POLITICS

The Akufo-Addo government is facing criticism from some Ghanaians particularly members of the opposition National Democratic Congress for allowing former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings to die at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra while flying Finance Minister designate Ken Ofori-Atta to the United States for treatment. The reactions come after Finance …

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minister-designate for Parliamentary Affairs, has vehemently disagreed with the practice of organising primaries to elect parliamentary candidates every four years. The practice, he said, often resulted in high attrition rate of experienced Members of Parliament, adversely affecting the work of the legislature. Mr Mensah-Bonsu, also a Member of Parliament for Suame, …

A private legal practitioner, Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo has admonished petitioner and former president John Dramani Mahama to drop his case against December 2020 presidential elections if he fails to get the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson to mount the witness stand. Supreme Court Judges hearing the December election petition on Thursday, February …

A daughter of Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia, Nana Frema Busia, has listed some corrupt activities under the late Jerry John Rawlings, who hitherto was hailed for preaching, “probity, accountability, transparency and social justice”. In her latest article titled “Jerry John Rawlings in perspective”, she wrote that a retrospective assessment of the era …

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication team Stephen Atubiga has chided Ghanaians criticizing Eugene Arhin for amassing wealth in a space of four years. According to him, it is wise that as an individual working there is the need to amass wealth so you can give back …

Bono Regional Deputy Communication Officer of the NDC, Eric Adjei says Koku Anyidoho should have been dismissed outrightly from the party. The former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC has been suspended from the party. In a statement signed by Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the party, Koku Anyidoho breached the party’s disciplinary …

The Ashanti Regional NPP Chairmen Association has on Saturday, February 13, 2021 met to elect new executives to steer the affairs of the Association. Chairman for Afigya Kwabre south, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah retained his position as the chairman of the Association. This was made known during the general meeting held …

The Electoral Commission on Friday, February 12, 2021, conducted elections for new regional representatives to the Council of State. The exercise, enshrined in Paragraph (C) of Clause 2 of Article 89 of the 1992 constitution resulted in 102 candidates from 16 regions filing to contest the election which was held …

The National Secretary for United Patriots of NPP, a pro-NPP group, Kwabena Frimpong has appealed to the President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to permit members of Parliament and Constituency Executives to choose their preferred MMDCES to help avoid the numerous tension that brewed between them that …

The Ahafo Regional Council of State Elections was one of the keenly contested in the Country. The elections were held today. 12th February 2021 at the Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council,  Goaso, the Regional Capital. Yaw Basoa, a native of Duayaw Nkwanta who also doubles as chief, Farmer and a Businessman …