I researched the positions of the major parties on the ballot in recent elections. It seems that the ruling party almost always manages to secure the top slot on the ballot.

The NPP for example, has managed to be in the first place slot in 2008, 2020 and 2024, all when they were the ruling party.

And yet, the positions are supposed to be chosen at random. Statistically, it is almost an impossibility for the ruling party to be guaranteed the top spot, as seems to be happening of late.

If this is not evidence of collusion with the EC, then what is?

I have been volunteering in Ghana for a couple months now and recently was assaulted by a guy that helps out around the volunteer house. It wasn’t a violent assault or even out of the blue - we had a Halloween party and I drank too much and ended up making out with him. I specifically told him I didn’t want to have sex. He helped me to my room because I had trouble walking or even seeing straight and we made out more. He tried multiple times to have sex with me and I said no. I eventually had a moment where I blacked out for a moment and he ended up having sex with me. I talked to my supervisor about it and he said that in Ghana this isn’t considered rape and that nothing will be done about it. He said that Ghana is around 200 years behind in terms of these things and even marital rape isn’t considered rape. Unless it is a forced rape by a stranger, only then is it a crime. I talked to a woman that is also Ghanaian and helps out around the house and she said I should’ve known that men can’t stop themselves when they reach a certain point and to just move on. I don’t know what to do now. I don’t know the customs in Ghana and even if I could pursue legal action I probably wouldn’t but I just want support and also to know if what my supervisor said is true. (For context, I am from America and what happened is considered rape if I am not mistaken)

Am 22M about to hit 23 very soon, and am introverted, never been in a relationship, but I want to be in one, but am trying to figure out why? Why do I want to?, I may be overthinking it , but why do you want a relationship or why do you want to start one. Is it the I will be odd phenomenon? Or something else like sex?

I’ve been with my boyfriend since I was 18, and I’m now 25. He comes from a very religious background; his father is a pastor. According to him and his family, you don’t introduce a girlfriend unless you’re ready to get married within six months. Because of this, no one in his family has formally met me, nor have I met anyone else in his life—not even his friends. Out of respect for him and his family, I accepted this, and it didn’t bother me at first. But now that I’m 25 and we’ve been together for so long, it’s begun to frustrate me and has caused a lot of resentment, especially considering things he’s done over the years.

He’s cheated on me multiple times and once told me I needed to get an abortion because he wasn’t ready to be a father. Then, within a week of that abortion, he cheated on me with an escort. I’ve tried to leave many times, but he has our child’s ashes in his home because, at the time of the funeral, he was the only one who could afford the arrangements. I was still a student then. He also wants me to believe that he didn’t cheat on me with his Nigerian coworker when he not only furnished and helped her find an apartment 10 minutes away from her house, paid for her BBL, Funded her lash business, and continues to help her with her expenses that he even lies to me.

Now, I’ve been back home for about two years, and unless I’m the one to call him, I don’t hear from him. Out of frustration and wanting his family to understand the reality of our relationship, I wrote a letter explaining everything he’s done over the last few years and sent it to his address, asking him to share it with his family. He’s been furious with me for that, saying I was disrespectful for telling them what I’ve been through. He insists we should keep everything private, and it feels like he’s using this as an excuse to punish me and distance himself even more.

Whenever I visit his area, since we’ve been in a long-distance relationship about a year now, he’s willing to spend time with me but never wants to plan anything on his own, whether that’s visiting me in my country or meeting somewhere else. I’m at the point where I feel fed up and want to leave, but I’m unsure of his motives. Every time I try to end things, he cries, yells, and then ends up following or stalking me. Then he intensely tries to make me to see his point of view, will stakeout at my house, and creates various social media profiles to get ahold of me if I block him. What sucks is that he is in Tech and he put something on my phone so it’s just hard to escape him. He told me many times that nobody can ever love him like he loves me and it’s terrifying. Like at this point, I just want my child’s remains and I want to leave quietly cause I think he knows I want to leave hence why he keeps her remains in his mothers house and in a different country so I can’t even “grab her and run”

I am Kenyan and we went to school together in Europe that’s how we met.

From a male perspective, what’s going on here, and what should I do? In Ghanaian culture is it normal for men to have multiple women and have one that they treat like shit but will literally stop the world if she runs away? I don’t know what to do at this point anymore. If it helps he’s Ashanti.

Hi, I was talking to a friend and a conversation came up about costs of living with kids in Accra. I realized I have absolutely no idea how much people are spending per month.

I would appreciate your input.

The questions: Do you have kids? If yes, how many, and how much do you spend (on average) on a monthly basis?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

I left for grad school in 2012 with the intention of returning to teach at Legon. It's been 8yrs since I graduated and I can't bring myself to going back anytime soon. Perhaps I'm not willing to sacrifice my comfort, but deep down I still yearn to move back home.

The thing that gets to me is the rampant abuse of authority and the law by those close to power. Everyone in authority feels untouchable, and say and do as they please, with impunity. It's frustrating to witness these abuses while the less privileged continue to wallow in poverty and helplessness. I feel this more because I grew up poor and was subjected to humiliation and abuse by several members of society who were/are supposed to know better.

