POLITICS

Ras Mubarak, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu Constituency, has blamed the leadership of the Minority for failing to deploy its parliamentary prowess to prevent the passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) bill. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 29, Mubarak said the Minority had no excuse to …

Stalwart of the National Democratic Congress Joseph Yamin says even though he dislikes President Nana Akufo Addo, he wishes the first gentleman lives long to witness how an NDC government will turn the Ghanaian economy around. This is the former deputy Ashanti Regional Minister’s birthday wish for the president as …

The Minority in Parliament who walked out during the passage of the E-levy bill today has filed a suit at the Supreme Court to prevent President Akufo-Addo from assenting to the bill. The Minority is represented in the Stay of Execution suit by Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu and his colleagues …

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has bemoaned the insistence of the government to pass the E-Levy bill. He said that by the passage of the E-Levy, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will go down as the only president to deliver misery to Ghanaians on his birthday. “… I have today …

Parliament approved the second reading of the Electronic Transactions Levy, albeit without the final participation of the minority side, who staged a walkout right before the question was put before the house. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, moved a motion in parliament asking the house …

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, is the latest to join the NPP flagbearship race ahead of the presidential primaries. According to him, even though he has intentions of contesting, he is much more focused on helping the government to perform well. “So, I will not …

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has reacted to comments made by former President John Dramani Mahama against the Judiciary, describing them as ‘politicized’. Addressing the US Chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Bentley University over the weekend, John Mahama said governance institutions including the judiciary …

A failed parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Subin constituency in the Ashanti region, Mr Kwadwo Villey Acheampong has been dragged to court for allegedly defrauding a businessman of Ghc700,000. Mr Kwadwo Villey Acheampong, is accused of collecting the said amount after he advertised his six-bedroom …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central the Honourable Kennedy Agyapong has said the New Patriotic Party risks having another independent candidate in Fomena of incumbent Andrew Amoako Asiamah is allowed to go unopposed. The NPP said it is important the party allows anyone interested to contest the election and win …

Special Aide to the 2020 running mate of opposition candidate John Mahama, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has taken on former National Chairman of the NDC Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah and ex-National Organizer Yaw Boateng Gyan over the alleged ‘flop’ of the 2020 running mate of the NDC. …