POLITICS

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Abalkwa, has given details on the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporter. The supporter was allegedly arrested for sharing anti-government social media posts. The MP, speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, December 1, said that the NDC …

Isaac Adongo, MP, Bolgatanga Central, has chastised Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who is also the Head of the Economic Management Team, for scoring his own goals with the abysmal performance of the economy. Using the football analogy to drum home his message on the floor of Parliament while debating …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama has hit back at Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) Kennedy Agyapong over claims he gave him Ghc100,000 for Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Mohammed A. Baantima Samba. Mr. Kennedy Agyapong with party people in Bolgatanga …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the ruling of the Wenchi High Court on the Techiman South Parliamentary election petition. The opposition party described the ruling as untenable and indicated that it will appeal the ruling of the court. The High Court on Wednesday dismissed the election petition filed …

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has urged the General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, to withdraw from the chairmanship race in the upcoming national executive election of the party. According to Ofosu-Ampofo, Asiedu Nketiah must pull out of the race because there is no way …

The leadership of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the North East Region has refuted claims that it prevented flagbearer hopeful of the party, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong from meeting with the party’s delegates during a visit to the area. Kennedy Agyapong, during a recent meeting with some delegates of the party in …

A petition by the National Democratic Congress against the election of the Techiman South Member of Parliament, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has been dismissed by the Wenchi High Court. The court also awarded petitioners GH¢100,000 to be shared between the MP and the Electoral Commission, citinewsroom.com reports. The election petition …

The Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mohammed A. Baantima Samba, has refuted an allegation by the party’s presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, that he instructed NPP executives in the region not to meet him (Ken). Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, had stated that he would …

Ghana’s oldest former president, John Agyekum Kufuor, has suggested that the tenure of office for a president or an elected government should be relooked at. According to him, the current four-year tenure is quite problematic, leaving very little room for any leader to effectively cause a major developmental change in the …

New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has asked Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to ensure fairness in the party’s upcoming contest. According to Kennedy Agyapong, some pro-Bawumia executives in the northern part of the country have prevented him from meeting with the party’s delegates in the region. Kennedy Agyapong, during a meeting …