Accra, Jan 7 2009:The hottest tickets in Ghana now,the tickets to the Independence Square, where Parliament would convene for the historic swearing-in of the President-elect Professor John Attah Mills is suspected to be given to cronies and party functionaries.

The opposition National Democratic Congress leaders were seen yesterday bitterly complaining that the ruling Party gave the incoming NDC 200 tickets out of a total of 2000 requested for the outdoor event at the independence square! Majority suspected that the tickets are being diverted to cronies and party functionaries of the NPP.

Members of the International NDC who were given a total of 20 tickets were highly disappointed when they noted that the tickets were all given to a group from the United Kingdom by Honourable Kofi Arthur.

Honourable Kofi Arthur admitted that he knows the UK delegation very well hence he gave all the tickets to them.This old way of doing business or better the "sweet old school boy" network must be eschewed from the new NDC administration if Ghanaians are to expect the change that Attah Mills preached whilst he was running for the highest office in the land!

Meanwhile workers were seen yesterday putting finishing touches to the elaborate celebrations that includes a cocktail later in the evening and traditional drumming and dancing at the forecourt of the jubilee House. Source: