His assurance came on Monday, May 5, in response to a demonstration by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, protesting the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

The protesters presented a petition to the presidency after submitting similar ones to Parliament and the Judicial Service.

Addressing the demonstrators, Mr. Dogbe stressed that the current administration respects the right to assembly and has consistently upheld that right.

“President Mahama has always supported the people’s right to peaceful demonstration and will continue to do so,” he said.
“We urge all citizens to exercise their freedoms responsibly and within the law.”

He further emphasized that peaceful protest is a vital part of democratic engagement and should not be seen as a threat.

“So long as protests are lawful and non-violent, they are not just tolerated but welcomed,” Mr. Dogbe stated.

He concluded by calling for mutual respect between demonstrators and state institutions.

“We encourage demonstrators to maintain order and protect public property. In return, the government remains committed to safeguarding their rights and ensuring their safety,” he added.

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The newly appointed individuals, who come from varied professional backgrounds, are expected to contribute their extensive expertise and unwavering dedication to their respective roles, fostering national development and enhancing leadership efficiency.

Notably, Mrs. Joyce Bawah Mogtari has been named Presidential Adviser and Special Aide. Her appointment reflects the President’s confidence in her experience and ability to provide strategic counsel on key matters of governance.

Additionally, Stanislav Xoese Dogbe and Nana Oye Bampoe Addo have been assigned pivotal roles within the administration.

Dogbe assumes the position of Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, while Bampoe Addo takes on the role of Deputy Chief of Staff for Administration.

Both appointments are aimed at ensuring seamless operations and effective management within the President’s office.

Below is Stanislav Xoese Dogbe’s profile

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The appointments, announced on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, are part of a broader vision aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and governance within the Presidency.

Stan Dogbe, a seasoned communications expert,, will serve as Deputy Chief of Staff to oversee the coordination of key operational activities within the Presidency. Mr Dogbe is expected to ensure the smooth implementation of presidential directives and programs.

Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, who previously served as Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, will manage administrative affairs as Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration).

Her track record in public service and commitment to social justice are expected to enhance administrative efficiency at the Presidency.

President Mahama expressed confidence in the ability of the new appointees to contribute to the progress of his administration.

Other notable appointments are Mrs. Joyce Bawah Mogtari as Presidential Adviser & Special Aide to the President and  Seth Emmanuel Terkper as Presidential Adviser on the Economy

In particular, she commended Stan Dogbe, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and others who remained steadfast in their support of Mahama during a challenging period for the NDC.

In a post on social media, Joyce Bawah highlighted the importance of loyalty and unity within the party, especially after the defeat in 2016, which saw the NDC lose both the presidency and the parliamentary majority to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

She noted that while many figures distanced themselves from the party’s leadership, the commitment of Stan Dogbe, Omane Boamah, and several others to Mahama and the NDC’s ideals played a crucial role in sustaining party morale.

Bawah Mogtari praised the dedication of these individuals, pointing out that their loyalty was instrumental in helping Mahama maintain his political presence and eventually return as the party’s flagbearer for the 2020 and 2024 elections.

She emphasised that the support of such key figures is vital for the NDC’s continued relevance and success in national politics.

Looking ahead to the upcoming 2024 elections, Joyce Bawah expressed confidence that Mahama’s inner circle, including those she commended, will continue to work tirelessly to secure victory for the NDC.

She stressed the need for all members of the party to emulate their loyalty and dedication as the NDC gears up for another battle at the polls.

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According to Mr Dogbe, the Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper has found a new job in granting interviews to attack Mr Mahama.

This comes after Mr Ephson accused John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Asiedu Nketia of orchestrating the reshuffle.

Speaking in an interview on Starr News, the pollster said the reasons provided by the party do not justify their actions.

“I think that it is the working of former President John Mahama and Aseidu Nketia and I am going to wonder how the Minority Caucus is going to be. I suspect politically Mr Aseidu Nketia and John Mahama’s handiwork. Are they saying that before 2020 these economic issues were not there?” he claimed.

But, Mr Dogbe says the allegation is one of the numerous attacks the pollster has launched against his former boss over the years.

Expressing his displeasure in a Facebook post, Mr Dogbe said the sustained negativity against John Mahama will lead Mr Ephson nowhere.