And to think over the past 20yrs no progress has been made on rule of law and abuse of authority (even retrogressed) boggles my mind. It's easier to think/accept that "nothing will change", and I am almost at that point of giving up entirely on the desire to return. I have made lots of investments in the country (houses and acres of land) over the years that I'm even thinking of liquidating, simply because I don't see hope in the future of the country. Yes, I'm just one person, but I can't imagine I'm the only one in similar situation or with similar thoughts.

If you are comfortable in Ghana you don't feel those frustrations I've described but woe betide the poor or those without "connections". Police and Security agencies are unprofessional and selective when dealing with the less fortunate. Politicians are elected every 4 years and they only come to plunder, no agency/institution/statesman has the backbone to hold them accountable, and the rot perpetuates.

I feel very sorry for the future generations if we continue to maintain the current system.

End of rant.

The supernatural permeates all lives of Ghanaians. It takes the form of prayers, curses, miracles by religious leaders, foretelling the future, magic, healing, blessings

These lies, and deception are being used by fraudulent pastors/ fetish priests to scam hardworking but impressionable fellow citizens with little money to spare.

1. Prayers:

Every study shows that prayer has the same success rate as randomness or chance in each case.

2 If prayers were real why don't hospitals have pastors to pray for the sick. Why do pastors have health insurance and why are they rushed to hospital when infirmed?

3. Healing is the biggest scam. Fraudulent practitioners pay people to claim they are sick and then later say they have been healed on cue.

4. This healing scam is exposed by the case of AMPUTEES. Why? because it cannot be faked. If any person heals an amputee, forget about all I have said the person has super natural powers.

5. Casinos are one of the most lucrative businesses in the world. If the supernatural existed this business will evaporate overnight.

6. That betting, and lotteries should be an embarrassment to anyone claiming to have supernatural powers.

7. Here is a list of $millions of in prizes for any who proves the supernatural anywhere in the world since 1922

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prizes_for_evidence_of_the_paranormal

Spoiler alert: $ zero have been claimed in the whole world. If anyone knows someone with supernatural ability they are encouraged to claim. If successful I will claim 10%finders fee.

What to culturally expect from a Ghanaian man

I’m dating a Ghanaian man , he is really nice and caring and everything seems to be going well. The only thing I want to understand is calling his sis First Lady… he recently celebrated her birthday by posting a message on what’s app for her and in the passage he mentioned that she is First Lady what is that? And the. When we spoke he said something in the lines like “I feel like ppl will think she is my girlfriend from what I posted” I find it weird … idk I don’t want to judge upfront but if someone can help me understand if it is a cultural thing then I am good. Any other advice is also welcome pls

For context, I’m 23 years old, an introvert and very reserved. I have difficulty starting conversations with people and I barely go out of my house especially now that I’m not working . I don’t really have a social life and it gets boring when you have no friend to hangout with and share your thoughts with.

Hello! I recently passed my CompTIA Security+ exam, and I'm looking for opportunities to gain hands-on experience through an internship. Does anyone know of any sites or places where I could apply? Also, if you have any advice for someone just starting out in cybersecurity, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you! I don’t mind doing it for free

Apart from food joints and restaurants are there cool places in Accra to hangout ? I’ve realised there a lot of food joints and restaurants than libraries

Hey guys I wanted to ask for opinions on a career in the Ghana army… does it pay well? Is it a good job for a young man (25) to enter? Is it socially respected? Thanks in advance

I'm an active worker taking weekend classes to better myself. I want to maximize all available resources to ensure that I'm able to be efficient in my studies since my work tends to be very demanding. Can you share some ideas on prompts I can feed ChatGPT or are there other free resources I could utilize? If you have tried ai-assisted learning techniques, what has been experience so far? Any key learnings?

Can someone please recommend some of the (best) books they have read that provides a detailed overview of political regimes, events in Ghana since 1957?

Recently started my very first job and the first paycheck hit my account on Friday. I'm trying to be responsible and invest a portion of that in stocks. My problem is all the apps I know of either are geared towards day trading or have a vested interest in growth stocks. While that isn't a bad thing, the level of risk I'm comfortable with looks like dividend stock but I don't how how exactly to go about building a dividend portfolio. I tried the bamboo app and even the stocks that I 100% know pay dividend were represented as if they don't have dividends. So if anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be stupendously 😊

I feel myself getting sick and I want to stop it before it gets worse. I know pepper soup and ginger tea helps but is there anything else I can make to feel better?

Hey it’s my first time posting on this subreddit, i usually lurk. Yesterday i found out that my mother passed away while she was in Ghana and the person who told me said that she fell seriously sick and passed away. It reminded me of other times where my other uncles and aunties passed away because they were seriously ‘sick’ too and i was wondering if it’s normal for someone’s cause of death to be ‘seriously sick’ or ‘sick’ (i apologise if this doesn’t make sense 😭) Is it a way of trying to protect relatives of hearing what the actual cause of death was or does the word ‘sick’ have more meaning to it?
Even in some of the Ghanian movies i watch (with subtitles on) whenever a character is about die they show scenes of them having some sort of fever before passing away.

I’ve had this on my mind since and i thought the most appropriate place was here.

Thank you 😭

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