POLITICS

Elections will be held in December as government does not intend to serve beyond its constitutionally mandated first term using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah gave the assurance yesterday during a ministerial briefing on Covid-19 management situation in the country. He pointed out that the government …

DAVID ANTWI BOASIAKO (TESCON PRESIDENT GCUC) WRITES; DAVID ANTWI BOASIAKO “Once upon a time there lived a cat and mouse in the same house,  the mouse started a fight between itself and the cat but the cat always wanted to protect the peace in the house not to fight the …

The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region; Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko has descended heavily on the District Chief Executive, Hon. Samuel Kwame Agyekum for calling the Chiefs of Anum and Boso and by Extension Akwamuhene Odeneho Kwafo Akoto as liars and greedy people for requesting from him …

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has described as “senseless”, a statement made by former military officer Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd) on a possible “civil war” should the Electoral Commission goes ahead with the new voters’ register compilation. The lawmaker said the former coup plotter …

“I decided that today I will not come . . . I am very sorry; I know I will disappoint you (Kwami Sefa Kayi),” Social Commentator, Allotey Jacobs said in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme Wednesday. The former Central Regional Chairman of the National …

Astute Accra based private legal practitioner Dr. Maurcie Ampaw is advocating for immediate cancellation of the Ghana’s general elections slated for December 7, 2020 due to what he terms as limited time period created by the COVID-19 expressing doubt if the Electoral Commission of Ghana could run a credible elections. …

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga has said he feels hunted by Special Prosecutor over an ongoing corruption probe by the newly established office. According to the MP, evidence provided by the Office of The Special Prosecutor does not warrant the level of disdain expressed by the …

The former senior military officer who planned the coup d’etat of June 4, 1979 that brought Flt.Lt. JJ Rawlings and other junior officers to power, Major Kwadwo Boakye-Djan has started beating war drums over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) intention to compile new voters register barely 7 months to the December …

A member of the NDC’s COVID-19 Response Team, Dr. Pius Esandor says attempts by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register in this era of Coronavirus is ‘unreasonable’. According to him, the operation if conducted will worsen Ghana’s cases of the pandemic across the country. He, however, called on the Commission …

Chaos is likely to erupt in the Anyaa-Sowutuom constituency as some scores of NPP executives in Anyaa-Sowutuom explodes about the complete silence of the Parliamentary Vetting Committee on their petition to disqualify Mr Emmanuel Lamptey, the MCE for Ga Central Municipality from the parliamentary race.   The said petition which …