POLITICS

Some aggrieved persons believed to be supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Nkoranza South Constituency of the Bono East Region have ransacked and vandalised the constituency office. The supporters went on rampage Sunday evening after the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, announced …

Ad • Government released full list of MMDCEs on September 19 • Majority of the nominees are men • Women nominees managed to get 36 slots  Ahafo, Western and Western North were the only regions that did not produce any nominees for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly, MMDA, positions …

• Out of the six Metropolitan Assemblies, four had new appointees while two were retained • Dan Botwe announced the MMDCEs on Sunday • The MMDCEs are to assist President Akufo-Addo at the local government level Dan Botwe, the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, on Sunday, September …

• Some NPP supporters in Chereponi have attacked a party office • The attack is related to the nomination of a new DCE for the area • Police had earlier deployed to the area to avert any clashes Some supporters of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, in the Chereponi District of …

Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh has decried the misconduct of drivers of Toyota V8 cars in the country, promising to cast his vote in 2024 for the political party that will make a commitment to ending the menace. Prof Prempeh condemned …

With a few minutes for the Local Government Ministry to release the names of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, supporters of the MCE for Nzema East Municipality, Frank Okpenyen, who have picked up information about him not being retained are demonstrating on the streets of Axim. The dozens …

The President, Nana Adddo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has nominated the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Secretary, Mr. Sam Pyne as the Mayor of Kumasi. This was made known today, Sunday, September 19, 2021, by the Minister for Local Government, Dan Botwe at the minister’s press briefing. Sam Pyne is expected to take over …

Astute politician Ama Benyiwa Doe has passed away • She was a former MP and Central Regional Minister under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) • Ama Beyniwa Doe was known for being outspoken and a social justice advocate Ama Benyiwa Doe was an astute politician and former Central Regional Minister under the National …

• The full list of MMDCE nominees has been released • The list, according to Dan Botwe, has also been forwarded to various regional ministers • The EC upon contact by regional ministers will commence processes for assembly elections Government, through the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has …

Four people said to have led a protest at Jamestown in Accra on Saturday, September 18, have been arrested, an official statement said. They have been identified Salaami Abubakar, 36; Daniel Opare Oman, 43; Edward Holm, 38 and Daniel Clottey 41. The protest was in response to the alleged removal …