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NPP needs non-Akan Chairman to ensure survival – Nyaho-Tamakloe explains

Founding Member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has advocated that the party needs a non-Akan National Chairman in order to survive. In comments made on Accra-based Metro TV on the eve of the keenly awaited National Delegates Conference, the party stalwart said history backed his position …

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Election of NPP National Executives: Gabby projects who will win what position

With hours to the opening of polls at the ongoing New Patriotic Party, NPP, National Delegates Conference, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has released his list of who will win what position. The keenly awaited polls are expected to culminate in the election of National Executives to steer affairs of the party …

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I didn’t go into politics to make money – Kufuor blasts money-making politicians

Monetization in the Ghanaian political landscape is a source of worry to former President John Agyekum Kufuor. According to him, he is surprised that politics in Ghana has become increasingly monetized and it appears people now want to go into politics purposely to make money. He noted that he did not …

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Minority shoots down one-billion-dollar loan despite IMF plea

The Minority has shot down the approval of a 1 billion dollar syndicated loan at the committee meeting despite IMF advice that it should be approved to prevent the economy from grinding to a halt. According to the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, Ato Forson, their decision was due …

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NPP national executive aspirants who have given up on the race

The coming weekend of July 15 to 17, 2022, is expected to be a packed one for the ruling political party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as it elects new national executives at its delegates conference. With almost all the national positions being keenly contested between the incumbents and some new hopefuls, …

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‘Minority may not have read the CI’ – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has dismissed reports that it intends to compile a new voters’ register for the 2024 election. This follows allegations by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the electoral body wants to compile a new voters register using the Ghana Card as the sole …

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‘Many of our ministers do not add value to our governance’ – Majority Leader

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has asserted that many of the ministers appointed by successive governments do not add value to the governance of the country. Speaking at a public lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Tuesday, he described some persons appointed as ministers as …

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Flying chairs and shattered windows: Meeting to impeach Bosome Freho DCE turns chaotic

A meeting by some assembly members of the Bosome Freho District has ended in chaos. According to a video shared by Asaase Radio, the meeting by the assembly members ended up in confusion with chairs being thrown around. Per details from the video, the glass windows of the venue were …

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Ghana does not need a Vice President – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu suggests

The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has made a case for a comprehensive amendment of the 1992 Republican Constitution with a view to making the supreme law of Ghana a pragmatic rather than dogmatic legal document capable of changing the paradigm of the country’s democratic prospects and development. …

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NPP Election: Charles Bissue withdraws from General Secretary race

Former Presidential Staffer, Charles Bissue has on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, withdrawn from the General Secretary race of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) slated for this weekend 15-17 July 2022. He has formally informed the National Election Committee of the party of his decision through a letter. In a statement, …

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