Secretary; Ivor Greenstreet, third time flagbearer aspirant; Bright Akewetey and Joseph Agyepong.

Former party chairperson, Samia Nkrumah faces off with former General Secretary, Ivor Greenstreet, former flagbearer aspirant and lawyer, Bright Akwetey and newcomer, Joseph Agyepong in the party's Flag bearer race set for Saturday, January 30 to elect a Presidential Candidate for the 2016 election.

They are former national chairperson, Samia Nkrumah; former general secretary, Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, Bright Akwetey, a legal practitioner, and businessman Joseph Agyapong.

Bill Morris, former General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union (now part of Unite), once said that the most powerful position he had ever held was not at the TGWU, nor at the TUC, Bank of England, or BBC, but as chair of Labour's conference arrangements committee.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere, Dan Botwe who is a former General Secretary has also been added to the campaign team.

Former General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie says he will die if Nana Akufo - Addo is not elected president in the November 7 elections.

These incessant and very strange deaths many belief have spiritual connotations which must be addressed, but many including the former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie also known as Sir John maintained that it is an act of God.

Former General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Josiah Aryeh says he will sue the NDC and its present General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia for defamatory of character.

That the former general secretary of the Communication Workers» Union had the audacity to attack the trade union movement in the organ that they most despise, Progress, ensured that this former comrade had joined the dead roll - call of «Blairite zombies».

Mr Rowley is a former general secretary of the Labour Party in Scotland and ran Neil Findlay's campaign for the leadership against Mr Murphy last year.

Peter Watt (twitter: @PeterWatt123): Watt is a former General Secretary of the Labour Party.

Former General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has described as appalling the amount of money paid former CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Tsatsu Tsikata as ex-gratia.

Sunder Katwala is director of British Future and former general secretary of the Fabian Society.

Daughter of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah; former General Secretary, Ivor Greenstreet; legal practitioner Bight Akwetey; and businessman Joseph Agyapong, are contesting to lead the party into the November polls.

Lord Whitty, former general secretary of the Labour party, has begun an internal investigation which will establish the facts surrounding the # 600,000 donated by Mr Abrahams.

Following this the former General Secretary of New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu - Afriyie popularly known as Sir John is said to have reacted to the Queen Mothers Statement saying that they have nothing doing, that is why they are wasting their time on the issue.

At a party congress in February 2012, Kwabena Agyepong confirmed his status as the favourite after he polled 2,529 votes to beat Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, the former General Secretary who polled 1990 votes.

Director of Communications, Nana Akomea; former General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and current deputy General Secretary, Nana Obiri Boahen are among persons who have been penciled for positions in government but have so far been left out.

A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has been appointed the CEO of the Ghana Forestry Commission.

I have asked Ray Collins, former General Secretary of the Labour Party, to lead work on how to make this a reality.

The Former General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Osei Afriyie popularly called Sir John has stated that the «Simpa panyin» comment made by the party's presidential nominee describing President Mahama has been misconstrued by chiefs of Simpa.

The Former General Secretary indicated that the comment is not insulting as perceived by the traditional leaders.

As pressure mounts on the incoming Akufo - Addo - led government, a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is disabusing the minds of Ghanaians who are expecting Akufo - Addo to fulfill the campaign promises within days.

As pressure mounts on the incoming Akufo - Addo - led government, a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is disabusing...

A former General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Josiah Ayeh has described some government appointees who according to him are responsible for Ghana's current economic woes as «thieves.»

In other changes, another former NEC chair and former general secretary of the Fabian Society, Baroness Hayter, joins the Cabinet Office team and, with Lord Tunnicliffe, the team covering business, innovation and skills, where Labour said it would focus work on its concerns about jobs and growth in the economy.