“This Ben Ephson man is at it again. Obviously, he has always been a shameless character so he cares less about himself when he chooses to go where his stomach leads him.

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“With your credibility finally eroded as people see through your tabletop so-called research, your new found job is to be attacking and granting interviews to denigrate John Mahama,” he unleashed.

Mr Dogbe then went biblical, declaring that nobody can destroy what the Lord has planned but said he was going to be on the lookout for Mr Ephson’s next agenda against Mr Mahama.

Below is the post:

According to Stan Dogbe, the intermittent power supply also known as “dumsor” is having adverse effects on businesses, causing most of them to shut down.

In a Facebook post, he wrote: “It is sickening the rate at which long periods of unplanned power cuts continue to affect businesses and increase the cost of running same.”

Due to the challenges businesses are encountering, he said it is “annoying” hearing Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah and Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh “lie to Ghanaians that there is no dumsor.”

Mr Dogbe also bemoaned how government officials “will go stand in front of their churches and worship God, yet won’t speak the truth.”

On April 13, Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh disclosed the reasons behind the recent power outages experienced in parts of the country.

According to him, this is as a result of some unfavorable load imbalance in the systems used in the delivery of power.

He, therefore, urged Ghanaians to bear with the Ministry as it strives to resolve the situation.

“A couple of days ago, we had the Aboadze Switch Yard burnt and has led to a lot of intermittent power curtailment in parts of Western Region, Central Region, and even the Greater Accra Region. Because what GRIDCo is doing is to put all the networks in a circuit such that energy can be wheeled wherever with automatic metres. But that also meant that they will increasingly have trip-offs if the load imbalance is unfavourable to the system. So the system decides to shut itself down to prevent machine and equipment damages.”

“So it’s true that parts of the country are experiencing intermittent power surges because of a combination of factors, which are the works that we are doing and the light going off by itself.”

Meanwhile, Mr Stan Dogbe says the faith and trust in the politician will continue to dwindle should the Akufo-Addo-led administration continue to think they can do anything and lie to the people.

To avert this, he said the government must take its responsibility to citizens seriously.

This comes after they booked a place in the grand finale following a fierce contest with Wesley Girls and Tamale SHS in the semi-finals.

Represented by Francisca, James Lutterodt and Bright Senyo on Tuesday, they polled 53 points while Wesley Girls had 35 and Tamale SHS 31 points.

This is the first time in the school’s history and in the Volta Region.

Mr Dogbe, who is an alumnus, announced the package for the trio as he takes to Facebook to congratulate them.

He explained the laptops are to aid their academic work.

Many Ghanaians, following his announcement, have commended him for acknowledging and rewarding the hard work of the students.

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Read Mr Dogbe’s post below:

His position, he said, stems from the fact that Mr Mensah, who is now a Council of State Member, was the Minister for Works and Housing at the time the agreement was signed.

Mr Dogbe’s comment comes on the back of the Attorney General, Godfred Dame’s charges against Collins Dauda, who was Mr Mensah’s successor.

Mr Dauda, together with three others, have been charged with causing financial loss to the state in the controversial deal.

Mr Dauda, who supervised the initiative at the time it was approved by Parliament, has also been charged with intentionally misapplying public property.

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But reacting to the development in a Facebook post, Mr Dogbe argued all documents on the deal were signed by the former Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament.

He stressed any act that requires prosecution or financial loss for that matter is the result of his actions, decisions and signing of the agreement.

Read the post below:

This was at Mr Dogbe’s plush birthday party on Sunday, April 11, 2021.

The star-studded party saw many party bigwigs as well as family and loved ones in attendance.

Mr Mahama was invited to join the celebrant in cutting his cake while Steve Wonder’s happy birthday song played in the background.

After the duo cut the cake, Mr Mahama used the knife to pick a slice for Mr Doge, an act that attracted screams and loud cheers from the guests.

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The celebrant gladly accepted the cake after which Mr Mahama gave off an applause.

Watch the video attached above:

Stan Dogbe took a swipe at the President, insisting “an almost 80-year-old” man should not be targeting the Presidency.

In a post on Twitter, he also described President Akufo-Addo as “tired” and labeled his government “nepotistic”.

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“Why should an almost 80-year-old, tired and nepotistic President @NAkufoAddo be seeking re-election?” Mr Dogbe tweeted.

