POLITICS

Members of Parliament usually have a defined role as specified by the 1992 constitution of Ghana: the legislative function consists of passing bills and scrutinizing statutory instruments and deciding whether to annul them or allow them to take effect by the effluxion of time. While this is clearly inscribed in …

A former Political Science Lecturer at the University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, failed miserably in an attempt to be elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party. It would be recalled that at the last New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference in Koforidua in …

Senior Presidential Advisor at the seat of government, Jubilee House, Yaw Osafo-Maafo believes Ghanaians have good cause to rejoice in having President Nana Akufo-Addo in charge of Ghana at a time he says the world is facing unprecedented difficulties. The former Minister of Finance believes Akufo-Addo’s leadership over the last couple of …

The National Organizer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Yaw Asani Tanoh has  linked the Judicial system of Ghana to religious groups Muslims. He said, Ghanaian Judges act like a Muslim who have forgotten God’s judgement. He indicated that the Judges pass judgement for the benefit of their affiliated …

There appears to be some disagreement among elements in the National Democratic Congress over a project scheduled to be implemented by a former Finance Minister under the NDC, Dr. Kwabena Duffour. On April 7, Dr. Duffour who is also former Governor of the Bank of Ghana officially launched the ‘Ahotor Project’ for …

The New Patriotic Party has released its timetable and rules and regulations for the conduct of the election of National Officers of the party. This follows the approval of same by the party’s National Council at its meeting on May 12, 2022. A document released and signed by the General Secretary of …

The Functional Executives Committee of the main opposition National Democratic Congress has denied sabotaging the smooth implementation of the Ahotor project by Dr Kwabena Duffuor. The party, in a statement, said since the time the project was proposed, the Functional Executive Committee has held several meetings with Dr Duffour and …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has extended the deadline for its membership registration drive by ten days ,effective Wednesday June 8. The decision was taken at a Functional Executive Committee (FEC) meeting held on Tuesday June 7. “By this all registration exercise will finally end on the 18th of June 2022,” a …

Five Members of Parliament have filed a private members motion for a thorough probe into the 2020 general elections. The legislators who jointly filed the motion are MP for Asawase, Mohammed-Muntaka Mubarak; MP for Bolga East, Dr. Dominic Ayine; MP for Akatsi South, Bernard Ahiafor; Buem MP, Kofi Adams, and …

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP, Assin Central, has described assets by former Forestry Commission CEO Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, as peanut. According to him, when his will becomes public, Ghanaians would be shocked to see the properties he has been able to acquire for himself. Agyapong, who was …