1. See E. M. Nyicor Ametor-Quarmyne“Falsehood Packed for Sale,” The Insight, May 15–16, 2002, p. 3.
2. Joseph Osegu Boateng, “Controversy Over 22 Billion Per Deal,” The Insight June 7–11, 2002, pp. 1 and 4. In this deal to remake the image of Ghana, the assistant government spokesperson, Kofi Amponsah-Bediako, denied the existence of any such contract to “re-brand” Ghana. The minister for Information and Presidential Affairs, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, on the other hand, confirmed the existence of such a deal and justified the need for such a contract.
3. B.O. Garblah, “Lack of Internal Democracy Brought the NDC Down,” The Ghanaian Chronicle, February 22–26, 2001, p. 8.
4. It can probably be posited that the election of 2000 was the most“spiritually” influenced in Ghana’s contemporary political history. For one such example, see O. Lartey, Kufuor’s. “Victory is an Act of God,” The Ghanaian Chronicle, January 8–9, 2001, pp 4–5. For a more detailed analysis, see Emmanuel, Kwesi-Aning, “Spirituality and Politics in Ghana: The December 2000 Elections,” unpublished paper (Accra, Ghana, 2003).
5. NPP, An Agenda for Positive Change: Manifesto 2000 of the New Patriotic Party (Accra: NPP, 2000).