This revelation on Thursday evening is contrary to widespread perception at the time that Mr Mahama was protecting Stan Dogbe, a controversial political appointee in the then Mahama-led administration.

“After the Independence Square brochure brouhaha, I was privileged to meet the President…he told me what he was trying to do and he did it. But people simply did not appreciate what he had done. Stan Dogbe, before the Independence Day celebration thing, was always with the President after that, Stan Dogbe was never with the President,” Inusah Fuseini, Tamale Central MP, said on PM Express.

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Inusah Fuseini made the revelation on the current affairs show to buttress a point that former President Mahama’s announcement on Thursday to contest the NDC presidential primaries was a well-thought-through decision.

Show host, Nana Ansah Kwao IV, had asked the NDC MP if Mr. Mahama had taken steps to deal with people like Stan Dogbe, who had earned a lot of public disaffection but remain close to him.

Stan Dogbe once destroyed a voice recorder belonging to a reporter at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). He was never sanctioned.

Brochure fiasco

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Grave grammatical and factual errors inundated a 30-page brochure that was distributed to dignitaries to celebrate Ghana’s 59th Independence Day anniversary in 2016.

The incident caused many critics – both home and abroad – to criticise the government on many media platforms, including social media.

For instance, Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, one of two African Presidents invited to the March 6 anniversary, was designated as the President of Ghana in the error-ridden brochure.

Stan Dogbe was believed to be deeply involved in the processes that led to the printing of the brochure, however, acting Director of the Information Services Department (ISD) at the time, Francis Kwarteng Arthur was fired after he took responsibility for the errors in the brochure.

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Stan Dogbe remained a presidential staffer days after the incident, stoking public speculation of a deliberate attempt to protect him.

One communications expert, Dr Eric Opoku, suggested that President John Mahama was covering up for Stan Dogbe after Mr Mahama described the errors in the brochure as ‘printer’s devil.’

“If you listen to the president, he is trying to enlarge the blame and shift it entirely away from Stan Dogbe. I think that is quite unfortunate. I don’t see why the president couldn’t be bold and say that: ‘This person did this, this person did that, and I am getting them out of my office,’” Mr Opoku told Accra-based Class FM.

Stan Dogbe maintained that, the chief was not the only one present at the gym when the incident occurred thus should stop his “coloured narrative”.

In a video posted on Facebook, the Okyehene is heard saying the former Vice President who died on Friday, 29 June 2018, was transported to the hospital at the back of a pick-up, when efforts to revive him failed.

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According to the Okyehene, there was no ambulance to convey the former vice president to the 37 Military Hospital — where he was pronounced dead.

“As it’s been for 14 years, any time I go there, I meet my friend and we’ll talk, shake hands … and then go to our different machines… I heard ‘bang’! Three women in the gym were screaming, I left my machine and went and there laid my friend trying to find some air to breathe.

We gathered around him and pumped his heart as hard as we could, yelled out his name; his wife was calling out: ‘Jesus, save him!’ I just said: ‘call the ambulance, let’s take him to the hospital.’ There were about seven, eight of us, and something dawned on me. When we took him out, there was no ambulance, there was no car, so we threw the former vice-president in the back of a pick-up and drove off to 37” he narrated.

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But Stan Dogbe who labelled the narration as a ‘coloured popularity seeking story’ has questioned why the Chief did not send the late former Vice President to the hospital in his car.

In a Facebook post the former Presidential Staffer advised that “someone should please tell the chief that he was not the only one present when the tragedy struck our late boss and VP of this country to go around talking. “

Stan Dogbe argued that, the Okyehene “had a luxury vehicle there, and many others had their cars there, if he had a good heart and a spirit of helping others, maybe; just maybe, he would have sent him to the hospital in his car.”

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He further urged the Paramount chief to “cease the recklessness of seeking cheap popularity by going to public events and seeking to share coloured stories. Granted that he was sent to the hospital in someone’s vehicle, a pick-up, is the back seat of the vehicle, the bucket of the pick-up as his statement sort to portray. Which gym in this country has a standby ambulance anyway?

Your ‘son’, Nana Addo is watching on as the National Ambulance Service collapses… deal with it and leave the family of our late boss to mourn their son, husband, grandpa, father, uncle and relation.”