POLITICS

Why I travelled abroad, came back to do politics – Assin North MP speaks

Embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, has opened up on why he travelled abroad and later returned to the country to enter into politics. In an interview with Metro TV, he mentioned that he went abroad to pursue further studies and continue with his life. He, however, said he …

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Supreme Court’s 5-2 ruling on Assin North MP a ‘travesty of Justice’ – John Dramani Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the Supreme Court’s ruling that barred the Assin North MP, James Gyakye Qayson, from performing parliamentary duties as a misrepresentation of justice. According to him, the apex court’s ruling is a deliberate display of disrespect to the country’s democracy. He said the representation of the …

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NPP lifts indefinite suspension slapped on Ekow Ewusi in 2019

The National Executive Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lifted the indefinite suspension slapped on the First Vice Chairman of the party in the Central Region, Mr. Horace Ekow Ewusi. His suspension has been converted to definite suspension which will be in coterminous with the tenure of …

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Gyakye Quayson breaks silence after Supreme Court stopped him from performing MP duties

Embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has broken his silence following an injunction granted against him by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 13. A seven-member Supreme Court panel by a majority decision ruled in favour of an application to bar James Gyakye Quayson from holding himself as a …

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It’s yet another sad day in our democracy – Amaliba reacts to Supreme Court ruling

The Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba, has described the ruling by the Supreme Court on the matter of an application for an injunction to stop James Gyakye Quayson from holding himself as a Member of Parliament for Assin North, as another sad day in Ghana’s democracy. He explained that …

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NPP Council of Elders summons Wontumi, others over election disputes in Ashanti Region

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), and other party executives are expected to hold an emergency meeting with the Council of Elders of the party as it takes steps to resolve all election-related disputes in the region. The elders were at the Asokwa Magistrate …

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NPP office closed down, landlord seizes property

The Ashanti Regional office of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP) at Krofrom has been locked up by the owner of the property. It will be recalled that the landlady and some family members stormed the party office some months ago to lock it up over the failure of the party …

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John Mahama would have lost election petition even if his wife presided – Manasseh

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has become one of many popular Ghanaians who have waded into the conversations around justice delivery in the country, following a recent statement by the Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah. Addressing a meeting with some members of the judiciary last week, the national security minister …

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‘Hooo, shame on you; corrupt state looters’ — Kumasi traders ‘hoot’ at Alan supporters

Traders at Kumasi PZ, a famous commercial downtown within the CBD of the metropolis have hooted supporters of NPP’s Alan Kyeremateng. In the early hours of Tuesday as Alan Kyeremateng’s group called “Asanteman Nkosuo-NPP Mpuntuo” as part of a protest staged against the candidature of Vice President Bawumia walked pass …

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Election 2024: Ofori-Atta’s Bawumia endorsement worrying – KNUST Political scientist

A political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has described Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s endorsement of Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a capable leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as worrying for the party going into the 2024 general elections. Dr Amakye Boateng …

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