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Ayariga petitions SP over ‘corrupt NPP executive elections’

The Member of Parliament for Bawku, Mahama Ayariga has petitioned the Special Prosecutor to investigate alleged issues of “bribery and corruption and undue influence” during the congresses of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to elect regional executives of the party. “I write to draw your attention to widespread reports on …

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Wontumi spent over ¢1 trillion in winning the regional election – Aid alleges

Duncan Opoku Boateng, an aid to New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has stated that his boss spent over ¢1 trillion to win the just ended regional elections. Speaking in a Top FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Opoku Boateng said that he was surprised by the amount …

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NPP elects new national executives in July

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is billed to host its National Delegates’ Conference at the Accra Sports stadium in the Greater Accra Region next month to elect national executives to steer the affairs of the party for the 2024 general elections. The event is expected to come off from …

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You’re not a true party man, step aside – Amoako-Baah to Bawumia

A Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Richard Amoako-Baah has advised Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to abort his presidential ambition for the 2024 Elections. According to Mr Baah, the development within the governing New Patriotic Party does not place the party in …

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From dishwashing in Germany to vying for flagbearership – The story of Ken Agyapong

  Most Ghanaians know Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, as a no-nonsense politician who even criticizes his own political party without fear or favour. His ability to rise beyond political affiliations to speak truth to power has won him a lot of admiration among many Ghanaians. Aside from his …

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I received GH¢100,000 of COVID-19 funds – NPP Sagnarigu PC claims in viral audio

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) seems to be in fresh trouble as a viral audiotape on social media threatens to reignite the main opposition’s allegations involving the wanton dissipation of covid funds by the government. In an apparent attempt to fend off attacks from some elements of the party concerning the …

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We are happy COKA lost, he’ll have given NDC hell – Alhaji Sani

A founding member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Sani Mohammed has expressed joy about the outcome of the just-ended executive elections in the Ashanti Region. The Ashanti Regional Polls ended with Bernard Antwi Boasiako garnering some 464 votes to beat his close contender, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah who polled some 306 votes. …

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Meet the 15 NPP Chairmen elected in the regions

The New Patriotic Party held its regional elections in some 15 out of 16 regions across Ghana to elect executives for the party at the regional level. The elections came off from Friday, May 27 to Sunday, May 29, 2022. This follows the party’s constituency elections held in April this year. An …

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I still lost after paying GH¢1,000 to each delegate – Asare Bediako cries

  Defeated aspiring Ashanti Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Robert Asare Bediako has said he was surprised he lost the election after paying GH¢1k each to delegates for a votes. While expressing concern about the seeming monitisation of politics in the country, Asare Bediako said he later discovered that …

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Musah Superior proposes roles for the Vice Chairmen of NPP

A General Secretary hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, Musah Superior, has proposed that the Vice Chairmen of the Party should be assigned specific roles in addition to what the NPP constitution has prescribed. He said the Party should assign the 1st Vice-Chairperson to be in charge of logistics, the …

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