POLITICS

The actions of Electoral Commission Chair Jean Mensa and her deputy commissioners, since President Nana Akufo-Addo ousted then-Chairperson Charlotte Osei, have undermined their independence and neutrality, former President John Mahama has said. In a lecture on ‘Africa’s strategic priorities and global role’ at Chatham House, London, Mr Mahama said used …

[tps_header][/tps_header] The Executive Director of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has said the recent change in leadership of the Minority caucus in Parliament, will bring about tribal, religious and ethnic divisions among the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to the Atta Mills’ Institute Executive Director, changing the …

A former United Nations senior governance advisor, Prof Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has urged the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, to apologise to the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Haruna Iddrisu and other leaders of the Minority Caucus who were recently replaced. According to him, Haruna Iddrisu was an effective …

The New Patriotic Party Treasurer for Gomoa Central Constituency has allegedly physically assaulted his ex-girlfriend at Gomoa Akroful in the Central Region. The victim, Beatrice Eshun said she was picked up Monday evening by a close friend of her ex-lover, Eric Sakyi aka Kojo Sankara to escort him to a …

The High Court in Accra has ordered the former National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, and a former Deputy Communications Officer, Anthony Kweku Boahen, to open their defence to charges. The two were charged in 2019 with conspiracy to cause harm following a leaked audio …

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has bemoaned what he says is the lack of adequate consultations that went into the decision by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in changing its caucus leadership in parliament. According to Sam George, the leadership of his party failed to conduct …

Some irate supporters of the National Democratic Congress on Wednesday, January 25, 2022, stormed the premise of Radio Tamale and inflicted harm on the Deputy General Secretary of the party Mustapha Gbande. Details of the incident revealed in a publication by the radio station show that the incident happened during a …

The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has criticised the national executives of his party, the National Democratic Congress, for replacing the leadership of the minority caucus. According to him, the replacement of the leadership of the minority caucus was totally necessary. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews, on …

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has explained why the party has replaced key members of its leadership in Parliament. The NDC through its General Secretary Fifi Fiavi Kwetey wrote to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to announce replacement of three members, the Minority …

Scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters have reportedly besieged the party’s office in the Tamale South Constituency in the Northern Region. According to reports, the NDC supporters trooped to the party’s office over the replacement of their Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, as minority leader of the 8th Parliament of Ghana. …