POLITICS

The National Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku has urged constituency chairmen of the party to stop what he says are subtle campaign activities at funerals for presidential candidate hopefuls. He said the move is a recipe for disunity which would affect efforts and the agenda of the …

Article 71 office holders include the President, the Vice-President, the Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of Parliament (MPs), Ministers of State, political appointees, and public servants with salaries charged to the Consolidated Fund but enjoying special constitutional privileges. Read fulltext of the Ghana’s 1992 constitution …

•Kofi Bentil has called for a review of Article 71 •Article 7 deals with emoluments for some key office holders •He says the provision in its current poses a threat to Ghana’s democracy Kofi Bentil, an honorary Vice President of the think tank IMANI Africa, has called for an overhaul …

• Some social media users want Kennedy Agyapong sacked as Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee • An online petition opened has had over a thousand signatories • Kennedy Agyapong is alleged to have threatened a journalist Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central and also the Chairperson …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has asked for the forgiveness of the Paramount Chief of Wa Traditional Area for the military and, by extension, the people of Ghana for the incident of Thursday, July 1. Leading a delegation of members of the Parliamentary Select Committee …

• Ras Mubarak has called for the dismissal of a Presidential staffer who made a sexist comment about Mahama’s daughter • He couldn’t fathom why Nana Hesse Ogyiri hasn’t vacated his post as a Presidential staffer  • Mr Mubarak has suggested that the country creates a register for sex offenders Former …

The founder of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) Christian Kwabena Andrew popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom has said his party will win the 2024 general elections. According him, the party is reorganizing to position itself well after the 2020 elections defeat to face the 2024 elections. Mr. Kwabena Andrews …

• Kennedy Agyapong believes he is being gagged from speaking the truth • The Assin Central MP says he is ready to face the Privilege’s Committee • He has hurled some expletives at Alhassan Suhuyini Embattled member of Parliament for Assin Central has launched a fresh attack on his colleague MP for Tamale …

Bernard Allotey Jacobs has subtly called on Mrs. Lordina Mahama, wife of former President John Dramani Mahama to return her allowances just as First and Second Ladies, Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia have done. Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has issued a Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) cheque for GH¢899,097.84 as her …

Hundreds of Ghanaians are massing signatories for an online petition to Parliament for the removal of the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) as Defence and Interior Committee Chairman for threatening the life of a journalist. Kennedy Agyapong, on Friday, July 9, was reported to have verbally abused and threatened to …