POLITICS

• Government recently announced plans for a new presidential jet • Akufo-Addo has been accused of chartering luxurious jets despite the availability of an official jet • Parliamentary records show that he had opposed the purchase of a jet in 2000  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in early 2000 was an ardent …

The District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee of the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa district, Lawrence Edutuah-Asiaw, broke down while giving a speech following his election. At a session held to confirm him the elected nominee, Mr Edutuah-Asiaw was sworn into office by the District Magistrate. Delivering an emotional Thank You message, his lines touched …

There is heavy security presence at Achiase as assembly members decide in a second voting exercise to confirm or reject President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee, Richmond Kofi Amponsah Agyabeng. The nominee failed to secure two-third votes in the first exercise on Monday, September 27. He had 13 out of …

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), has given government two weeks to implement the new salary decisions. Its National President, Alex Nartey, insists that failure on the part of government to operationalize the revised salaries of members will see them ‘advise ourselves’. Mr. Nartey noted that the Judicial …

• A former leader of the UPP, J.B. Danquah was arrested on October 3, 1961 • He was arrested with some other persons over an alleged plot against Kwame Nkrumah • J.B. Danquah died in prison on February 4, 1965 Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah, Joe Appiah, Patrick Quaidoo and other prominent …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called out President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over plans for the purchase of a new presidential jet. Ablakwa, who is also Ranking Member on Foreign Affairs, made reference to Parliamentary proceedings dating back some two decades ago to point out lack of consistency …

Some Assembly Members in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region have allegedly been attacked by some security taskforce for not giving the Bekwai Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) nominee Hon Kwaku Kyei Baffour 100% approval. The Bekwai MCE nominee who was reappointed by President Akufo-Addo secured 33 YES votes out …

Representatives of the two major political parties on Saturday morning disagreed on The Keypoints on TV3/3FM over the use of the word ‘killing’ for the deaths that resulted from the June 29 unrests in Ejura. Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yaw Buaben Asamoa said the use of the word to describe …

• Some NPP supporters in Suaman attacked their party’s constituency office on Thursday • The irate supporters ransacked the party office over the failure of assembly members to endorse the DCE nominee • Mr Philip Kwaku Boahen garnered only 26% of the votes Some members of the New Patriotic Party in the …

President’s nominee, Alhaji Issahaku Tahiru Moomen, has been confirmed to serve a second term as Wa Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) amidst pockets of violence. There were mixed feelings among Assembly members, the political class, and observers present at the Wa Municipal Assembly Conference Hall when at the end of counting …